diff --git a/src/data_helpers.py b/src/data_helpers.py
index e240acbdf79df9cbfb3188cce9a3e0a2ae8efe04..ddd9c7ae7598dcf3ccadf71c2a26e5d39cfd4c01 100644
--- a/src/data_helpers.py
+++ b/src/data_helpers.py
@@ -168,20 +168,16 @@ class HasDescriptionNode(dict):
 
 class HasCategoryNode(dict):
 
-    def __init__(self,elm,cat,subcat=False,dummy=False,text=False):
+    def __init__(self,elm,cat,subcat=False,dummy=False):
         self.d = {}
         if dummy:
             self.d["category"] ="DUMMYCAT"
             if subcat:
             	self.d["subcategory"] ="DUMMYSUBCAT"
-            if text:
-            	self.d["text"] = "DUMMYTEXT"
         else:
             self.d["category"] = maybe_first_value(elm.findAll("interp",{"type":cat+"Category"}))
             if subcat:
             	self.d["subcategory"] = maybe_first_value(elm.findAll("interp",{"type":subcat+"Subcategory"}))
-            if text:
-            	self.d["text"] = get_text(elm)
         dict.__init__(self, self.d)
     
     def __eq__(self, other):
diff --git a/src/graph_builder.py b/src/graph_builder.py
index 91ca253b88c896cebd1b5a23f45f1d99e32caad3..62678aa9f480cb22cd0ba7728cfc55880b5c4d5e 100644
--- a/src/graph_builder.py
+++ b/src/graph_builder.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import graph_helpers as gh
 import logging
 
 subcat=False
-text=False
 
 
 def build_graph(years=[],include_utterances=False):
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ def build_graph(years=[],include_utterances=False):
         descriptions = [dh.HasDescriptionNode(of) for of in offs]
         logging.info("descriptions found: {}".format(descriptions))
         #[desc.simplify_to_direct_object() for desc in descriptions]
-        offs = [dh.OffenceNode(of,"offence",subcat=subcat,dummy=False,text=text) for of in offs]
+        offs = [dh.OffenceNode(of,"offence",subcat=subcat,dummy=False) for of in offs]
         #print(descriptions)
         #asd
         for i,off in enumerate(offs):
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ def build_graph(years=[],include_utterances=False):
         
         #similar to offences
         vs = div.findAll("rs",{"type":"verdictDescription"})
-        vs = [dh.VerdictNode(v,"verdict",subcat=subcat,dummy=False,text=text) for v in vs]
+        vs = [dh.VerdictNode(v,"verdict",subcat=subcat,dummy=False) for v in vs]
         if not vs:
             logging.warning("warning no verdict found inserting dummy")
             vn=dh.VerdictNode({},"",subcat=subcat,dummy=True,text=False)
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ def build_graph(years=[],include_utterances=False):
         
         # similar to offences
         puns = div.findAll("rs",{"type":"punishmentDescription"})
-        puns = [dh.PunishmentNode(pun,"punishment",subcat=subcat,dummy=False,text=text) for pun in puns]
+        puns = [dh.PunishmentNode(pun,"punishment",subcat=subcat,dummy=False) for pun in puns]
         for pun in puns:
             
             nodeindex,punindex = gh.maybe_new_index(pun,node_index_dict)