diff --git a/frigate/api/classification.py b/frigate/api/classification.py
index 8c2d464d4..1f6d8b792 100644
--- a/frigate/api/classification.py
+++ b/frigate/api/classification.py
@@ -250,12 +250,6 @@ def deregister_faces(request: Request, name: str, body: dict = None):
     json: dict[str, any] = body or {}
     list_of_ids = json.get("ids", "")
 
-    if not list_of_ids or len(list_of_ids) == 0:
-        return JSONResponse(
-            content=({"success": False, "message": "Not a valid list of ids"}),
-            status_code=404,
-        )
-
     context: EmbeddingsContext = request.app.embeddings
     context.delete_face_ids(
         name, map(lambda file: sanitize_filename(file), list_of_ids)
diff --git a/frigate/track/tracked_object.py b/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
index ee9883d37..9b4bb216a 100644
--- a/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
+++ b/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ class TrackedObject:
 
         if now + 0.5 > self.last_published:
             self.last_published = now
-            print(f"running manual attribute update")
             return True
 
         return False