diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/default.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/default.xml
index f3a40a97..c719c2e6 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/default.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/default.xml
@@ -994,7 +994,6 @@
 
         <!-- place -->
         <m k="place">
-            <circle fill="#ff0000" radius="5.0" />
             <m v="locality" zoom-min="13">
                 <caption style="bold" fill="#606060" k="name" priority="5" size="14"
                     stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="2.0" />
@@ -1260,9 +1259,6 @@
 
         </m>
 
-        <m k="natural" v="tree" zoom-min="15">
-            <circle radius="10" />
-        </m>
         <m k="natural" v="peak" zoom-min="12">
             <symbol src="assets:symbols/peak.svg" />
             <caption style="bold" dy="12" fill="#4D2F08" k="ele" size="12" stroke="#ffffff"
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/mapzen.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/mapzen.xml
index 02d5ca84..791fa80c 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/mapzen.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/mapzen.xml
@@ -994,7 +994,6 @@
 
         <!-- place -->
         <m k="place">
-            <circle fill="#ff0000" radius="5.0" />
             <m v="locality" zoom-min="13">
                 <caption style="bold" fill="#606060" k="name" priority="5" size="14"
                     stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="2.0" />
@@ -1260,9 +1259,6 @@
 
         </m>
 
-        <m k="natural" v="tree" zoom-min="15">
-            <circle radius="10" />
-        </m>
         <m k="natural" v="peak" zoom-min="12">
             <symbol src="assets:symbols/peak.svg" />
             <caption style="bold" dy="12" fill="#4D2F08" k="ele" size="12" stroke="#ffffff"
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/newtron.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/newtron.xml
index 785aa3aa..e31200c2 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/newtron.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/newtron.xml
@@ -1163,9 +1163,6 @@
                     <caption style="bold" dy="-12" fill="#4D2F08" k="name" size="14"
                         stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="2.0" />
                 </m>
-                <m v="tree" zoom-min="16">
-                    <circle radius="10" />
-                </m>
                 <m v="volcano" zoom-min="12">
                     <symbol src="assets:symbols/volcano.svg" />
                     <caption style="bold" dy="12" fill="#4D2F08" k="ele" size="12" stroke="#ffffff"
@@ -1178,7 +1175,6 @@
 
 
         <m k="place" select="first">
-            <circle fill="#ff0000" radius="5.0" />
             <m v="locality" zoom-min="13">
                 <caption style="bold" fill="#606060" k="name" size="14" stroke="#ffffff"
                     stroke-width="2.0" />
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmarender.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmarender.xml
index d3e75c87..d4e2e37a 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmarender.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmarender.xml
@@ -1253,9 +1253,6 @@
                     <caption style="bold" dy="-12" fill="#4D2F08" k="name" size="14"
                         stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="2.0" />
                 </m>
-                <m v="tree" zoom-min="16">
-                    <circle radius="10" />
-                </m>
                 <m v="volcano" zoom-min="12">
                     <symbol src="assets:symbols/volcano.svg" />
                     <caption style="bold" dy="12" fill="#4D2F08" k="ele" size="12" stroke="#ffffff"
@@ -1268,7 +1265,6 @@
 
 
         <m k="place" select="first">
-            <circle fill="#ff0000" radius="5.0" />
             <m v="locality" zoom-min="13">
                 <caption style="bold" fill="#606060" k="name" size="14" stroke="#ffffff"
                     stroke-width="2.0" />
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/tronrender.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/tronrender.xml
index 0de719be..06f7219e 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/tronrender.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/tronrender.xml
@@ -1156,9 +1156,6 @@
                     <caption style="bold" dy="-12" fill="#4D2F08" k="name" size="14"
                         stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="2.0" />
                 </m>
-                <m v="tree" zoom-min="16">
-                    <circle radius="10" />
-                </m>
                 <m v="volcano" zoom-min="12">
                     <symbol src="assets:symbols/volcano.svg" />
                     <caption style="bold" dy="12" fill="#4D2F08" k="ele" size="12" stroke="#ffffff"
@@ -1171,7 +1168,6 @@
 
 
         <m k="place" select="first">
-            <circle fill="#ff0000" radius="5.0" />
             <m v="locality" zoom-min="13">
                 <caption style="bold" fill="#606060" k="name" size="14" stroke="#ffffff"
                     stroke-width="2.0" />