diff --git a/pd/src/g_template.c b/pd/src/g_template.c
index 374cb8a3ac945b15b5b95f83e33dfe9577467f26..86d1c3c980aa8ae353eb145f3706dedccdbdba87 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_template.c
+++ b/pd/src/g_template.c
@@ -5731,8 +5731,8 @@ static void plot_vis(t_gobj *z, t_glist *glist, t_glist *parentglist,
         }
 
             /* and then the trace */
-        sys_vgui(".x%lx.c delete .x%lx.x%lx.template%lx\n",
-            glist_getcanvas(glist), glist_getcanvas(glist), glist, data);      
+        //sys_vgui(".x%lx.c delete .x%lx.x%lx.template%lx\n",
+        //    glist_getcanvas(glist), glist_getcanvas(glist), glist, data);      
     }
 }