diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 6dbb8dc7c8..7604a93ac4 100755
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -1752,9 +1752,6 @@ protected:
     T readLockWithNamedJointIndex(const QString& name, const T& defaultValue, F f) const {
         QReadLocker readLock(&_jointDataLock);
         int index = getJointIndex(name);
-        if (index == -1) {
-            index = getFauxJointIndex(name);
-        }
         if (index == -1) {
             return defaultValue;
         }
@@ -1770,9 +1767,6 @@ protected:
     void writeLockWithNamedJointIndex(const QString& name, F f) {
         QWriteLocker writeLock(&_jointDataLock);
         int index = getJointIndex(name);
-        if (index == -1) {
-            index = getFauxJointIndex(name);
-        }
         if (index == -1) {
             return;
         }