diff --git a/src/hub/dataload/sources/civic/civic_parser.py b/src/hub/dataload/sources/civic/civic_parser.py
index 4d850c2c..09956bb3 100644
--- a/src/hub/dataload/sources/civic/civic_parser.py
+++ b/src/hub/dataload/sources/civic/civic_parser.py
@@ -25,22 +25,27 @@ def merge_dicts(d1, d2):
 
 def remove_nodes_and_edges(data):
     if isinstance(data, dict):
+        # If the current data is a dictionary, iterate through its keys
         new_data = {}
         for key, value in data.items():
             if key in ['node', 'nodes', 'edge', 'edges']:
-                # If the value is a list (like 'edges'), process each item and keep them in a list
+                # If the key is 'nodes' or 'edges', recursively process the value
                 if isinstance(value, list):
-                    new_data = remove_nodes_and_edges(value)  # Keep all items as a list
+                    # If 'edges' is a list, take each element (each 'nodes') and process
+                    for item in value:
+                        new_data.update(remove_nodes_and_edges(item.get(key, item)))
                 else:
+                    # If 'nodes' is a dictionary, just update with its content
                     new_data.update(remove_nodes_and_edges(value))
             else:
+                # Process the value recursively for other keys
                 new_data[key] = remove_nodes_and_edges(value)
         return new_data
     elif isinstance(data, list):
-        # If it's a list, return a list of processed items
+        # If it's a list, apply the function recursively to each element
         return [remove_nodes_and_edges(item) for item in data]
     else:
-        # If it's neither a dict nor a list, return the value as is
+        # If it's neither a dict nor a list, return the value
         return data