diff --git a/prez/renderers/renderer.py b/prez/renderers/renderer.py
index adb76d22..a4d3f1b5 100644
--- a/prez/renderers/renderer.py
+++ b/prez/renderers/renderer.py
@@ -72,18 +72,7 @@ async def return_rdf(graph, mediatype, profile_headers):
     return StreamingResponse(content=obj, media_type=mediatype, headers=profile_headers)
 
 
-async def return_annotated_rdf(
-    graph: Graph,
-    profile_headers,
-    profile,
-    predicates_for_link_addition: dict,
-    mediatype="text/anot+turtle",
-):
-    from prez.cache import tbox_cache
-
-    non_anot_mediatype = mediatype.replace("anot+", "")
-
-    cache = tbox_cache
+async def get_annotations_graph(profile, graph, cache):
     profile_annotation_props = get_annotation_predicates(profile)
     queries_for_uncached, annotations_graph = await get_annotation_properties(
         graph, **profile_annotation_props
@@ -98,36 +87,33 @@ async def return_annotated_rdf(
         annotations_graph += anots_from_triplestore
         cache += anots_from_triplestore
 
-    # TODO: this portion of the code requires refactoring.
-    # Duplicated fragment code below is required to ensure new predicates and values
-    # defined in the profiles get added to the `graph` and the labels of those
-    # values also get added to the `graph`.
+    return annotations_graph
 
-    # start of duplicated code fragment
-    graph += annotations_graph
 
-    profile_annotation_props = get_annotation_predicates(profile)
-    queries_for_uncached, annotations_graph = await get_annotation_properties(
-        graph, **profile_annotation_props
-    )
+async def return_annotated_rdf(
+    graph: Graph,
+    profile_headers,
+    profile,
+    predicates_for_link_addition: dict,
+    mediatype="text/anot+turtle",
+):
+    from prez.cache import tbox_cache
 
-    if queries_for_uncached is None:
-        anots_from_triplestore = Graph()
-    else:
-        anots_from_triplestore = await queries_to_graph([queries_for_uncached])
+    non_anot_mediatype = mediatype.replace("anot+", "")
 
-    if len(anots_from_triplestore) > 1:
-        annotations_graph += anots_from_triplestore
-        cache += anots_from_triplestore
-    # end duplicated code fragment
+    cache = tbox_cache
+
+    previous_triples_count = len(graph)
+
+    while True:
+        graph += await get_annotations_graph(profile, graph, cache)
+        if len(graph) == previous_triples_count:
+            break
+        previous_triples_count = len(graph)
 
     generate_prez_links(graph, predicates_for_link_addition)
 
-    obj = io.BytesIO(
-        (graph + annotations_graph).serialize(
-            format=non_anot_mediatype, encoding="utf-8"
-        )
-    )
+    obj = io.BytesIO(graph.serialize(format=non_anot_mediatype, encoding="utf-8"))
     return StreamingResponse(
         content=obj, media_type=non_anot_mediatype, headers=profile_headers
     )
diff --git a/tests/data/vocprez/expected_responses/collection_listing_anot.ttl b/tests/data/vocprez/expected_responses/collection_listing_anot.ttl
index ea27d347..3f2a822e 100644
--- a/tests/data/vocprez/expected_responses/collection_listing_anot.ttl
+++ b/tests/data/vocprez/expected_responses/collection_listing_anot.ttl
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ PREFIX xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#>
     ns1:link "/v/collection/brhl-prps:pggd" ;
 .
 
+dcterms:description
+    rdfs:label "Description"@en ;
+    dcterms:description "Description may include but is not limited to: an abstract, a table of contents, a graphical representation, or a free-text account of the resource."@en ;
+.
+
 dcterms:provenance
     rdfs:label "Provenance"@en ;
     dcterms:description "The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource."@en ;
diff --git a/tests/data/vocprez/expected_responses/vocab_listing_anot.ttl b/tests/data/vocprez/expected_responses/vocab_listing_anot.ttl
index 1ede6a7a..ff6a8fa5 100644
--- a/tests/data/vocprez/expected_responses/vocab_listing_anot.ttl
+++ b/tests/data/vocprez/expected_responses/vocab_listing_anot.ttl
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ PREFIX xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#>
     ns2:link "/v/vocab/def2:borehole-purpose-no-children" ;
 .
 
+dcterms:description
+    rdfs:label "Description"@en ;
+    dcterms:description "Description may include but is not limited to: an abstract, a table of contents, a graphical representation, or a free-text account of the resource."@en ;
+.
+
 dcterms:provenance
     rdfs:label "Provenance"@en ;
     dcterms:description "The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource."@en ;