diff --git a/python/pyarrow/pandas_compat.py b/python/pyarrow/pandas_compat.py
index e232603ba45..be29f68a13d 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/pandas_compat.py
+++ b/python/pyarrow/pandas_compat.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 from itertools import zip_longest
 import json
 import operator
-import pickle
 import re
 import warnings
 
@@ -721,9 +720,6 @@ def _reconstruct_block(item, columns=None, extension_columns=None):
         block = _int.make_block(block_arr, placement=placement,
                                 klass=_int.DatetimeTZBlock,
                                 dtype=dtype)
-    elif 'object' in item:
-        block = _int.make_block(pickle.loads(block_arr),
-                                placement=placement)
     elif 'py_array' in item:
         # create ExtensionBlock
         arr = item['py_array']