diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
index 3dcb86fc50..f2826db43f 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -624,11 +624,3 @@ glm::vec3 RenderableModelEntityItem::getAbsoluteJointTranslationInObjectFrame(in
     }
     return glm::vec3(0.0f);
 }
-
-void RenderableModelEntityItem::locationChanged() {
-    EntityItem::locationChanged();
-    if (_model && _model->isActive()) {
-        _model->setRotation(getRotation());
-        _model->setTranslation(getPosition());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
index 45d5f43683..0aaa7a0977 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ public:
     virtual glm::quat getAbsoluteJointRotationInObjectFrame(int index) const override;
     virtual glm::vec3 getAbsoluteJointTranslationInObjectFrame(int index) const override;
 
-    void locationChanged();
     virtual void loader() override;
 
 private: