diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
index 9c215ff09c..74f8f5793a 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
@@ -229,11 +229,7 @@ void EntityTreeRenderer::clearDomainAndNonOwnedEntities() {
         for (const auto& entry :  _entitiesInScene) {
             const auto& renderer = entry.second;
             const EntityItemPointer& entityItem = renderer->getEntity();
-            auto parentID = entityItem->getParentID();
-            auto parent = getTree()->findEntityByEntityItemID(parentID);
-            if ((!entityItem->isLocalEntity() || (entityItem->isAvatarEntity() && entityItem->getOwningAvatarID() == sessionUUID))) {
-                fadeOutRenderable(renderer);
-            } else if (entityItem->isLocalEntity() && parent && parent->getNestableType() == NestableType::Entity) {
+            if (!(entityItem->isLocalEntity() || (entityItem->isAvatarEntity() && entityItem->getOwningAvatarID() == sessionUUID))) {
                 fadeOutRenderable(renderer);
             } else {
                 savedEntities[entry.first] = entry.second;
@@ -1400,4 +1396,4 @@ bool EntityTreeRenderer::removeMaterialFromAvatar(const QUuid& avatarID, graphic
         return _removeMaterialFromAvatarOperator(avatarID, material, parentMaterialName);
     }
     return false;
-}
+}
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