diff --git a/.gitlab/build_tioga.yml b/.gitlab/build_tioga.yml
index 55968d303c..7a2ce74c35 100644
--- a/.gitlab/build_tioga.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/build_tioga.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       when: never
     - when: on_success
   before_script:
-    - module load cmake/3.21.1
+    - module load cmake/3.29.2
 
 ####
 # Template
diff --git a/src/axom/sidre/core/Group.cpp b/src/axom/sidre/core/Group.cpp
index 551b8b94c6..6fab301f48 100644
--- a/src/axom/sidre/core/Group.cpp
+++ b/src/axom/sidre/core/Group.cpp
@@ -1509,17 +1509,6 @@ bool Group::deepCopyToConduit(Node& dst, int tupleAllocId, int arrayAllocId, con
     {
       hasSavedViews = true;
     }
-    else
-    {
-      if(m_is_list)
-      {
-        dst.remove(group.getName());
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        dst.remove(dst.number_of_children() - 1);
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   return hasSavedViews;