diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityPropertyFlags.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityPropertyFlags.h
index e78942dc55..f216bf46d0 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityPropertyFlags.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityPropertyFlags.h
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ enum EntityPropertyList {
     PROP_STAGE_DAY = PROP_LINEAR_ATTENUATION_UNUSED,
     PROP_STAGE_HOUR = PROP_QUADRATIC_ATTENUATION_UNUSED,
     PROP_STAGE_AUTOMATIC_HOURDAY = PROP_ANIMATION_FRAME_INDEX,
-    PROP_BACKGROUND_MODE = PROP_MODEL_URL,
 
     PROP_SKYBOX_COLOR = PROP_ANIMATION_URL,
     PROP_SKYBOX_URL = PROP_ANIMATION_FPS,
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/ZoneEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/ZoneEntityItem.cpp
index 38401de82e..146e986bc2 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/ZoneEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/ZoneEntityItem.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ EntityPropertyFlags ZoneEntityItem::getEntityProperties(EncodeBitstreamParams& p
 
     requestedProperties += PROP_SHAPE_TYPE;
     requestedProperties += PROP_COMPOUND_SHAPE_URL;
-    requestedProperties += PROP_BACKGROUND_MODE;
 
     withReadLock([&] {
         requestedProperties += _skyboxProperties.getEntityProperties(params);