diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index a313308023..09abfbe01e 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3648,14 +3648,6 @@ void Application::displaySide(RenderArgs* renderArgs, Camera& theCamera, bool se
         sceneInterface->setEngineDrawnOverlay3DItems(engineRC->_numDrawnOverlay3DItems);
     }
 
-    if (!selfAvatarOnly) {
-        // give external parties a change to hook in
-        {
-            PerformanceTimer perfTimer("inWorldInterface");
-            emit renderingInWorldInterface();
-        }
-    }
-
     activeRenderingThread = nullptr;
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 6213dae4fa..0a591bf500 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -347,9 +347,6 @@ signals:
     /// Fired when we're simulating; allows external parties to hook in.
     void simulating(float deltaTime);
 
-    /// Fired when we're rendering in-world interface elements; allows external parties to hook in.
-    void renderingInWorldInterface();
-
     /// Fired when the import window is closed
     void importDone();
 
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/GlobalServicesScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/GlobalServicesScriptingInterface.cpp
index 26bee34d75..668bd92664 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/GlobalServicesScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/GlobalServicesScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ GlobalServicesScriptingInterface::GlobalServicesScriptingInterface() {
     connect(&accountManager, &AccountManager::logoutComplete, this, &GlobalServicesScriptingInterface::loggedOut);
 
     _downloading = false;
-    connect(Application::getInstance(), &Application::renderingInWorldInterface, 
-            this, &GlobalServicesScriptingInterface::checkDownloadInfo);
+    QTimer* checkDownloadTimer = new QTimer(this);
+    connect(checkDownloadTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &GlobalServicesScriptingInterface::checkDownloadInfo);
+    const int CHECK_DOWNLOAD_INTERVAL = MSECS_PER_SECOND / 2;
+    checkDownloadTimer->start(CHECK_DOWNLOAD_INTERVAL);
 
     auto discoverabilityManager = DependencyManager::get<DiscoverabilityManager>();
     connect(discoverabilityManager.data(), &DiscoverabilityManager::discoverabilityModeChanged,