diff --git a/src/pfaedle/osm/OsmBuilder.cpp b/src/pfaedle/osm/OsmBuilder.cpp
index dc462a0..ce30315 100644
--- a/src/pfaedle/osm/OsmBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/pfaedle/osm/OsmBuilder.cpp
@@ -137,18 +137,12 @@ void OsmBuilder::read(const std::string& path, const OsmReadOpts& opts,
   LOG(DEBUG) << "Snapping stations...";
   snapStats(opts, g, bbox, gridSize, res, orphanStations);
 
-  LOG(DEBUG) << "Deleting orphan edges...";
-  deleteOrphEdgs(g, opts);
-
   LOG(DEBUG) << "Collapsing edges...";
   collapseEdges(g);
 
   LOG(DEBUG) << "Writing edge geoms...";
   writeGeoms(g, opts);
 
-  LOG(DEBUG) << "Deleting orphan edges...";
-  deleteOrphEdgs(g, opts);
-
   LOG(DEBUG) << "Deleting orphan nodes...";
   deleteOrphNds(g, opts);
 
@@ -1566,30 +1560,6 @@ void OsmBuilder::deleteOrphNds(Graph* g, const OsmReadOpts& opts) {
   }
 }
 
-// _____________________________________________________________________________
-void OsmBuilder::deleteOrphEdgs(Graph* g, const OsmReadOpts& opts) {
-  size_t ROUNDS = 3;
-  for (size_t c = 0; c < ROUNDS; c++) {
-    for (auto i = g->getNds().begin(); i != g->getNds().end();) {
-      if ((*i)->getInDeg() + (*i)->getOutDeg() != 1 || (*i)->pl().getSI() ||
-          (*i)->pl().isTurnCycle()) {
-        ++i;
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      // check if the removal of this edge would transform a steep angle
-      // full turn at an intersection into a node 2 eligible for contraction
-      // if so, dont delete
-      if (keepFullTurn(*i, opts.fullTurnAngle)) {
-        ++i;
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      i = g->delNd(*i);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 // _____________________________________________________________________________
 bool OsmBuilder::edgesSim(const Edge* a, const Edge* b) {
   if (static_cast<bool>(a->pl().oneWay()) ^ static_cast<bool>(b->pl().oneWay()))
diff --git a/src/pfaedle/osm/OsmBuilder.h b/src/pfaedle/osm/OsmBuilder.h
index 73b8e9e..e92f483 100644
--- a/src/pfaedle/osm/OsmBuilder.h
+++ b/src/pfaedle/osm/OsmBuilder.h
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ class OsmBuilder {
                         double gridSize, Restrictor* res,
                         const NodeSet& orphanStations);
   static void writeGeoms(Graph* g, const OsmReadOpts& opts);
-  static void deleteOrphEdgs(Graph* g, const OsmReadOpts& opts);
   static void deleteOrphNds(Graph* g, const OsmReadOpts& opts);
   static double dist(const Node* a, const Node* b);