diff --git a/appview/db/repos.go b/appview/db/repos.go
index 58f54f4b..c04a1048 100644
--- a/appview/db/repos.go
+++ b/appview/db/repos.go
@@ -571,11 +571,13 @@ func AddRepo(tx *sql.Tx, repo *models.Repo) error {
 }
 
 func RemoveRepo(e Execer, did, rkey string) error {
+	log.Println("removerepo")
 	_, err := e.Exec(`delete from repos where did = ? and rkey = ?`, did, rkey)
 	return err
 }
 
 func RemoveReposByKnot(e Execer, knot string) error {
+	log.Println("removereposByKnot")
 	_, err := e.Exec(`delete from repos where knot = ?`, knot)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/appview/ingester.go b/appview/ingester.go
index dc3c648d..c24523c5 100644
--- a/appview/ingester.go
+++ b/appview/ingester.go
@@ -1211,10 +1211,11 @@ func (i *Ingester) ingestKnot(ctx context.Context, e *jmodels.Event, l *slog.Log
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete knot: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		err = db.RemoveReposByKnot(tx, domain)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove repos by knot: %w", err)
-		}
+		l.Error("attempt to delete repos by knot", "knot", domain)
+		// err = db.RemoveReposByKnot(tx, domain)
+		// if err != nil {
+		// 	return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove repos by knot: %w", err)
+		// }
 
 		if registration.Registered != nil {
 			err = i.Enforcer.RemoveKnot(domain)
diff --git a/appview/knots/knots.go b/appview/knots/knots.go
index 7b920b93..ae9ff41a 100644
--- a/appview/knots/knots.go
+++ b/appview/knots/knots.go
@@ -286,12 +286,13 @@ func (k *Knots) delete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = db.RemoveReposByKnot(tx, domain)
-	if err != nil {
-		l.Error("failed to delete repos", "err", err)
-		fail()
-		return
-	}
+	l.Error("attempt to delete repos by knot", "knot", domain)
+	// err = db.RemoveReposByKnot(tx, domain)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	l.Error("failed to delete repos", "err", err)
+	// 	fail()
+	// 	return
+	// }
 
 	// delete from enforcer if it was registered
 	if registration.Registered != nil {