diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
index 0c4b614033..cb328f025e 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
@@ -150,13 +150,6 @@ void AvatarMixer::optionallyReplicatePacket(ReceivedMessage& message, const Node
             if (!packet) {
                 // construct an NLPacket to send to the replicant that has the contents of the received packet
                 packet = NLPacket::create(replicatedType, message.getSize());
-
-                if (message.getType() == PacketType::KillAvatar) {
-                    // this was not a replicated packet originally, we need to prepend the session ID
-                    // for the killed node
-                    packet->write(node->getUUID().toRfc4122());
-                }
-
                 packet->write(message.getMessage());
             }