diff --git a/interface/src/AvatarBookmarks.cpp b/interface/src/AvatarBookmarks.cpp
index ba53db5350..5fe35bd23f 100644
--- a/interface/src/AvatarBookmarks.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/AvatarBookmarks.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void AvatarBookmarks::updateAvatarEntities(const QVariantList &avatarEntities) {
     // Remove any old entities not in the new list
     for (auto& avatarEntityID : currentAvatarEntities.keys()) {
         if (newAvatarEntities.find(avatarEntityID) == newAvatarEntities.end()) {
-            myAvatar->removeAvatarEntity(avatarEntityID);
+            myAvatar->removeWornAvatarEntity(avatarEntityID);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void AvatarBookmarks::loadBookmark(const QString& bookmarkName) {
             auto myAvatar = DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->getMyAvatar();
             auto treeRenderer = DependencyManager::get<EntityTreeRenderer>();
             EntityTreePointer entityTree = treeRenderer ? treeRenderer->getTree() : nullptr;
-            myAvatar->clearAvatarEntities();
+            myAvatar->clearWornAvatarEntities();
             const QString& avatarUrl = bookmark.value(ENTRY_AVATAR_URL, "").toString();
             myAvatar->useFullAvatarURL(avatarUrl);
             qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Avatar On";
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 8848647894..ea6ddbfde3 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -2372,7 +2372,7 @@ bool isWearableEntity(const EntityItemPointer& entity) {
             || entity->getParentID() == AVATAR_SELF_ID);
 }
 
-void MyAvatar::removeAvatarEntity(const EntityItemID& entityID) {
+void MyAvatar::removeWornAvatarEntity(const EntityItemID& entityID) {
     auto treeRenderer = DependencyManager::get<EntityTreeRenderer>();
     EntityTreePointer entityTree = treeRenderer ? treeRenderer->getTree() : nullptr;
 
@@ -2391,13 +2391,13 @@ void MyAvatar::removeAvatarEntity(const EntityItemID& entityID) {
     }
 }
 
-void MyAvatar::clearAvatarEntities() {
+void MyAvatar::clearWornAvatarEntities() {
     QList<QUuid> avatarEntityIDs;
     _avatarEntitiesLock.withReadLock([&] {
         avatarEntityIDs = _packedAvatarEntityData.keys();
     });
     for (auto entityID : avatarEntityIDs) {
-        removeAvatarEntity(entityID);
+        removeWornAvatarEntity(entityID);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2803,8 +2803,8 @@ void MyAvatar::setAttachmentData(const QVector<AttachmentData>& attachmentData)
         newEntitiesProperties.push_back(properties);
     }
 
-    // clear any existing avatar entities
-    clearAvatarEntities();
+    // clear any existing wearables
+    clearWornAvatarEntities();
 
     for (auto& properties : newEntitiesProperties) {
         DependencyManager::get<EntityScriptingInterface>()->addEntity(properties, true);
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index 90e4d22713..0337175fc1 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -968,8 +968,8 @@ public:
     * @returns {object[]}
     */
     Q_INVOKABLE QVariantList getAvatarEntitiesVariant();
-    void removeAvatarEntity(const EntityItemID& entityID);
-    void clearAvatarEntities();
+    void removeWornAvatarEntity(const EntityItemID& entityID);
+    void clearWornAvatarEntities();
 
     /**jsdoc
      * Check whether your avatar is flying or not.