diff --git a/firebase_to_xml/firebase_to_xml/scrubbers.py b/firebase_to_xml/firebase_to_xml/scrubbers.py
index 26118c09..a4524570 100644
--- a/firebase_to_xml/firebase_to_xml/scrubbers.py
+++ b/firebase_to_xml/firebase_to_xml/scrubbers.py
@@ -42,3 +42,5 @@ def scrub_keys(d_in):
     return scrubbed
 
 
+def remove_nones(items):
+    return list(filter(lambda item: item is not None, items))