diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/drawing.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/drawing.py
index a8c620dce3..eaed3d66c6 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/drawing.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/drawing.py
@@ -318,11 +318,8 @@ def duplicate_drawing(
         for new_elements in old_to_new.values():
             # Remove the Blender object, since we haven't actually activated the duplicated drawing
             for new_element in new_elements:
-                print("new element", new_element)
-                print("gonna remove", ifc.get_object(new_element))
                 blender.remove_object(ifc.get_object(new_element))
             new_annotations.extend(new_elements)
-        new_annotation = set(new_annotations)
         ifc.run("group.unassign_group", group=group, products=new_annotations)
         ifc.run("group.assign_group", group=new_group, products=new_annotations)