diff --git a/graphiti_core/graphiti.py b/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
index 8c46670d..e27ea9c6 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ from graphiti_core.utils.maintenance.community_operations import (
     update_community,
 )
 from graphiti_core.utils.maintenance.edge_operations import (
-    build_duplicate_of_edges,
     build_episodic_edges,
     extract_edges,
     resolve_extracted_edge,
@@ -503,7 +502,7 @@ class Graphiti:
             )
 
             # Extract edges and resolve nodes
-            (nodes, uuid_map, node_duplicates), extracted_edges = await semaphore_gather(
+            (nodes, uuid_map, _), extracted_edges = await semaphore_gather(
                 resolve_extracted_nodes(
                     self.clients,
                     extracted_nodes,
@@ -540,9 +539,7 @@ class Graphiti:
                 max_coroutines=self.max_coroutines,
             )
 
-            duplicate_of_edges = build_duplicate_of_edges(episode, now, node_duplicates)
-
-            entity_edges = resolved_edges + invalidated_edges + duplicate_of_edges
+            entity_edges = resolved_edges + invalidated_edges
 
             episodic_edges = build_episodic_edges(nodes, episode.uuid, now)
 
diff --git a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/edge_operations.py b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/edge_operations.py
index 5de8d22a..259c1db3 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/edge_operations.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/edge_operations.py
@@ -65,32 +65,6 @@ def build_episodic_edges(
     return episodic_edges
 
 
-def build_duplicate_of_edges(
-    episode: EpisodicNode,
-    created_at: datetime,
-    duplicate_nodes: list[tuple[EntityNode, EntityNode]],
-) -> list[EntityEdge]:
-    is_duplicate_of_edges: list[EntityEdge] = []
-    for source_node, target_node in duplicate_nodes:
-        if source_node.uuid == target_node.uuid:
-            continue
-
-        is_duplicate_of_edges.append(
-            EntityEdge(
-                source_node_uuid=source_node.uuid,
-                target_node_uuid=target_node.uuid,
-                name='IS_DUPLICATE_OF',
-                group_id=episode.group_id,
-                fact=f'{source_node.name} is a duplicate of {target_node.name}',
-                episodes=[episode.uuid],
-                created_at=created_at,
-                valid_at=created_at,
-            )
-        )
-
-    return is_duplicate_of_edges
-
-
 def build_community_edges(
     entity_nodes: list[EntityNode],
     community_node: CommunityNode,
diff --git a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/node_operations.py b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/node_operations.py
index 55e79b9c..e58d8750 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/node_operations.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/node_operations.py
@@ -282,14 +282,6 @@ async def resolve_extracted_nodes(
         resolved_nodes.append(resolved_node)
         uuid_map[extracted_node.uuid] = resolved_node.uuid
 
-        duplicates: list[int] = resolution.duplicates
-        if duplicate_idx not in duplicates and duplicate_idx > -1:
-            duplicates.append(duplicate_idx)
-        for idx in duplicates:
-            existing_node = existing_nodes[idx] if idx < len(existing_nodes) else resolved_node
-
-            node_duplicates.append((extracted_node, existing_node))
-
     logger.debug(f'Resolved nodes: {[(n.name, n.uuid) for n in resolved_nodes]}')
 
     new_node_duplicates: list[
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c6b1bee5..4e1092ec 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "graphiti-core"
 description = "A temporal graph building library"
-version = "0.21.0pre5"
+version = "0.21.0pre6"
 authors = [
     { name = "Paul Paliychuk", email = "paul@getzep.com" },
     { name = "Preston Rasmussen", email = "preston@getzep.com" },
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 96bc54ae..f2dd7efe 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "graphiti-core"
-version = "0.21.0rc5"
+version = "0.21.0rc6"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "diskcache" },