diff --git a/gtsam/hybrid/HybridBayesNet.cpp b/gtsam/hybrid/HybridBayesNet.cpp
index a665f6f92..0cdc09336 100644
--- a/gtsam/hybrid/HybridBayesNet.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/hybrid/HybridBayesNet.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ HybridBayesNet HybridBayesNet::prune(size_t maxNrLeaves,
     }
 
     // Remove the modes (imperative)
-    result.back()->removeModes(deadModesValues);
+    result.back()->removeDiscreteModes(deadModesValues);
     pruned = *result.back()->asDiscrete();
   }
 
diff --git a/gtsam/hybrid/HybridConditional.cpp b/gtsam/hybrid/HybridConditional.cpp
index 77a0c781e..1e5a851e6 100644
--- a/gtsam/hybrid/HybridConditional.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/hybrid/HybridConditional.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ double HybridConditional::evaluate(const HybridValues &values) const {
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************ */
-void HybridConditional::removeModes(const DiscreteValues &given) {
+void HybridConditional::removeDiscreteModes(const DiscreteValues &given) {
   if (this->isDiscrete()) {
     auto d = this->asDiscrete();
 
@@ -187,22 +187,6 @@ void HybridConditional::removeModes(const DiscreteValues &given) {
       }
     }
     inner_ = std::make_shared<DiscreteConditional>(dkeys.size(), dkeys, tree);
-
-  } else if (this->isHybrid()) {
-    auto d = this->asHybrid();
-    HybridGaussianFactor::FactorValuePairs tree = d->factors();
-    for (auto [key, value] : given) {
-      tree = tree.choose(key, value);
-    }
-
-    // Get the leftover DiscreteKeys
-    DiscreteKeys dkeys;
-    for (DiscreteKey dkey : d->discreteKeys()) {
-      if (given.count(dkey.first) == 0) {
-        dkeys.emplace_back(dkey);
-      }
-    }
-    inner_ = std::make_shared<HybridGaussianConditional>(dkeys, tree);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/gtsam/hybrid/HybridConditional.h b/gtsam/hybrid/HybridConditional.h
index a33ef7327..480a6481b 100644
--- a/gtsam/hybrid/HybridConditional.h
+++ b/gtsam/hybrid/HybridConditional.h
@@ -216,13 +216,14 @@ class GTSAM_EXPORT HybridConditional
   }
 
   /**
-   * @brief Remove the modes whose assignments are given to us.
+   * @brief Remove the discrete modes whose assignments are given to us.
+   * Only applies to discrete conditionals.
    *
    * Imperative method so we can update nodes in the Bayes net or Bayes tree.
    *
    * @param given The discrete modes whose assignments we know.
    */
-  void removeModes(const DiscreteValues& given);
+  void removeDiscreteModes(const DiscreteValues& given);
 
   /// @}