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src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java

@@ -662,8 +662,6 @@ public static JsonObjectBuilder json(MetadataBlock metadataBlock, boolean printO
                     : metadataBlock.getDatasetFieldTypes();
         }
 
-        Set<DatasetFieldType> datasetFieldTypes = filterOutDuplicateDatasetFieldTypes(datasetFieldTypesList);
-
         JsonObjectBuilder fieldsBuilder = Json.createObjectBuilder();
 
         Predicate<DatasetFieldType> isNoChild = element -> element.isChild() == false;
@@ -693,17 +691,6 @@ public static JsonObjectBuilder json(MetadataBlock metadataBlock, boolean printO
         return jsonObjectBuilder;
     }
 
-    // This will remove datasetFieldTypes that are in the list but also a child of another datasetFieldType in the list
-    // Prevents duplicate datasetFieldType information from being returned twice
-    // See: https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/issues/10472
-    private static Set<DatasetFieldType> filterOutDuplicateDatasetFieldTypes(List<DatasetFieldType> datasetFieldTypesList) {
-        // making a copy of the list as to not damage the original when we remove items
-        List<DatasetFieldType> datasetFieldTypes = new ArrayList<>(datasetFieldTypesList);
-        // exclude/remove datasetFieldTypes if datasetFieldType exists as a child of another datasetFieldType
-        datasetFieldTypesList.forEach(dsft -> dsft.getChildDatasetFieldTypes().forEach(c -> datasetFieldTypes.remove(c)));
-        return new TreeSet<>(datasetFieldTypes);
-    }
-
     public static JsonArrayBuilder jsonDatasetFieldTypes(List<DatasetFieldType> fields) {
         JsonArrayBuilder fieldsJson = Json.createArrayBuilder();
         for (DatasetFieldType field : fields) {