diff --git a/src/library/characterManager.js b/src/library/characterManager.js
index c655821f..28da57f5 100644
--- a/src/library/characterManager.js
+++ b/src/library/characterManager.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import { GLTFLoader } from "three/examples/jsm/loaders/GLTFLoader"
 import { AnimationManager } from "./animationManager"
 import { ScreenshotManager } from "./screenshotManager";
 import { BlinkManager } from "./blinkManager";
-import { VRMLoaderPlugin, VRMUtils } from "@pixiv/three-vrm";
+import { VRMLoaderPlugin } from "@pixiv/three-vrm";
 import { getAsArray, disposeVRM, renameVRMBones, addModelData } from "./utils";
 import { downloadGLB, downloadVRMWithAvatar } from "../library/download-utils"
-import { saveVRMCollidersToUserData } from "./load-utils";
+import { saveVRMCollidersToUserData, renameMorphTargets} from "./load-utils";
 import { cullHiddenMeshes, setTextureToChildMeshes, addChildAtFirst } from "./utils";
 import { LipSync } from "./lipsync";
 import { LookAtManager } from "./lookatManager";
@@ -554,7 +554,21 @@ export class CharacterManager {
         console.error("Error loading blendshape trait "+traitGroupID, blendshapeGroupId, blendshapeTraitId);
       }
     }
-
+    /**
+     * remove blendshape trait
+     * @param {string} traitGroupID 
+     * @param {string} blendshapeGroupId 
+     * @returns 
+     */
+    removeBlendShapeTrait(groupTraitID, blendShapeGroupId){
+      const currentTrait = this.avatar[groupTraitID];
+      if (currentTrait){
+        this._loadBlendShapeTrait(groupTraitID,blendShapeGroupId,null);
+      }
+      else{
+        console.warn(`No trait with name: ${ groupTraitID } was found.`)
+      }
+    }
     /**
      * Loads a specific trait based on group and trait IDs.
      *
@@ -971,6 +985,7 @@ export class CharacterManager {
     toggleBinaryBlendShape = (model,blendshape,enable)=>{
       model.traverse((child)=>{
         if(child.isMesh || child.isSkinnedMesh){
+
           const mesh = child;
           if(!mesh.morphTargetDictionary || !mesh.morphTargetInfluences) return
           const blendShapeIndex = mesh.morphTargetDictionary[blendshape.id];
@@ -1089,6 +1104,14 @@ export class CharacterManager {
         saveVRMCollidersToUserData(m);
       
       renameVRMBones(vrm);
+
+      renameMorphTargets(m);
+
+      /**
+       * unregister the Blendshapes from the manifest -if any.
+       * This is to avoid BlendshapeTraits being affected by the vrm.ExpressionManager
+       */
+      this._unregisterMorphTargetsFromManifest(vrm);
       
       if (this.manifestData.isLipsyncTrait(traitID))
         this.lipSync = new LipSync(vrm);
@@ -1112,12 +1135,6 @@ export class CharacterManager {
 
         vrm.scene.traverse((child) => {
           if (child.isSkinnedMesh) {
-            const newMorphTargets  = {};
-            const targetNames = getAsArray(child.geometry.userData?.targetNames);
-            for (let i =0; i < targetNames.length;i++){
-              newMorphTargets[targetNames[i]] =  child.morphTargetDictionary[i];
-            }
-            child.morphTargetDictionary = newMorphTargets;
             for (let i =0; i < child.skeleton.bones.length;i++){
               child.skeleton.bones[i].userData.vrm0RestPosition = { ... child.skeleton.bones[i].position }
             }
@@ -1132,6 +1149,29 @@ export class CharacterManager {
 
       return vrm;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @param {import("@pixiv/three-vrm").VRM} vrm 
+     * @returns 
+     */
+    _unregisterMorphTargetsFromManifest(vrm){
+      const manifestBlendShapes = this.manifestData.getAllBlendShapeTraits()
+      const expressions = vrm.expressionManager?.expressions
+      if(manifestBlendShapes.length == 0) return
+      if(!expressions) return
+      const expressionToRemove = []
+      for(const expression of expressions){
+        if(manifestBlendShapes.map((b)=>b.id).includes(expression.expressionName)){
+          expressionToRemove.push(expression)
+        }
+      }
+
+      for(const expression of expressionToRemove){
+        vrm.expressionManager.unregisterExpression(expression)
+      }
+    }
+
     _modelBaseSetup(model, item, traitID, textures, colors){
 
       const meshTargets = [];
diff --git a/src/library/load-utils.js b/src/library/load-utils.js
index f1ae7587..1a059130 100644
--- a/src/library/load-utils.js
+++ b/src/library/load-utils.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const renameMorphTargets = (gltf) => {
   const json = gltf.parser.json
   const meshesJson = json.meshes;
   const associations = gltf.parser.associations
-  
+
   gltf.scene.traverse((child) => {
     if(child instanceof SkinnedMesh){
       if(child.morphTargetDictionary){
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ export const renameMorphTargets = (gltf) => {
         const meshJson = meshesJson[meshIndex]
 
         const primitives = meshJson?.primitives[primitivesIndex]
-
         if(primitives?.extras?.targetNames){
           const targetNames = primitives.extras.targetNames;
           for (let i = 0; i < targetNames.length; i++){
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ export const renameMorphTargets = (gltf) => {
         }
 
         if(hasEditedMorphs){
+          // remove all morph target keys that are numbers
           for(const key in child.morphTargetDictionary){
             if(!isNaN(parseInt(key))){
               delete child.morphTargetDictionary[key]
diff --git a/src/pages/Appearance.jsx b/src/pages/Appearance.jsx
index d0c1d673..4555a326 100644
--- a/src/pages/Appearance.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/Appearance.jsx
@@ -461,21 +461,26 @@ const BlendShapeTraitView = ({selectedTrait,onBack,selectedBlendShapeTrait,setSe
   const groups = characterManager.getBlendShapeGroupTraits(selectedTrait?.traitGroup.trait||"",selectedTrait?.id||"");
 
   /**
-   * 
+   *
+   * @param {string} traitGroup
+   * @param {import('../library/CharacterManifestData').BlendShapeGroup} blendShapeGroupTrait 
+    */
+  const removeBlendShapeTrait = (traitGroup,blendShapeGroupTrait)=>{
+    characterManager.removeBlendShapeTrait(traitGroup,blendShapeGroupTrait.trait);
+    const blendShapeTraitCopy = {...selectedBlendShapeTrait};
+    delete blendShapeTraitCopy[blendShapeGroupTrait.trait]
+    setSelectedBlendshapeTrait(blendShapeTraitCopy);
+  }
+  /**
    * @param {import('../library/CharacterManifestData').BlendShapeTrait} newBlendShape 
    */
   const selectBlendShapeTrait = (newBlendShape)=>{
-    if(newBlendShape.id==null){
-      const parent = newBlendShape.parentGroup;
-      characterManager.loadBlendShapeTrait(selectedTrait?.traitGroup.trait||"",parent.trait||"",null);
-      return 
-    }
     const parent = newBlendShape.parentGroup;
     characterManager.loadBlendShapeTrait(selectedTrait?.traitGroup.trait||"",parent.trait||"",newBlendShape?.id||'');
     moveCamera({ targetY: parent.cameraTarget.height, distance: parent.cameraTarget.distance})
-    const prev = {...selectedBlendShapeTrait};
-    prev[parent.trait||''] = newBlendShape.id;
-    setSelectedBlendshapeTrait(prev);
+    const blendShapeTraitCopy = {...selectedBlendShapeTrait};
+    blendShapeTraitCopy[parent.trait||''] = newBlendShape.id;
+    setSelectedBlendshapeTrait(blendShapeTraitCopy);
   }
 
   return (
@@ -496,7 +501,7 @@ const BlendShapeTraitView = ({selectedTrait,onBack,selectedBlendShapeTrait,setSe
                     src={cancel}
                     active={!selectedBlendShapeTrait[group.trait]}
                     blendshapeID="cancel"
-                    select={()=>selectBlendShapeTrait(new BlendShapeTrait(group,{id:null}))}
+                    select={()=>removeBlendShapeTrait(selectedTrait.traitGroup.trait,group)}
                     />
                 {group.collection.map((blendShapeTrait)=>{
                   let active = blendShapeTrait.id === selectedBlendShapeTrait[group.trait]