diff --git a/libqfieldsync/offline_converter.py b/libqfieldsync/offline_converter.py
index ca6e218..9f69d38 100644
--- a/libqfieldsync/offline_converter.py
+++ b/libqfieldsync/offline_converter.py
@@ -280,8 +280,7 @@ def _convert(self, project: QgsProject) -> None:
             elif layer_action == SyncAction.REMOVE:
                 project.removeMapLayer(layer)
 
-        project_layers_groups = project.layerTreeRoot()
-        self.remove_empty_groups_from_project(project_layers_groups)
+        self.remove_empty_tree_groups_from_project(project.layerTreeRoot())
 
         export_project_filename = self._export_filename
 
@@ -350,17 +349,17 @@ def _convert(self, project: QgsProject) -> None:
         QgsProject.instance().write(str(export_project_filename))
         project.writeProject.disconnect(on_original_project_write)
 
-    def remove_empty_groups_from_project(self, group) -> None:
+    def remove_empty_tree_groups_from_project(self, group: QgsLayerTreeGroup) -> None:
         """
         Recursively removes any empty groups from the given layer tree group.
         """
         for child in group.children():
-            if isinstance(child, QgsLayerTreeGroup):
-                self.remove_empty_groups_from_project(child)
+            if not isinstance(child, QgsLayerTreeGroup):
+                continue
 
-                if not child.children():
-                    print(f"Removing empty group: {child.name()}")
-                    group.removeChildNode(child)
+            self.remove_empty_tree_groups_from_project(child)
+            if not child.children():
+                group.removeChildNode(child)
 
     def post_process_offline_layers(self):
         project = QgsProject.instance()