diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
index e5a2c9def5..602dd233ad 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
@@ -603,6 +603,9 @@ void AudioMixer::handleKillAvatarPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> packet,
     auto clientData = dynamic_cast<AudioMixerClientData*>(sendingNode->getLinkedData());
     if (clientData) {
         clientData->removeAgentAvatarAudioStream();
+        // when you don't specify a stream, this removes just the QUuid() 
+        // stream (which is the avatar's mic stream)
+        clientData->removeHRTFForStream(sendingNode->getUUID());
     }
 }