diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/column_metadata.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/column_metadata.cc
index 6501e3c7166..12b398e817f 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/column_metadata.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/column_metadata.cc
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ const char* ColumnMetadata::kRemarks = "ARROW:FLIGHT:SQL:REMARKS";
 
 ColumnMetadata::ColumnMetadata(
     std::shared_ptr<const arrow::KeyValueMetadata> metadata_map) {
-  metadata_map_ = std::move(metadata_map ? metadata_map
-                                         : std::make_shared<arrow::KeyValueMetadata>());
+  metadata_map_ =
+      metadata_map ? metadata_map : std::make_shared<arrow::KeyValueMetadata>();
 }
 
 arrow::Result<std::string> ColumnMetadata::GetCatalogName() const {