diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.cpp
index 2175018824..0dbefb0109 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int AvatarMixerClientData::parseData(ReceivedMessage& message, const SlaveShared
         incrementNumOutOfOrderSends();
     }
     _lastReceivedSequenceNumber = sequenceNumber;
-    glm::vec3 oldPosition = _avatar->getCentroidPosition();
+    glm::vec3 oldPosition = _avatar->getClientGlobalPosition();
     bool oldHasPriority = _avatar->getHasPriority();
 
     // compute the offset to the data payload
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int AvatarMixerClientData::parseData(ReceivedMessage& message, const SlaveShared
     // Regardless of what the client says, restore the priority as we know it without triggering any update.
     _avatar->setHasPriorityWithoutTimestampReset(oldHasPriority);
 
-    auto newPosition = _avatar->getCentroidPosition();
+    auto newPosition = _avatar->getClientGlobalPosition();
     if (newPosition != oldPosition || _avatar->getNeedsHeroCheck()) {
         EntityTree& entityTree = *slaveSharedData.entityTree;
         FindPriorityZone findPriorityZone { newPosition } ;
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/MixerAvatar.h b/assignment-client/src/avatars/MixerAvatar.h
index f812917614..01e5e91b44 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/MixerAvatar.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/MixerAvatar.h
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ public:
     bool getNeedsHeroCheck() const { return _needsHeroCheck; }
     void setNeedsHeroCheck(bool needsHeroCheck = true)
         { _needsHeroCheck = needsHeroCheck; }
-    // Bounding-box World centre:
-    glm::vec3 getCentroidPosition() const
-        { return getWorldPosition() + _globalBoundingBoxOffset; }
 
 private:
     bool _needsHeroCheck { false };