diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntitySimulation.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntitySimulation.cpp
index 9f81572a4a..4220779711 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntitySimulation.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntitySimulation.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ void EntitySimulation::prepareEntityForDelete(EntityItemPointer entity) {
     assert(entity->isDead());
     if (entity->isSimulated()) {
         QMutexLocker lock(&_mutex);
-        entity->clearActions(getThisPointer());
         removeEntityInternal(entity);
         if (entity->getElement()) {
             _deadEntities.insert(entity);
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ void EntitySimulation::sortEntitiesThatMoved() {
 void EntitySimulation::addEntity(EntityItemPointer entity) {
     QMutexLocker lock(&_mutex);
     assert(entity);
-    entity->deserializeActions();
     if (entity->isMortal()) {
         _mortalEntities.insert(entity);
         uint64_t expiry = entity->getExpiry();
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicalEntitySimulation.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicalEntitySimulation.cpp
index df8c3fa32e..61daa85b42 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicalEntitySimulation.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicalEntitySimulation.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ void PhysicalEntitySimulation::addEntityInternal(EntityItemPointer entity) {
     QMutexLocker lock(&_mutex);
     assert(entity);
     assert(!entity->isDead());
+    entity->deserializeActions();
     uint8_t region = _space->getRegion(entity->getSpaceIndex());
     bool maybeShouldBePhysical = (region < workload::Region::R3 || region == workload::Region::UNKNOWN) && entity->shouldBePhysical();
     bool canBeKinematic = region <= workload::Region::R3;