diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6e0212dc1..7facb67c4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
     "pyright>=1.1.308",
-    "ruff==0.4.6",
+    "ruff==0.4.7",
     "pre-commit==3.3.2",
 ]
 examples = [
diff --git a/src/viser/_scene_api.py b/src/viser/_scene_api.py
index 019b85fe5..164dfe10b 100644
--- a/src/viser/_scene_api.py
+++ b/src/viser/_scene_api.py
@@ -1272,17 +1272,16 @@ def add_3d_gui_container(
         """
 
         # Avoids circular import.
-        from ._gui_api import GuiApi, _make_unique_id
+        from ._gui_api import _make_unique_id
 
         # New name to make the type checker happy; ViserServer and ClientHandle inherit
         # from both GuiApi and MessageApi. The pattern below is unideal.
-        gui_api = self
-        assert isinstance(gui_api, GuiApi)
+        gui_api = self._owner.gui
 
         # Remove the 3D GUI container if it already exists. This will make sure
         # contained GUI elements are removed, preventing potential memory leaks.
-        if name in gui_api._handle_from_node_name:
-            gui_api._handle_from_node_name[name].remove()
+        if name in self._handle_from_node_name:
+            self._handle_from_node_name[name].remove()
 
         container_id = _make_unique_id()
         self._websock_interface.queue_message(
diff --git a/src/viser/_scene_handles.py b/src/viser/_scene_handles.py
index d6d5d7333..c4b045ed9 100644
--- a/src/viser/_scene_handles.py
+++ b/src/viser/_scene_handles.py
@@ -273,6 +273,6 @@ def remove(self) -> None:
         super().remove()
 
         # Clean up contained GUI elements.
-        self._gui_api._container_handle_from_id.pop(self._container_id)
-        for child in self._children.values():
+        for child in tuple(self._children.values()):
             child.remove()
+        self._gui_api._container_handle_from_id.pop(self._container_id)