diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 39f29179..15aef5f2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ add_library(
     src/nwb/hdmf/base/Data.hpp
     src/nwb/hdmf/base/Container.cpp
     src/nwb/hdmf/table/DynamicTable.cpp
-    src/nwb/hdmf/table/DynamicTableRegion.cpp
     src/nwb/hdmf/table/ElementIdentifiers.hpp
     src/nwb/hdmf/table/VectorData.hpp
 )
diff --git a/src/Channel.hpp b/src/Channel.hpp
index 7eeb7ef8..a4d5a3bd 100644
--- a/src/Channel.hpp
+++ b/src/Channel.hpp
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ class Channel
           int localIndex,
           int globalIndex,
           float conversion = 1e6f,  // uV to V
-          float samplingRate = 30000.f,
+          float samplingRate = 30000.f,  // placeholder
           float bitVolts = 0.000002f,  // least significant bit needed to
                                        // convert 16-bit int to volts
+                                       // currently a placeholder
           std::vector<float> position = {0.f, 0.f, 0.f})
       : name(name)
       , groupName(groupName)
diff --git a/src/nwb/NWBFile.cpp b/src/nwb/NWBFile.cpp
index d1afffaa..fe0e77eb 100644
--- a/src/nwb/NWBFile.cpp
+++ b/src/nwb/NWBFile.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include "nwb/ecephys/ElectricalSeries.hpp"
 #include "nwb/file/ElectrodeGroup.hpp"
 #include "nwb/file/ElectrodeTable.hpp"
-#include "nwb/hdmf/table/DynamicTableRegion.hpp"
 
 using namespace AQNWB::NWB;
 
diff --git a/src/nwb/ecephys/ElectricalSeries.cpp b/src/nwb/ecephys/ElectricalSeries.cpp
index f799953d..0bc12b7c 100644
--- a/src/nwb/ecephys/ElectricalSeries.cpp
+++ b/src/nwb/ecephys/ElectricalSeries.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #include "nwb/ecephys/ElectricalSeries.hpp"
 
-#include "nwb/hdmf/table/DynamicTableRegion.hpp"
-
 using namespace AQNWB::NWB;
 
 // ElectricalSeries
@@ -23,9 +21,4 @@ ElectricalSeries::~ElectricalSeries() {}
 void ElectricalSeries::initialize()
 {
   TimeSeries::initialize();
-
-  // std::unique_ptr<DynamicTableRegion> electrodes =
-  // std::make_unique<DynamicTableRegion>(getPath() + "/electrodes", io,
-  // electrodesTablePath, "Electrode index for each channel");
-  // electrodes->initialize();
 }
diff --git a/src/nwb/ecephys/ElectricalSeries.hpp b/src/nwb/ecephys/ElectricalSeries.hpp
index 8d06063e..1c1e1ffd 100644
--- a/src/nwb/ecephys/ElectricalSeries.hpp
+++ b/src/nwb/ecephys/ElectricalSeries.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include "BaseIO.hpp"
 #include "nwb/base/TimeSeries.hpp"
-#include "nwb/hdmf/table/DynamicTableRegion.hpp"
 
 namespace AQNWB::NWB
 {
@@ -42,19 +41,13 @@ class ElectricalSeries : public TimeSeries
    */
   std::string electrodesTablePath;
 
-  /**
-   * @brief Pointer to DynamicTableRegion object this time series was generated
-   * from.
-   */
-  std::unique_ptr<DynamicTableRegion> electrodes;
-
   /**
    * @brief Pointer to channel-specific conversion factor dataset.
    */
   std::unique_ptr<BaseRecordingData> channelConversion;
 
   /**
-   * @brief Pointer to channel-specific conversion factor dataset.
+   * @brief Pointer to electrodes dataset.
    */
   std::unique_ptr<BaseRecordingData> electrodesDataset;
 
diff --git a/src/nwb/hdmf/table/DynamicTableRegion.cpp b/src/nwb/hdmf/table/DynamicTableRegion.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e5727bd..00000000
--- a/src/nwb/hdmf/table/DynamicTableRegion.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#include "nwb/hdmf/table/DynamicTableRegion.hpp"
-
-using namespace AQNWB::NWB;
-
-// DynamicTable
-
-/** Constructor */
-DynamicTableRegion::DynamicTableRegion(const std::string& path,
-                                       std::shared_ptr<BaseIO> io,
-                                       const std::string& tablePath,
-                                       const std::string& description)
-    : path(path)
-    , io(io)
-    , tablePath(tablePath)
-    , description(description)
-{
-}
-
-/** Destructor */
-DynamicTableRegion::~DynamicTableRegion() {}
-
-/** Initialization function*/
-void DynamicTableRegion::initialize()
-{
-  io->createCommonNWBAttributes(
-      path, "hdmf-common", neurodataType, description);
-  io->createReferenceAttribute(tablePath, path, "table");
-}
diff --git a/src/nwb/hdmf/table/DynamicTableRegion.hpp b/src/nwb/hdmf/table/DynamicTableRegion.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f8b8db6..00000000
--- a/src/nwb/hdmf/table/DynamicTableRegion.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <string>
-
-#include "nwb/hdmf/table/DynamicTable.hpp"
-#include "nwb/hdmf/table/VectorData.hpp"
-
-namespace AQNWB::NWB
-{
-/**
- * @brief An n-dimensional dataset representing a column of a DynamicTable.
- */
-class DynamicTableRegion : public VectorData
-{
-public:
-  /**
-   * @brief Constructor.
-   * @param path The location of the DynamicTableRegion in the file.
-   * @param io A shared pointer to the IO object.
-   * @param tablePath The location of the DynamicTable object this region
-   * applies to.
-   * @param description The description of what this table region points to.
-   */
-  DynamicTableRegion(const std::string& path,
-                     std::shared_ptr<BaseIO> io,
-                     const std::string& tablePath,
-                     const std::string& description);
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Destructor.
-   */
-  ~DynamicTableRegion();
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Initialize the container.
-   */
-  void initialize();
-
-protected:
-  /**
-   * @brief The path of the DynamicTableRegion.
-   */
-  std::string path;
-
-  /**
-   * @brief A shared pointer to the IO object.
-   */
-  std::shared_ptr<BaseIO> io;
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Description of what this table region points to.
-   */
-  std::string description;
-
-  /**
-   * @brief The location of the DynamicTable object this region applies to.
-   */
-  std::string tablePath;
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Pointer to int(s) indicating the row(s) of the target array.
-   */
-  std::unique_ptr<BaseRecordingData> dataset;
-
-  /**
-   * @brief The neurodataType of the TimeSeries.
-   */
-  std::string neurodataType = "DynamicTableRegion";
-};
-}  // namespace AQNWB::NWB