diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/edit_object_placement.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/edit_object_placement.py
index 3ef7f18e10..f572f1fe01 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/edit_object_placement.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/edit_object_placement.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Usecase:
             if len(inverses) == 1:
                 self.settings["product"].ObjectPlacement = None
                 old_placement.PlacementRelTo = None
-                ifcopenshell.util.element.remove_deep(self.file, old_placement)
+                ifcopenshell.util.element.remove_deep2(self.file, old_placement)
             else:
                 for inverse in inverses:
                     if inverse.is_a("IfcLocalPlacement"):