unannotTy (NoteTy (UsgNote _ ) ty) = unannotTy ty
unannotTy (NoteTy (SynNote sty) ty) = NoteTy (SynNote (unannotTy sty)) (unannotTy ty)
unannotTy (NoteTy note@(FTVNote _ ) ty) = NoteTy note (unannotTy ty)
+-- IP notes need to be preserved
+unannotTy ty@(NoteTy (IPNote _) _) = ty
unannotTy ty@(TyVarTy _) = ty
unannotTy (AppTy ty1 ty2) = AppTy (unannotTy ty1) (unannotTy ty2)
unannotTy (TyConApp tc tys) = TyConApp tc (map unannotTy tys)