diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/geometry.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/geometry.py
index 83ba921d30..c33ee76d44 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/geometry.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/geometry.py
@@ -150,7 +150,15 @@ def remove_representation(
     element_type = geometry.get_element_type(element)
     data = None
     data_removed_by_switch_representation = False
-    if element_type and (geometry.is_mapped_representation(representation) or geometry.is_type_product(element)):
+    # Take the type-level branch only when the removal really is type-scoped: the
+    # object is the type itself, or the mapped rep is anchored to the type's
+    # RepresentationMaps. A mapped rep pointing at a *floating* map not owned by
+    # the type (typical of Revit imports) must be removed at the occurrence level
+    # instead -- the type branch would no-op and leave it unremovable.
+    if element_type and (
+        geometry.is_type_product(element)
+        or geometry.is_mapped_representation_of_type(representation, element_type)
+    ):
         representation = geometry.resolve_mapped_representation(representation)
         data = geometry.get_representation_data(representation)
         if data and geometry.has_data_users(data):
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/tool.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/tool.py
index 8a77d36661..5f01b260ac 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/tool.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/tool.py
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ class Geometry:
     def is_box_representation(cls, representation): pass
     def is_data_supported_for_adding_representation(cls, data): pass
     def is_mapped_representation(cls, representation): pass
+    def is_mapped_representation_of_type(cls, representation, element_type): pass
     def is_type_product(cls, element): pass
     def link(cls, element, obj): pass
     def record_object_materials(cls, obj): pass
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/geometry.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/geometry.py
index 5747b76579..6544b18743 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/geometry.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/geometry.py
@@ -1317,6 +1317,25 @@ class Geometry(bonsai.core.tool.Geometry):
     def is_mapped_representation(cls, representation: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> bool:
         return representation.RepresentationType == "MappedRepresentation"
 
+    @classmethod
+    def is_mapped_representation_of_type(
+        cls,
+        representation: ifcopenshell.entity_instance,
+        element_type: Union[ifcopenshell.entity_instance, None],
+    ) -> bool:
+        """``True`` when ``representation`` is a mapped representation whose
+        ``IfcRepresentationMap`` is one of ``element_type``'s ``RepresentationMaps``
+        -- i.e. a genuine type-anchored shared representation, as opposed to a
+        floating map not owned by the type (which Revit exports produce)."""
+        if element_type is None or representation.RepresentationType != "MappedRepresentation":
+            return False
+        if not representation.Items:
+            return False
+        item = representation.Items[0]
+        if not item.is_a("IfcMappedItem"):
+            return False
+        return item.MappingSource in (element_type.RepresentationMaps or [])
+
     @classmethod
     def is_meshlike(cls, representation: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> bool:
         if ifcopenshell.util.representation.resolve_representation(representation).RepresentationType in (