diff --git a/bsb/core.py b/bsb/core.py
index 338225a61..8c6653fc3 100644
--- a/bsb/core.py
+++ b/bsb/core.py
@@ -601,60 +601,6 @@ def _sanitize_ct(self, seq_str_or_none):
         except KeyError as e:
             raise NodeNotFoundError(f"Cell type `{e.args[0]}` not found.")
 
-    def _progress_terminal_loop(self, pool, debug=False):
-        import time
-
-        if debug:
-
-            def loop(jobs):
-                print("Total jobs:", len(jobs))
-                print("Running jobs:", sum(1 for q in jobs if q._future.running()))
-                print("Finished:", sum(1 for q in jobs if q._future.done()))
-                time.sleep(1)
-
-            return loop
-
-        import curses
-
-        stdscr = curses.initscr()
-        curses.noecho()
-        curses.cbreak()
-        stdscr.keypad(True)
-
-        def loop(jobs):
-            total = len(jobs)
-            running = list(q for q in jobs if q._future.running())
-            done = sum(1 for q in jobs if q._future.done())
-
-            stdscr.clear()
-            stdscr.addstr(0, 0, "-- Reconstruction progress --")
-            stdscr.addstr(1, 2, f"Total jobs: {total}")
-            stdscr.addstr(2, 2, f"Remaining jobs: {total - done}")
-            stdscr.addstr(3, 2, f"Running jobs: {len(running)}")
-            stdscr.addstr(4, 2, f"Finished jobs: {done}")
-            for i, j in enumerate(running):
-                stdscr.addstr(
-                    6 + i,
-                    2,
-                    f"* Worker {i}: <{j._cname}>{j._name} {j._c}",
-                )
-
-            stdscr.refresh()
-            time.sleep(0.1)
-
-        loop._stdscr = stdscr
-        return loop
-
-    def _stop_progress_loop(self, loop, debug=False):
-        if debug:
-            return
-        import curses
-
-        curses.nocbreak()
-        loop._stdscr.keypad(False)
-        curses.echo()
-        curses.endwin()
-
     def _connectivity_query(self, any_query=set(), pre_query=set(), post_query=set()):
         # Filter network connection types for any type that satisfies both
         # the presynaptic and postsynaptic query. Empty queries satisfy all
@@ -693,12 +639,15 @@ def _redo_chain(self, p_strats, c_strats, skip, force):
 
         c_contrib = set(c_strats)
         conn_wipe = full_wipe.copy()
-        while True:
-            contrib = set(self.get_connectivity(anywhere=conn_wipe))
-            conn_wipe.update(itertools.chain(*(ct.get_cell_types() for ct in contrib)))
-            if contrib.issubset(c_contrib):
-                break
-            c_contrib.update(contrib)
+        if full_wipe:
+            while True:
+                contrib = set(self.get_connectivity(anywhere=conn_wipe))
+                conn_wipe.update(
+                    itertools.chain(*(ct.get_cell_types() for ct in contrib))
+                )
+                if contrib.issubset(c_contrib):
+                    break
+                c_contrib.update(contrib)
         report(
             "Redo-affected connectivity: " + " ".join(cs.name for cs in c_contrib),
             level=2,