diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 3a09a2181c..1d31a84ed4 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -5258,9 +5258,8 @@ void Application::nodeActivated(SharedNodePointer node) {
     }
 
     if (node->getType() == NodeType::AvatarMixer) {
-        // new avatar mixer, send off our identity packet right away
+        // new avatar mixer, send off our identity packet on next update loop
         getMyAvatar()->markIdentityDataChanged();
-        getMyAvatar()->sendIdentityPacket();
         getMyAvatar()->resetLastSent();
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index eebb9c2633..7ea48db745 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -1588,8 +1588,6 @@ void AvatarData::setDisplayName(const QString& displayName) {
     _displayName = displayName;
     _sessionDisplayName = "";
 
-    sendIdentityPacket();
-
     qCDebug(avatars) << "Changing display name for avatar to" << displayName;
     markIdentityDataChanged();
 }