diff --git a/ltx_director.py b/ltx_director.py
index d206a0f..392bdac 100644
--- a/ltx_director.py
+++ b/ltx_director.py
@@ -1684,16 +1684,7 @@ def _build_reference_mode_outputs(
             if slot < len(char_slot_images):
                 selected.extend(char_slot_images[slot])
         if not selected:
-            populated_slots = [i for i, images in enumerate(char_slot_images) if images]
-            if len(populated_slots) > 1:
-                selected = list(char_slot_images[populated_slots[0]])
-                log.info(
-                    "[LTXDirector] MSR slideshow subjects: no explicit slot tag, defaulting to first populated slot=%s (%d images).",
-                    populated_slots[0],
-                    len(selected),
-                )
-            else:
-                selected = char_images
+            selected = char_images
         log.info("[LTXDirector] MSR slideshow subjects: referenced slots=%s, images=%d", referenced_slots, len(selected))
 
         identity_images = [prepare_tensor_image(c, latent_w, latent_h) for c in selected]
@@ -2123,15 +2114,6 @@ class LTXDirector(io.ComfyNode):
             image_cache=image_cache,
             input_dir=input_dir,
         )
-
-        # MSR identity should come from images, not stale text descriptions carried in
-        # timeline data or external character payloads.
-        if reference_mode == "Licon MSR (Prefix)":
-            characters = [
-                {**character, "description": ""}
-                for character in characters
-            ]
-
         char_slot_images = [list(character.get("images") or []) for character in characters]
         char_images = [img for slot_images in char_slot_images for img in slot_images]