diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
index e028ee89ea..e604bdb925 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -299,22 +299,22 @@ void RenderableModelEntityItem::render(RenderArgs* args) {
 
                 bool movingOrAnimating = isMoving() || isAnimatingSomething();
                 if ((movingOrAnimating ||
-                     _needsInitialSimulation // ||
-                     // _model->getTranslation() != getPosition() ||
-                     // _model->getRotation() != getRotation()
-                     )
+                     _needsInitialSimulation ||
+                     _model->getTranslation() != getPosition() ||
+                     _model->getRotation() != getRotation() ||
+                     _model->getRegistrationPoint() != getRegistrationPoint())
                     && _model->isActive() && _dimensionsInitialized) {
                     _model->setScaleToFit(true, getDimensions());
                     _model->setSnapModelToRegistrationPoint(true, getRegistrationPoint());
                     _model->setRotation(getRotation());
                     _model->setTranslation(getPosition());
-                    
+
                     // make sure to simulate so everything gets set up correctly for rendering
                     {
                         PerformanceTimer perfTimer("_model->simulate");
                         _model->simulate(0.0f);
                     }
-                    
+
                     _needsInitialSimulation = false;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
index a8194f76e3..1745984add 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
@@ -193,15 +193,8 @@ void EntityMotionState::setWorldTransform(const btTransform& worldTrans) {
     measureBodyAcceleration();
     _entity->setPosition(bulletToGLM(worldTrans.getOrigin()) + ObjectMotionState::getWorldOffset());
     _entity->setRotation(bulletToGLM(worldTrans.getRotation()));
-
-    glm::vec3 velocity = getBodyLinearVelocity();
-    if (glm::length2(velocity) < MIN_LINEAR_SPEED_SQUARED) {
-        velocity *= 0.0f;
-    }
-    _entity->setVelocity(velocity);
-
+    _entity->setVelocity(getBodyLinearVelocity());
     _entity->setAngularVelocity(getBodyAngularVelocity());
-
     _entity->setLastSimulated(usecTimestampNow());
 
     if (_entity->getSimulatorID().isNull()) {
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/ObjectMotionState.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/ObjectMotionState.cpp
index 144ba1e100..7a384e32d1 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/ObjectMotionState.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/ObjectMotionState.cpp
@@ -80,19 +80,7 @@ void ObjectMotionState::setBodyGravity(const glm::vec3& gravity) const {
 }
 
 glm::vec3 ObjectMotionState::getBodyLinearVelocity() const {
-
-    btVector3 velocity = _body->getLinearVelocity();
-
-    // NOTE: the threshold to use here relates to the linear displacement threshold (dX) for sending updates
-    // to objects that are tracked server-side (e.g. entities which use dX = 2mm).  Hence an object moving 
-    // just under this velocity threshold would trigger an update about V/dX times per second.
-    const float MIN_LINEAR_SPEED_SQUARED = 0.0036f; // 6 mm/sec
-    if (velocity.length2() < MIN_LINEAR_SPEED_SQUARED) {
-        velocity *= 0.0f;
-    }
-    return bulletToGLM(velocity);
-
-    // return bulletToGLM(_body->getLinearVelocity());
+    return bulletToGLM(_body->getLinearVelocity());
 }
 
 glm::vec3 ObjectMotionState::getObjectLinearVelocityChange() const {