diff --git a/automates/model_assembly/networks.py b/automates/model_assembly/networks.py
index 502b337db..ea5413936 100644
--- a/automates/model_assembly/networks.py
+++ b/automates/model_assembly/networks.py
@@ -1010,6 +1010,8 @@ def __init__(
         self.lambdas = [n for n in self.nodes if isinstance(n, LambdaNode)]
         self.types = T
 
+        self.omit_source_info = False # Boolean flag that determines whether or not we generate source reference information for the GrFN
+
         # NOTE: removing detached variables from GrFN
         del_indices = list()
         for idx, var_node in enumerate(self.variables):
@@ -1741,7 +1743,7 @@ def to_dict(self) -> Dict:
         :rtype: type
         :raises ExceptionName: Why the exception is raised.
         """
-        return {
+        data = {
             "uid": self.uid,
             "entry_point": "::".join(
                 ["@container", self.namespace, self.scope, self.name]
@@ -1760,6 +1762,46 @@ def to_dict(self) -> Dict:
             ],
             "metadata": [m.to_dict() for m in self.metadata],
         }
+        if self.omit_source_info:
+            for v in data["variables"]:
+                for e in v["metadata"]:
+                    if e["type"] == "code_span_reference":
+                        e["code_span"] = None
+
+            for v in data["functions"]:
+                for e in v["metadata"]:
+                    if e["type"] == "code_span_reference":
+                        e["code_span"] = None
+
+            for v in data["subgraphs"]:
+                for e in v["metadata"]:
+                    if e["type"] == "code_span_reference":
+                        e["code_span"] = None
+
+            for v in data["types"]:
+                for e in v["metadata"]:
+                    if e["type"] == "code_span_reference":
+                        e["code_span"] = None
+
+            for v in data["metadata"]:
+                for e in v["metadata"]:
+                    if e["type"] == "code_span_reference":
+                        e["code_span"] = None
+
+        return data
+
+    def set_source_flag(self, flag):
+        """Toggles a flag in the GrFN object that tells us whether or not we need to omit the source reference
+            information in the GrFN JSON. At the moment the source reference information is the 'code_span' information.
+            By default the source_info flag is set to False, 
+
+        Args:
+            flag (Boolean): Flag is set to either True or False depending on whether or not we want
+                            the source information to be removed (True) or kept (False)
+        """
+
+        self.omit_source_info = flag
+
 
     def to_json(self) -> str:
         """Outputs the contents of this GrFN to a JSON object string.
diff --git a/automates/program_analysis/CAST2GrFN/cast.py b/automates/program_analysis/CAST2GrFN/cast.py
index a848a2da9..174b0f285 100644
--- a/automates/program_analysis/CAST2GrFN/cast.py
+++ b/automates/program_analysis/CAST2GrFN/cast.py
@@ -181,9 +181,11 @@ def to_AIR(self):
 
         return AutoMATES_IR(GenericIdentifier.from_str(air["entrypoint"]), C, V, T, [], [], [])
 
-    def to_GrFN(self):
+    def to_GrFN(self,omit_source_ref=False):
         air = self.to_AIR()
         grfn = GroundedFunctionNetwork.from_AIR(air)
+        if omit_source_ref:
+            grfn.set_source_flag(omit_source_ref)
         return grfn
 
     def write_cast_object(self, cast_value):
diff --git a/scripts/program_analysis/run_gcc_to_grfn.py b/scripts/program_analysis/run_gcc_to_grfn.py
index b21658aff..4338b03f9 100644
--- a/scripts/program_analysis/run_gcc_to_grfn.py
+++ b/scripts/program_analysis/run_gcc_to_grfn.py
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ def get_args(args=sys.argv[1:]):
     parser.add_argument("-p", "--plugin", help="Custom path to gcc plugin")
     parser.add_argument("-Cg", "--CASTgraph", help="Create CAST graphviz pdf",
             action='store_true')
+    parser.add_argument("-S", "--source", help="Turns off source reference information in the GrFN",
+            action='store_true')
     options = parser.parse_args(args)
     return options
 
@@ -145,7 +147,10 @@ def run_gcc_pipeline():
     # Set random seed to 0 for UUID generation for consistent results in
     # GrFN generation for tests
     misc.rd.seed(0)
-    grfn = cast.to_GrFN()
+    if args.source:
+        grfn = cast.to_GrFN(omit_source_ref=True)
+    else:
+        grfn = cast.to_GrFN(omit_source_ref=False)
     grfn.to_json_file(f"{program_name}--GrFN.json")
 
     print("Transforming GrFN into AGraph...")