diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-blacklist/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/blacklist/SparkRemoveBlacklistedRelationJob.java b/dhp-workflows/dhp-blacklist/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/blacklist/SparkRemoveBlacklistedRelationJob.java
index 92289ec2d..91bcb9d1c 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-blacklist/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/blacklist/SparkRemoveBlacklistedRelationJob.java
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-blacklist/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/blacklist/SparkRemoveBlacklistedRelationJob.java
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ public class SparkRemoveBlacklistedRelationJob {
 		Dataset<Relation> inputRelation = readRelations(spark, inputPath);
 		Dataset<Relation> mergesRelation = readRelations(spark, mergesPath);
 
-		log.info("InputRelationCount: {}", inputRelation.count());
-
 		Dataset<Relation> dedupSource = blackListed
 			.joinWith(
 				mergesRelation, blackListed.col("source").equalTo(mergesRelation.col("target")),
@@ -103,11 +101,6 @@ public class SparkRemoveBlacklistedRelationJob {
 				return c._1();
 			}, Encoders.bean(Relation.class));
 
-		dedupBL
-			.write()
-			.mode(SaveMode.Overwrite)
-			.json(blacklistPath + "/deduped");
-
 		inputRelation
 			.joinWith(
 				dedupBL, (inputRelation