diff --git a/interface/resources/controllers/standard.json b/interface/resources/controllers/standard.json
index 8f798c9051..e067a77733 100644
--- a/interface/resources/controllers/standard.json
+++ b/interface/resources/controllers/standard.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
           "to": "Actions.StepYaw",
           "filters":
             [
-                { "type": "deadZone", "min": 0.15 },
+                { "type": "deadZone", "min": 0.65 },
                 "constrainToInteger",
                 { "type": "pulse", "interval": 0.25 },
                 { "type": "scale", "scale": 22.5 }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
           "to": "Actions.StepYaw",
           "filters":
             [
-                { "type": "deadZone", "min": 0.15 },
+                { "type": "deadZone", "min": 0.65 },
                 "constrainToInteger",
                 { "type": "pulse", "interval": 0.25 },
                 { "type": "scale", "scale": 22.5 }
diff --git a/plugins/openxr/src/OpenXrInputPlugin.cpp b/plugins/openxr/src/OpenXrInputPlugin.cpp
index 3571f22251..909efce2a4 100644
--- a/plugins/openxr/src/OpenXrInputPlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/openxr/src/OpenXrInputPlugin.cpp
@@ -797,8 +797,6 @@ void OpenXrInputPlugin::InputDevice::update(float deltaTime, const controller::I
         }
     }
 
-    awfulRightStickHackForBrokenScripts();
-
     if (_context->_stickEmulation) {
         emulateStickFromTrackpad();
     }
@@ -849,31 +847,6 @@ void OpenXrInputPlugin::InputDevice::emulateStickFromTrackpad() {
     }
 }
 
-// FIXME: the vr controller scripts are horribly broken and don't work properly,
-// this emulates a segmented vive trackpad to get teleport and snap turning behaving
-void OpenXrInputPlugin::InputDevice::awfulRightStickHackForBrokenScripts() {
-    auto stick = _actions.at("right_thumbstick")->getVector2f().currentState;
-
-    _axisStateMap[controller::RX].value = 0.0f;
-    _axisStateMap[controller::RY].value = 0.0f;
-
-    if (stick.x < -0.6f && stick.y > -0.4f && stick.y < 0.4f) {
-        _axisStateMap[controller::RX].value = -1.0f;
-    }
-
-    if (stick.x > 0.6f && stick.y > -0.4f && stick.y < 0.4f) {
-        _axisStateMap[controller::RX].value = 1.0f;
-    }
-
-    if (stick.y > 0.6f && stick.x > -0.4f && stick.x < 0.4f) {
-        _axisStateMap[controller::RY].value = -1.0f;
-    }
-
-    if (stick.y < -0.6f && stick.x > -0.4f && stick.x < 0.4f) {
-        _axisStateMap[controller::RY].value = 1.0f;
-    }
-}
-
 void OpenXrInputPlugin::InputDevice::getHandTrackingInputs(int i, const mat4& sensorToAvatar) {
     if (_handTracker[i] == XR_NULL_HANDLE) { return; }
     if (!_context->_lastPredictedDisplayTime.has_value()) { return; }
diff --git a/plugins/openxr/src/OpenXrInputPlugin.h b/plugins/openxr/src/OpenXrInputPlugin.h
index a3ea3a85de..9d8632ed53 100644
--- a/plugins/openxr/src/OpenXrInputPlugin.h
+++ b/plugins/openxr/src/OpenXrInputPlugin.h
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ private:
         bool triggerHapticPulse(float strength, float duration, uint16_t index) override;
 
         void emulateStickFromTrackpad();
-        void awfulRightStickHackForBrokenScripts();
         void getHandTrackingInputs(int index, const mat4& sensorToAvatar);
 
         mutable std::recursive_mutex _lock;
diff --git a/scripts/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js b/scripts/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js
index 71eacebe8e..5581bbd235 100644
--- a/scripts/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js
+++ b/scripts/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ var TEAR_AWAY_DISTANCE = 0.15; // ungrab an entity if its bounding-box moves thi
 var TEAR_AWAY_COUNT = 2; // multiply by TEAR_AWAY_CHECK_TIME to know how long the item must be away
 var TEAR_AWAY_CHECK_TIME = 0.15; // seconds, duration between checks
 
-var TELEPORT_DEADZONE = 0.15;
+var TELEPORT_DEADZONE = 0.65;
 
 var NEAR_GRAB_DISTANCE = 0.14; // Grab an entity if its bounding box is within this distance.
 // Smaller than TEAR_AWAY_DISTANCE for hysteresis.