diff --git a/plugin-src/transformers/transformInstanceNode.ts b/plugin-src/transformers/transformInstanceNode.ts
index 4850c229..de3ee5dd 100644
--- a/plugin-src/transformers/transformInstanceNode.ts
+++ b/plugin-src/transformers/transformInstanceNode.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ export const transformInstanceNode = async (
    * We do not want to process component instances in the following scenarios:
    *
    * 1. If the component does not have a main component.
-   * 2. If the component does not have parent (it comes from an external design system).
+   * 2. If the component comes from an external design system.
+   * 3. If th component does not have a parent. (it's been removed)
    */
-  if (!mainComponent || mainComponent.parent === null) {
+  if (!mainComponent || mainComponent.remote || mainComponent.parent === null) {
     return;
   }