diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index 62c7a7053f..bc504b4496 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -2255,7 +2255,6 @@ static const QString JSON_AVATAR_HEAD_MODEL = QStringLiteral("headModel");
 static const QString JSON_AVATAR_BODY_MODEL = QStringLiteral("bodyModel");
 static const QString JSON_AVATAR_DISPLAY_NAME = QStringLiteral("displayName");
 // It isn't meaningful to persist sessionDisplayName.
-static const QString JSON_AVATAR_ATTACHMENTS = QStringLiteral("attachments");
 static const QString JSON_AVATAR_ENTITIES = QStringLiteral("attachedEntities");
 static const QString JSON_AVATAR_SCALE = QStringLiteral("scale");
 static const QString JSON_AVATAR_VERSION = QStringLiteral("version");
@@ -2303,13 +2302,6 @@ QJsonObject AvatarData::toJson() const {
     if (!getDisplayName().isEmpty()) {
         root[JSON_AVATAR_DISPLAY_NAME] = getDisplayName();
     }
-    if (!getAttachmentData().isEmpty()) {
-        QJsonArray attachmentsJson;
-        for (auto attachment : getAttachmentData()) {
-            attachmentsJson.push_back(attachment.toJson());
-        }
-        root[JSON_AVATAR_ATTACHMENTS] = attachmentsJson;
-    }
 
     _avatarEntitiesLock.withReadLock([&] {
         if (!_avatarEntityData.empty()) {
@@ -2426,26 +2418,6 @@ void AvatarData::fromJson(const QJsonObject& json, bool useFrameSkeleton) {
         setTargetScale((float)json[JSON_AVATAR_SCALE].toDouble());
     }
 
-    QVector<AttachmentData> attachments;
-    if (json.contains(JSON_AVATAR_ATTACHMENTS) && json[JSON_AVATAR_ATTACHMENTS].isArray()) {
-        QJsonArray attachmentsJson = json[JSON_AVATAR_ATTACHMENTS].toArray();
-        for (auto attachmentJson : attachmentsJson) {
-            AttachmentData attachment;
-            attachment.fromJson(attachmentJson.toObject());
-            attachments.push_back(attachment);
-        }
-    }
-    if (attachments != getAttachmentData()) {
-        setAttachmentData(attachments);
-    }
-
-    // if (json.contains(JSON_AVATAR_ENTITIES) && json[JSON_AVATAR_ENTITIES].isArray()) {
-    //     QJsonArray attachmentsJson = json[JSON_AVATAR_ATTACHMENTS].toArray();
-    //     for (auto attachmentJson : attachmentsJson) {
-    //         // TODO -- something
-    //     }
-    // }
-
     if (json.contains(JSON_AVATAR_JOINT_ARRAY)) {
         if (version == (int)JsonAvatarFrameVersion::JointRotationsInRelativeFrame) {
             // because we don't have the full joint hierarchy skeleton of the model,