diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index 4d498b6b12..4198deba84 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -2023,7 +2023,6 @@ public:
 
     // Don't substitute verify-fail:
     virtual const QUrl& getSkeletonModelURL() const override { return _skeletonModelURL; }
-    virtual QString getSkeletonModelURLFromScript() const override { return _skeletonModelURL.toString(); };
 
     void debugDrawPose(controller::Action action, const char* channelName, float size);
 
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index a02936792d..d18d6e0fb6 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -1681,14 +1681,6 @@ float AvatarData::getUpdateRate(const QString& rateName) const {
     return 0.0f;
 }
 
-QString AvatarData::getSkeletonModelURLFromScript() const {
-    if (DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->getThisNodeCanViewAssetURLs()) {
-        return _skeletonModelURL.toString();
-    } else {
-        return QString();
-    }
-}
-
 int AvatarData::getAverageBytesReceivedPerSecond() const {
     return lrint(_averageBytesReceived.getAverageSampleValuePerSecond());
 }
@@ -2115,7 +2107,7 @@ const QUrl& AvatarData::getSkeletonModelURL() const {
 }
 
 QString AvatarData::getSkeletonModelURLFromScript() const {
-    if (isMyAvatar() && !isMyAvatarURLProtected()) {
+    if (isMyAvatar() && !isMyAvatarURLProtected() && DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->getThisNodeCanViewAssetURLs()) {
         return _skeletonModelURL.toString();
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 6bf1b4149e..d3bf8a3282 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ public:
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE virtual void detachAll(const QString& modelURL, const QString& jointName = QString());
 
-    virtual QString getSkeletonModelURLFromScript() const;
+    QString getSkeletonModelURLFromScript() const;
     void setSkeletonModelURLFromScript(const QString& skeletonModelString) { setSkeletonModelURL(QUrl(skeletonModelString)); }
 
     void setOwningAvatarMixer(const QWeakPointer<Node>& owningAvatarMixer) { _owningAvatarMixer = owningAvatarMixer; }