diff --git a/scripts/system/edit.js b/scripts/system/edit.js
index 9285023ed8..05f5e3cb19 100644
--- a/scripts/system/edit.js
+++ b/scripts/system/edit.js
@@ -2362,7 +2362,6 @@ var showMenuItem = propertyMenu.addMenuItem("Show in Marketplace");
 
 var propertiesTool = new PropertiesTool();
 var particleExplorerTool = new ParticleExplorerTool();
-var selectedParticleEntity = 0;
 var selectedParticleEntityID = null;
 
 function selectParticleEntity(entityID) {
@@ -2376,7 +2375,6 @@ function selectParticleEntity(entityID) {
     particleExplorerTool.destroyWebView();
     particleExplorerTool.createWebView();
 
-    selectedParticleEntity = entityID;
     particleExplorerTool.setActiveParticleEntity(entityID);
     particleExplorerTool.setActiveParticleProperties(properties);
 
@@ -2401,13 +2399,13 @@ entityListTool.webView.webEventReceived.connect(function (data) {
         var ids = data.entityIds;
         if (ids.length === 1) {
             if (Entities.getEntityProperties(ids[0], "type").type === "ParticleEffect") {
-                if (JSON.stringify(selectedParticleEntity) === JSON.stringify(ids[0])) {
+                if (JSON.stringify(selectedParticleEntityID) === JSON.stringify(ids[0])) {
                     // This particle entity is already selected, so return
                     return;
                 }
                 // Destroy the old particles web view first
             } else {
-                selectedParticleEntity = 0;
+                selectedParticleEntityID = 0;
                 particleExplorerTool.destroyWebView();
             }
         }