From the builds that I have followed where they removed them, the biggest concern (beyond getting good welds) was to not remove the entire gutter at one time. They work a few inches at a time, or trim out sections, weld them up, and them trim out the remaining sections. This keeps the roof skin from popping free of the the lower structure.
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