 Jones was not alone in his wish to get more screen time ; the writers , who were reading Internet forums and receiving mail from the audience that requested the same thing , decided that Pete would learn Clark 's secret in season two . The creative team hoped that knowing Clark 's secret would allow the character to be written into more scenes , and become involved on a daily basis with the Kent family . Ultimately , Pete 's primary story arc in season three became the character 's inability to deal with knowing Clark 's secret , and his growing feeling of abandonment from Clark , who was spending more time with Chloe , Lana and Lex . Millar explains that they felt that the character was being wasted on Smallville , and that led to the decision of writing the character off the show with the hope that he could come back in future episodes . There was dissension between the cast and crew over Jones 's departure . According to Annette O 'Toole ( Martha Kent ) , Clark needs a guy friend in his life , and she feels that the Kents would have taken Pete in when his parents left Smallville . Though Gough does not disagree that writing out Pete Ross was the best thing , he does feel that his exit could have gone better . According to Gough , Pete 's departure felt rushed , and seemed to lack the importance that it should have had . 
