diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
index 8708a2b2b0..02af30b426 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ bool Avatar::addToScene(AvatarSharedPointer self, std::shared_ptr<render::Scene>
 void Avatar::removeFromScene(AvatarSharedPointer self, std::shared_ptr<render::Scene> scene, render::PendingChanges& pendingChanges) {
     pendingChanges.removeItem(_renderItemID);
     _skeletonModel.removeFromScene(scene, pendingChanges);
+    getHead()->getFaceModel().removeFromScene(scene, pendingChanges);
 }
 
 void Avatar::render(RenderArgs* renderArgs, const glm::vec3& cameraPosition, bool postLighting) {
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
index 49a8012cd9..eb60ec5412 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
@@ -121,17 +121,21 @@ void AvatarManager::simulateAvatarFades(float deltaTime) {
     
     const float SHRINK_RATE = 0.9f;
     const float MIN_FADE_SCALE = 0.001f;
-
+    
+    render::ScenePointer scene = Application::getInstance()->getMain3DScene();
+    render::PendingChanges pendingChanges;
     while (fadingIterator != _avatarFades.end()) {
         Avatar* avatar = static_cast<Avatar*>(fadingIterator->get());
         avatar->setTargetScale(avatar->getScale() * SHRINK_RATE, true);
         if (avatar->getTargetScale() < MIN_FADE_SCALE) {
+            avatar->removeFromScene(*fadingIterator, scene, pendingChanges);
             fadingIterator = _avatarFades.erase(fadingIterator);
         } else {
             avatar->simulate(deltaTime);
             ++fadingIterator;
         }
     }
+    scene->enqueuePendingChanges(pendingChanges);
 }
 
 AvatarSharedPointer AvatarManager::newSharedAvatar() {
@@ -171,10 +175,6 @@ void AvatarManager::removeAvatar(const QUuid& sessionUUID) {
             _avatarFades.push_back(avatarIterator.value());
             _avatarHash.erase(avatarIterator);
         }
-        render::ScenePointer scene = Application::getInstance()->getMain3DScene();
-        render::PendingChanges pendingChanges;
-        avatar->removeFromScene(avatar, scene, pendingChanges);
-        scene->enqueuePendingChanges(pendingChanges);
     }
 }