diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.cpp
index 51038a782f..392e9960e0 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.cpp
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ static AnimPose composeAnimPose(const HFMJoint& joint, const glm::quat rotation,
 }
 
 void ScriptableAvatar::update(float deltatime) {
-    if (_bind.isNull() && !_skeletonFBXURL.isEmpty()) { // AvatarData will parse the .fst, but not get the .fbx skeleton.
-        _bind = DependencyManager::get<AnimationCache>()->getAnimation(_skeletonFBXURL);
-    }
-
     // Run animation
     if (_animation && _animation->isLoaded() && _animation->getFrames().size() > 0 && !_bind.isNull() && _bind->isLoaded()) {
         if (!_animSkeleton) {
diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
index 99eb08949b..fceb146470 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
@@ -1894,34 +1894,6 @@ QList<QVariant> Avatar::getSkeleton() {
     return QList<QVariant>();
 }
 
-void Avatar::updateJointMappings() {
-        {
-            QWriteLocker writeLock(&_jointDataLock);
-            _fstJointIndices.clear();
-            _fstJointNames.clear();
-            _jointData.clear();
-        }
-
-        //if (_skeletonModelURL.fileName().toLower().endsWith(".fst")) {
-        //    ////
-        //    // TODO: Should we rely upon HTTPResourceRequest for ResourceRequestObserver instead?
-        //    // HTTPResourceRequest::doSend() covers all of the following and
-        //    // then some. It doesn't cover the connect() call, so we may
-        //    // want to add a HTTPResourceRequest::doSend() method that does
-        //    // connects.
-        //    QNetworkAccessManager& networkAccessManager = NetworkAccessManager::getInstance();
-        //    QNetworkRequest networkRequest = QNetworkRequest(_skeletonModelURL);
-        //    networkRequest.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::FollowRedirectsAttribute, true);
-        //    networkRequest.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::UserAgentHeader, HIGH_FIDELITY_USER_AGENT);
-        //    DependencyManager::get<ResourceRequestObserver>()->update(
-        //        _skeletonModelURL, -1, "AvatarData::updateJointMappings");
-        //    QNetworkReply* networkReply = networkAccessManager.get(networkRequest);
-        //    //
-        //    ////
-        //    connect(networkReply, &QNetworkReply::finished, this, &AvatarData::setJointMappingsFromNetworkReply);
-        //}
-}
-
 void Avatar::addToScene(AvatarSharedPointer myHandle, const render::ScenePointer& scene) {
     if (scene) {
         auto nodelist = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
index d577ab35bf..8f70b12122 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
@@ -516,9 +516,6 @@ protected:
     mutable QReadWriteLock _modelJointIndicesCacheLock;
     mutable bool _modelJointsCached { false };
 
-    /// Loads the joint indices, names from the FST file (if any)
-    virtual void updateJointMappings() override;
-
     glm::vec3 _skeletonOffset;
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Model>> _attachmentModels;
     std::vector<bool> _attachmentModelsTexturesLoaded;
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index a369ea9a24..420fa125e7 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -2000,8 +2000,6 @@ void AvatarData::setSkeletonModelURL(const QUrl& skeletonModelURL) {
     
     _skeletonModelURL = expanded;
 
-    updateJointMappings();
-
     if (_clientTraitsHandler) {
         _clientTraitsHandler->markTraitUpdated(AvatarTraits::SkeletonModelURL);
     }
@@ -2097,57 +2095,6 @@ void AvatarData::detachAll(const QString& modelURL, const QString& jointName) {
     setAttachmentData(attachmentData);
 }
 
-void AvatarData::setJointMappingsFromNetworkReply() {
-
-    QNetworkReply* networkReply = static_cast<QNetworkReply*>(sender());
-
-    // before we process this update, make sure that the skeleton model URL hasn't changed
-    // since we made the FST request
-    if (networkReply->url() != _skeletonModelURL) {
-        qCDebug(avatars) << "Refusing to set joint mappings for FST URL that does not match the current URL";
-        return;
-    }
-
-    {
-        QWriteLocker writeLock(&_jointDataLock);
-        QByteArray line;
-        while (!(line = networkReply->readLine()).isEmpty()) {
-            line = line.trimmed();
-            if (line.startsWith("filename")) {
-                int filenameIndex = line.indexOf('=') + 1;
-                    if (filenameIndex > 0) {
-                        _skeletonFBXURL = _skeletonModelURL.resolved(QString(line.mid(filenameIndex).trimmed()));
-                    }
-                }
-            if (!line.startsWith("jointIndex")) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            int jointNameIndex = line.indexOf('=') + 1;
-            if (jointNameIndex == 0) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            int secondSeparatorIndex = line.indexOf('=', jointNameIndex);
-            if (secondSeparatorIndex == -1) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            QString jointName = line.mid(jointNameIndex, secondSeparatorIndex - jointNameIndex).trimmed();
-            bool ok;
-            int jointIndex = line.mid(secondSeparatorIndex + 1).trimmed().toInt(&ok);
-            if (ok) {
-                while (_fstJointNames.size() < jointIndex + 1) {
-                    _fstJointNames.append(QString());
-                }
-                _fstJointNames[jointIndex] = jointName;
-            }
-        }
-        for (int i = 0; i < _fstJointNames.size(); i++) {
-            _fstJointIndices.insert(_fstJointNames.at(i), i + 1);
-        }
-    }
-
-    networkReply->deleteLater();
-}
-
 void AvatarData::sendAvatarDataPacket(bool sendAll) {
     auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
 
@@ -2209,9 +2156,6 @@ void AvatarData::sendIdentityPacket() {
     _identityDataChanged = false;
 }
 
-void AvatarData::updateJointMappings()
-{ }
-
 static const QString JSON_ATTACHMENT_URL = QStringLiteral("modelUrl");
 static const QString JSON_ATTACHMENT_JOINT_NAME = QStringLiteral("jointName");
 static const QString JSON_ATTACHMENT_TRANSFORM = QStringLiteral("transform");
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 36c6ed6c50..c3819d0d28 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -1269,11 +1269,6 @@ public slots:
      */
     void sendIdentityPacket();
 
-    /**jsdoc
-     * @function MyAvatar.setJointMappingsFromNetworkReply
-     */
-    void setJointMappingsFromNetworkReply();
-
     /**jsdoc
      * @function MyAvatar.setSessionUUID
      * @param {Uuid} sessionUUID
@@ -1376,7 +1371,6 @@ protected:
     mutable HeadData* _headData { nullptr };
 
     QUrl _skeletonModelURL;
-    QUrl _skeletonFBXURL;
     QVector<AttachmentData> _attachmentData;
     QVector<AttachmentData> _oldAttachmentData;
     QString _displayName;
@@ -1390,9 +1384,6 @@ protected:
 
     QWeakPointer<Node> _owningAvatarMixer;
 
-    /// Loads the joint indices, names from the FST file (if any)
-    virtual void updateJointMappings();
-
     glm::vec3 _targetVelocity;
 
     SimpleMovingAverage _averageBytesReceived;