diff --git a/test_unstructured/chunking/test_title.py b/test_unstructured/chunking/test_title.py
index bc8bdcc6b0..3185eb61c1 100644
--- a/test_unstructured/chunking/test_title.py
+++ b/test_unstructured/chunking/test_title.py
@@ -287,6 +287,46 @@ def test_add_chunking_strategy_raises_error_for_invalid_n_chars(
             max_characters=max_characters,
         )
 
+def test_chunk_by_title_drops_detection_class_prob():
+    elements = [
+        Title(
+            "A Great Day",
+            metadata=ElementMetadata(
+                detection_class_prob=0.5,
+            ),
+        ),
+        Text(
+            "Today is a great day.",
+            metadata=ElementMetadata(
+                detection_class_prob=0.62,
+            ),
+        ),
+        Text(
+            "It is sunny outside.",
+            metadata=ElementMetadata(
+                detection_class_prob=0.73,
+            ),
+        ),
+        Title(
+            "An Okay Day",
+            metadata=ElementMetadata(
+                detection_class_prob=0.84,
+            ),
+        ),
+        Text(
+            "Today is an okay day.",
+            metadata=ElementMetadata(
+                detection_class_prob=0.95,
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
+    chunks = chunk_by_title(elements, combine_text_under_n_chars=0)
+    assert str(chunks[0]) == str(
+        CompositeElement("A Great Day\n\nToday is a great day.\n\nIt is sunny outside."),
+    )
+    assert str(chunks[1]) == str(CompositeElement("An Okay Day\n\nToday is an okay day."))
+
+
 
 def test_chunk_by_title_drops_extra_metadata():
     elements = [
diff --git a/unstructured/chunking/title.py b/unstructured/chunking/title.py
index 0c5bde799c..f24dceab61 100644
--- a/unstructured/chunking/title.py
+++ b/unstructured/chunking/title.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def _drop_extra_metadata(
     metadata_dict: Dict[str, Any],
     include_pages: bool = True,
 ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    keys_to_drop = ["element_id", "type", "coordinates", "parent_id", "category_depth"]
+    keys_to_drop = ["element_id", "type", "coordinates", "parent_id", "category_depth", "detection_class_prob"]
     if not include_pages and "page_number" in metadata_dict:
         keys_to_drop.append("page_number")