diff --git a/malariagen_data/anoph/genome_features.py b/malariagen_data/anoph/genome_features.py
index fd1f40068..03a0b185c 100644
--- a/malariagen_data/anoph/genome_features.py
+++ b/malariagen_data/anoph/genome_features.py
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ def plot_genes(
         data["top"] = data["bottom"] + 0.8
 
         debug("tidy up missing values for presentation")
+        data = data.drop(["score", "phase"], axis=1)
         data.fillna("", inplace=True)
 
         debug("make a figure")