diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
index 21cbed4b55..31284b2f69 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
@@ -751,12 +751,6 @@ void EntityTreeRenderer::mouseDoublePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event) {
     if (rayPickResult.intersects) {
         //qCDebug(entitiesrenderer) << "mouseDoublePressEvent over entity:" << rayPickResult.entityID;
 
-        QString urlString = rayPickResult.properties.getHref();
-        QUrl url = QUrl(urlString, QUrl::StrictMode);
-        if (url.isValid() && !url.isEmpty()){
-            DependencyManager::get<AddressManager>()->handleLookupString(urlString);
-        }
-
         glm::vec2 pos2D = projectOntoEntityXYPlane(rayPickResult.entity, ray, rayPickResult);
         PointerEvent pointerEvent(PointerEvent::Press, MOUSE_POINTER_ID,
             pos2D, rayPickResult.intersection,