diff --git a/cpp/src/prims/property_op_utils.cuh b/cpp/src/prims/property_op_utils.cuh
index 04ad22cbf7..d8cff55e92 100644
--- a/cpp/src/prims/property_op_utils.cuh
+++ b/cpp/src/prims/property_op_utils.cuh
@@ -127,9 +127,7 @@ template <typename T, template <typename> typename Op>
 struct property_op : public Op<T> {};
 
 template <typename... Args, template <typename> typename Op>
-struct property_op<thrust::tuple<Args...>, Op>
-  : public thrust::
-      binary_function<thrust::tuple<Args...>, thrust::tuple<Args...>, thrust::tuple<Args...>> {
+struct property_op<thrust::tuple<Args...>, Op> {
   using Type = thrust::tuple<Args...>;
 
  private: