diff --git a/src/effects/ObjectDetection.cpp b/src/effects/ObjectDetection.cpp
index 6141ba550..61b21c45d 100644
--- a/src/effects/ObjectDetection.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/ObjectDetection.cpp
@@ -467,16 +467,6 @@ Json::Value ObjectDetection::JsonValue() const {
     }
     root["objects"] = objects;
 
-    // Add the selected object Json to root
-    if(trackedObjects.count(selectedObjectIndex) != 0){
-        auto selectedObject = trackedObjects.at(selectedObjectIndex);
-        if (selectedObject){
-            Json::Value selectedObjectJSON = selectedObject->JsonValue();
-            for (auto const& key : selectedObjectJSON.getMemberNames())
-                root[key] = selectedObjectJSON[key];
-        }
-    }
-
     // return JsonValue
     return root;
 }