diff --git a/r/tests/testthat/helper-skip.R b/r/tests/testthat/helper-skip.R
index 472f2b5a3b0a8..bd29080848184 100644
--- a/r/tests/testthat/helper-skip.R
+++ b/r/tests/testthat/helper-skip.R
@@ -110,18 +110,6 @@ skip_on_r_older_than <- function(r_version) {
   }
 }
 
-skip_on_cpp_older_than <- function(cpp_version) {
-  if (force_tests()) {
-    return()
-  }
-
-  current_version <- arrow_info()$build_info$cpp_version
-
-  if (current_version < cpp_version) {
-    skip(paste("C++ version:", current_version))
-  }
-}
-
 skip_on_python_older_than <- function(python_version) {
   if (force_tests()) {
     return()
diff --git a/r/tests/testthat/test-parquet.R b/r/tests/testthat/test-parquet.R
index e601d648bc8b8..cc57022600f8d 100644
--- a/r/tests/testthat/test-parquet.R
+++ b/r/tests/testthat/test-parquet.R
@@ -550,11 +550,6 @@ test_that("We can use WriteBatch on ParquetFileWriter", {
 })
 
 test_that("WriteBatch on ParquetFileWriter errors when called on closed sink", {
-  # Skip this test if the Arrow C++ version is <15.0.0 because a check for the
-  # writer being in the closed state wasn't added until 15 which means this will
-  # segfault on lower versions.
-  skip_on_cpp_older_than("15.0.0")
-
   sink <- FileOutputStream$create(tempfile())
   sch <- schema(a = int32())
   props <- ParquetWriterProperties$create(column_names = names(sch))