diff --git a/html/src/app.js b/html/src/app.js
index 7f528b58..c6217ccf 100644
--- a/html/src/app.js
+++ b/html/src/app.js
@@ -730,8 +730,6 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
                 }
             } else {
                 ctx.worldId = _tag;
-                ctx.instanceId = _tag;
-                ctx.instanceName = _tag;
             }
         }
         return ctx;
@@ -14356,11 +14354,6 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
             return;
         }
         L.shortName = shortName;
-        if (L.worldId === L.instanceId) {
-            // very janky fix for removing empty worldId instance
-            L.instanceId = '';
-            L.instanceName = '';
-        }
         D.id = L.worldId;
         D.$location = L;
         D.treeData = [];