diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/dataset/file_parquet.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/dataset/file_parquet.cc
index 2f304a8565c6a..254b7517d49e5 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/dataset/file_parquet.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/dataset/file_parquet.cc
@@ -1066,8 +1066,6 @@ Result<std::shared_ptr<DatasetFactory>> ParquetDatasetFactory::Make(
   auto scan_options = std::make_shared<ScanOptions>();
   ARROW_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto reader, format->GetReader(metadata_source, scan_options));
   std::shared_ptr<parquet::FileMetaData> metadata = reader->parquet_reader()->metadata();
-//  ARROW_LOG(INFO) << "Reading Parquet metadata from " << metadata_source.path();
-//  ARROW_LOG(INFO) << metadata->SerializeToString();
 
 
   if (metadata->num_columns() == 0) {
diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/file_writer.cc b/cpp/src/parquet/file_writer.cc
index e264294ef9c2b..31766c9289af3 100644
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/file_writer.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/file_writer.cc
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ void WriteEncryptedMetadataFile(
     WriteFileCryptoMetaData(*crypto_metadata, sink.get());
 
     auto footer_encryptor = file_encryptor->GetFooterEncryptor();
-    WriteEncryptedFileMetadata(*footer_metadata, sink.get(), footer_encryptor, true);
+    WriteEncryptedFileMetadata(metadata, sink.get(), footer_encryptor, true);
     PARQUET_ASSIGN_OR_THROW(position, sink->Tell());
     auto footer_and_crypto_len = static_cast<uint32_t>(position - metadata_start);
     PARQUET_THROW_NOT_OK(
@@ -601,7 +601,6 @@ void WriteEncryptedMetadataFile(
     auto footer_signing_encryptor = file_encryptor->GetFooterSigningEncryptor();
     WriteEncryptedFileMetadata(metadata, sink.get(), footer_signing_encryptor, false);
   }
-  PARQUET_THROW_NOT_OK(sink->Close());
 
   file_encryptor->WipeOutEncryptionKeys();
 }
diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/properties.cc b/cpp/src/parquet/properties.cc
index f27a1b8802dd8..4e6c558e064d4 100644
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/properties.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/properties.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ::arrow::internal::Executor* ArrowWriterProperties::executor() const {
   return executor_ != nullptr ? executor_ : ::arrow::internal::GetCpuThreadPool();
 }
 
-ArrowReaderProperties   default_arrow_reader_properties() {
+ArrowReaderProperties default_arrow_reader_properties() {
   static ArrowReaderProperties default_reader_props;
   return default_reader_props;
 }
diff --git a/python/pyarrow/_parquet.pyx b/python/pyarrow/_parquet.pyx
index ec32214491421..11f8fbd271d39 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/_parquet.pyx
+++ b/python/pyarrow/_parquet.pyx
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 # cython: profile=False
 # distutils: language = c++
 
-from __future__ import print_function
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 from textwrap import indent
 import warnings
diff --git a/python/pyarrow/parquet/core.py b/python/pyarrow/parquet/core.py
index a1327afbb52ff..7942b7300702e 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/parquet/core.py
+++ b/python/pyarrow/parquet/core.py
@@ -2250,7 +2250,8 @@ def write_metadata(schema, where, metadata_collector=None, filesystem=None,
         # ParquetWriter doesn't expose the metadata until it's written. Write
         # it and read it again.
 
-        metadata = read_metadata(where, filesystem=filesystem, decryption_properties=decryption_properties)
+        metadata = read_metadata(where, filesystem=filesystem,
+                                 decryption_properties=decryption_properties)
         if hasattr(where, "seek"):
             where.seek(cursor_position)  # file-like, set cursor back.
 
@@ -2260,7 +2261,7 @@ def write_metadata(schema, where, metadata_collector=None, filesystem=None,
             with filesystem.open_output_stream(where) as f:
                 metadata.write_metadata_file(f, encryption_properties2)
         else:
-            metadata.write_metadata_file(where, encryption_properties)
+            metadata.write_metadata_file(where, encryption_properties2)
 
 
 def read_metadata(where, memory_map=False, decryption_properties=None,
diff --git a/python/pyarrow/tests/test_dataset_encryption.py b/python/pyarrow/tests/test_dataset_encryption.py
index d2c9ed6e52c9e..247f911b51c34 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/tests/test_dataset_encryption.py
+++ b/python/pyarrow/tests/test_dataset_encryption.py
@@ -317,14 +317,15 @@ def test_dataset_metadata_encryption_decryption(tempdir):
     pformat = pa.dataset.ParquetFileFormat(default_fragment_scan_options=pq_scan_opts)
 
     dataset = ds.dataset(metadata_file, format=pformat, filesystem=mockfs)
+    # TODO: cpp doesn't correctly deserialize row group metadata yet,
+    # seems like file_paths are not being set serialized
     new_table = dataset.to_table()
-    # TODO: cpp doesn't correctly deserialize row group metadata yet
-    # assert table.equals(new_table)
+    assert table.equals(new_table)
 
     metadata = pq.read_metadata(
         metadata_file, decryption_properties=decryption_properties, filesystem=mockfs)
 
     assert metadata.num_columns == 2
-    # assert metadata.num_rows == 6
-    # assert metadata.num_row_groups == 1
+    assert metadata.num_rows == 6
+    assert metadata.num_row_groups == 1
     assert metadata.schema.to_arrow_schema() == subschema