diff --git a/wp-content/plugins/embl-taxonomy/includes/register.php b/wp-content/plugins/embl-taxonomy/includes/register.php
index 32c1dcfbc..7ea14771f 100644
--- a/wp-content/plugins/embl-taxonomy/includes/register.php
+++ b/wp-content/plugins/embl-taxonomy/includes/register.php
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ public function sync_taxonomy(WP_REST_Request $request = null) {
                     wp_add_object_terms($post_id, $replacement_term_id, EMBL_Taxonomy::TAXONOMY_NAME);
     
                     // Remove the deprecated term from the post
-                    wp_remove_object_terms($post_id, $wp_term->term_id, EMBL_Taxonomy::TAXONOMY_NAME);
+                    // wp_remove_object_terms($post_id, $wp_term->term_id, EMBL_Taxonomy::TAXONOMY_NAME);
                 }
             }
         }