diff --git a/packages/kbn-apm-synthtrace-client/src/lib/apm/instance.ts b/packages/kbn-apm-synthtrace-client/src/lib/apm/instance.ts
index 2f39d0cc8dbf1..d3e393b68639e 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-apm-synthtrace-client/src/lib/apm/instance.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-apm-synthtrace-client/src/lib/apm/instance.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ export class Instance extends Entity<ApmFields> {
       ...this.fields,
       'error.type': 'crash',
       'error.exception': [{ message, ...(type ? { type } : {}) }],
-      // 'error.grouping_name': getErrorGroupingKey(message),
     });
   }
   error({