diff --git a/tools/task_plots/analyse_tasks.py b/tools/task_plots/analyse_tasks.py
index 4a87ebad3cf13bdedd39e329509f003e858a0a1b..066da556dd64749ce7d49357b8179a1db33bdb87 100755
--- a/tools/task_plots/analyse_tasks.py
+++ b/tools/task_plots/analyse_tasks.py
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ TASKTYPES = [
     "kick2",
     "timestep",
     "timestep_limiter",
-    "timestep_sync",
     "send",
     "recv",
     "grav_long_range",
@@ -117,9 +116,6 @@ TASKTYPES = [
     "bh_in",
     "bh_out",
     "bh_ghost",
-    "bh_swallow_ghost1",
-    "bh_swallow_ghost2",
-    "bh_swallow_ghost3",
     "fof_self",
     "fof_pair",
     "count",
@@ -139,8 +135,6 @@ SUBTYPES = [
     "tend_bpart",
     "xv",
     "rho",
-    "part_swallow",
-    "bpart_merger",
     "gpart",
     "multipole",
     "spart",
@@ -148,8 +142,6 @@ SUBTYPES = [
     "stars_feedback",
     "sf_counts",
     "bpart_rho",
-    "bpart_swallow",
-    "bpart_feedback",
     "bh_density",
     "bh_swallow",
     "do_gas_swallow",
diff --git a/tools/task_plots/plot_tasks.py b/tools/task_plots/plot_tasks.py
index b0b9f0e511dbdeff42a6c1885740593f8d7dbc42..2934901a5305ca788b2ff02be283a843e1cedddf 100755
--- a/tools/task_plots/plot_tasks.py
+++ b/tools/task_plots/plot_tasks.py
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ TASKTYPES = [
     "kick2",
     "timestep",
     "timestep_limiter",
-    "timestep_sync",
     "send",
     "recv",
     "grav_long_range",
@@ -194,9 +193,6 @@ TASKTYPES = [
     "bh_in",
     "bh_out",
     "bh_ghost",
-    "bh_swallow_ghost1",
-    "bh_swallow_ghost2",
-    "bh_swallow_ghost3",
     "fof_self",
     "fof_pair",
     "count",
@@ -216,8 +212,6 @@ SUBTYPES = [
     "tend_bpart",
     "xv",
     "rho",
-    "part_swallow",
-    "bpart_merger",
     "gpart",
     "multipole",
     "spart",
@@ -225,8 +219,6 @@ SUBTYPES = [
     "stars_feedback",
     "sf_counts",
     "bpart_rho",
-    "bpart_swallow",
-    "bpart_feedback",
     "bh_density",
     "bh_swallow",
     "do_gas_swallow",