diff --git a/dlt/common/destination/capabilities.py b/dlt/common/destination/capabilities.py
index 9c633e6a20..7ee1cb5695 100644
--- a/dlt/common/destination/capabilities.py
+++ b/dlt/common/destination/capabilities.py
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class DestinationCapabilitiesContext(ContainerInjectableContext):
     insert_values_writer_type: str = "default"
     supports_multiple_statements: bool = True
     supports_clone_table: bool = False
-    scd2_high_timestamp: pendulum.DateTime = HIGH_TS
     """High timestamp used to indicate active records in `scd2` merge strategy."""
 
     """Destination supports CREATE TABLE ... CLONE ... statements"""
diff --git a/dlt/destinations/impl/clickhouse/__init__.py b/dlt/destinations/impl/clickhouse/__init__.py
index 91cff79d53..bead136828 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/impl/clickhouse/__init__.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/impl/clickhouse/__init__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ def capabilities() -> DestinationCapabilitiesContext:
     # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/68358686/what-is-the-maximum-length-of-a-column-in-clickhouse-can-it-be-modified
     caps.max_identifier_length = 255
     caps.max_column_identifier_length = 255
-    caps.scd2_high_timestamp = pendulum.datetime(2299, 12, 31)  # this is the max datetime...
 
     # ClickHouse has no max `String` type length.
     caps.max_text_data_type_length = sys.maxsize
diff --git a/tests/load/pipeline/test_scd2.py b/tests/load/pipeline/test_scd2.py
index d5d76580d7..e8baa33ff3 100644
--- a/tests/load/pipeline/test_scd2.py
+++ b/tests/load/pipeline/test_scd2.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def assert_records_as_set(actual: List[Dict[str, Any]], expected: List[Dict[str,
         for dconf in destinations_configs(default_sql_configs=True, supports_merge=True)
     ]
     + [
-        (dconf, True, None, pendulum.DateTime(3234, 12, 31, 22, 2, 59))  # arbitrary timestamp
+        (dconf, True, None, pendulum.DateTime(2099, 12, 31, 22, 2, 59))  # arbitrary timestamp
         for dconf in destinations_configs(default_sql_configs=True, supports_merge=True)
     ]
     + [  # test nested columns and validity column name configuration only for postgres and duckdb