diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 76d14b74ab..efc5fe4a76 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2549,11 +2549,12 @@ void Application::init() {
     setAvatarUpdateThreading();
 }
 
+const bool ENABLE_AVATAR_UPDATE_THREADING = false;
 void Application::setAvatarUpdateThreading() {
-    setAvatarUpdateThreading(Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::EnableAvatarUpdateThreading));
+    setAvatarUpdateThreading(ENABLE_AVATAR_UPDATE_THREADING);
 }
 void Application::setRawAvatarUpdateThreading() {
-    setRawAvatarUpdateThreading(Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::EnableAvatarUpdateThreading));
+    setRawAvatarUpdateThreading(ENABLE_AVATAR_UPDATE_THREADING);
 }
 void Application::setRawAvatarUpdateThreading(bool isThreaded) {
     if (_avatarUpdate) {
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 3f472a5b09..d0c8b502c5 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -441,8 +441,6 @@ Menu::Menu() {
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarDebugMenu, MenuOption::RenderFocusIndicator, 0, false);
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarDebugMenu, MenuOption::ShowWhosLookingAtMe, 0, false);
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarDebugMenu, MenuOption::FixGaze, 0, false);
-    addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarDebugMenu, MenuOption::EnableAvatarUpdateThreading, 0, false,
-                                           qApp, SLOT(setAvatarUpdateThreading(bool)));
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarDebugMenu, MenuOption::AnimDebugDrawDefaultPose, 0, false,
                                            avatar, SLOT(setEnableDebugDrawDefaultPose(bool)));
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarDebugMenu, MenuOption::AnimDebugDrawAnimPose, 0, false,
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index 01164d9c0c..6b51987479 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -189,10 +189,7 @@ namespace MenuOption {
     const QString EchoServerAudio = "Echo Server Audio";
     const QString EditEntitiesHelp = "Edit Entities Help...";
     const QString Enable3DTVMode = "Enable 3DTV Mode";
-    const QString EnableAvatarUpdateThreading = "Enable Avatar Update Threading";
-    const QString EnableAnimGraph = "Enable Anim Graph";
     const QString EnableCharacterController = "Enable avatar collisions";
-    const QString EnableRigAnimations = "Enable Rig Animations";
     const QString ExpandMyAvatarSimulateTiming = "Expand /myAvatar/simulation";
     const QString ExpandMyAvatarTiming = "Expand /myAvatar";
     const QString ExpandOtherAvatarTiming = "Expand /otherAvatar";