diff --git a/mapplings/cleaners/mappling_cleaner.py b/mapplings/cleaners/mappling_cleaner.py
index 4a4464b..640e704 100644
--- a/mapplings/cleaners/mappling_cleaner.py
+++ b/mapplings/cleaners/mappling_cleaner.py
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ def reap_blank(mappling: MappedTiling) -> MappedTiling:
         )
 
     @staticmethod
-    @reg(14)
+    # @reg(14) # broken and duplicate of a function on params
     def remove_blank_rows_and_cols_params(mappling: MappedTiling) -> MappedTiling:
         """Deletes all rows and cols in the parameters which have no obs or reqs,
         ignoring point rows and columns and obstructions which are already on the