diff --git a/frontend/frontend_base.h b/frontend/frontend_base.h
index a96a396e..bdc8a896 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_base.h
+++ b/frontend/frontend_base.h
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ template <typename FrontendType> struct GenericFrontend
     void import_leaf_cell(HierModuleState &m, const std::string &name, const cell_dat_t &cd)
     {
         auto cell_type = impl.get_cell_type(cd);
-        if (cell_type == "$scopeinfo")
+        if (cell_type == "$scopeinfo" || cell_type == "$print" || cell_type == "$check")
             return;
         IdString inst_name = unique_name(m.prefix, name, false);
         ctx->hierarchy[m.path].leaf_cells_by_gname[inst_name] = ctx->id(name);