diff --git a/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js b/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js
index a92fbf1065..b7593656a3 100644
--- a/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js
+++ b/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ function calcSpawnInfo(hand, landscape) {
 cleanUpOldMaterialEntities = function() {
     var avatarEntityData = MyAvatar.getAvatarEntityData();
     for (var entityID in avatarEntityData) {
-        var entityName = Entities.getEntityProperties(entityID, ["name"]).name;
-
-        if (entityName === TABLET_MATERIAL_ENTITY_NAME) {
+        if (avatarEntityData[entityID].name === TABLET_MATERIAL_ENTITY_NAME) {
             Entities.deleteEntity(entityID);
         }
     }