diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/services/dereferencer.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/services/dereferencer.js.coffee
index 5265cf7e99..b68a716a4d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/services/dereferencer.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/services/dereferencer.js.coffee
@@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ Darkswarm.factory 'Dereferencer', ->
           if data.hasOwnProperty(key)
             target[i] = data[key]
           else
-            delete target[i]
             unreferenced[i] = object
       unreferenced