diff --git a/SignalMessaging/profiles/OWSProfileManager.m b/SignalMessaging/profiles/OWSProfileManager.m
index 47e91fcb4..d2383ea5a 100644
--- a/SignalMessaging/profiles/OWSProfileManager.m
+++ b/SignalMessaging/profiles/OWSProfileManager.m
@@ -912,25 +912,13 @@ const NSUInteger kOWSProfileManager_MaxAvatarDiameter = 640;
             return;
         }
 
-        // If we're transitioning from (no avatar -> no avatar) or from (same avatar -> same avatar),
-        // don't bother updating the avatar.
-        BOOL canSkipAvatarUpdate = ((avatarUrlPath.length == 0 && userProfile.avatarUrlPath.length == 0
-                                        && userProfile.avatarFileName.length == 0)
-            || (avatarUrlPath.length > 0 && userProfile.avatarUrlPath.length > 0 &&
-                   [avatarUrlPath isEqualToString:userProfile.avatarUrlPath] && userProfile.avatarFileName));
-
         NSString *_Nullable profileName =
             [self decryptProfileNameData:profileNameEncrypted profileKey:userProfile.profileKey];
 
-        if (canSkipAvatarUpdate) {
-            [userProfile updateWithProfileName:profileName dbConnection:self.dbConnection completion:nil];
-        } else {
-            [userProfile updateWithProfileName:profileName
-                                 avatarUrlPath:avatarUrlPath
-                                avatarFileName:nil
-                                  dbConnection:self.dbConnection
-                                    completion:nil];
-        }
+        [userProfile updateWithProfileName:profileName
+                             avatarUrlPath:avatarUrlPath
+                              dbConnection:self.dbConnection
+                                completion:nil];
 
         // If we're updating the profile that corresponds to our local number,
         // update the local profile as well.
diff --git a/SignalMessaging/profiles/OWSUserProfile.h b/SignalMessaging/profiles/OWSUserProfile.h
index 6499db695..35402fff1 100644
--- a/SignalMessaging/profiles/OWSUserProfile.h
+++ b/SignalMessaging/profiles/OWSUserProfile.h
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ extern NSString *const kLocalProfileUniqueId;
 
 #pragma mark - Update With... Methods
 
-- (void)updateWithProfileName:(nullable NSString *)profileName
-                 dbConnection:(YapDatabaseConnection *)dbConnection
-                   completion:(nullable OWSUserProfileCompletion)completion;
-
 - (void)updateWithProfileName:(nullable NSString *)profileName
                 avatarUrlPath:(nullable NSString *)avatarUrlPath
                avatarFileName:(nullable NSString *)avatarFileName
diff --git a/SignalMessaging/profiles/OWSUserProfile.m b/SignalMessaging/profiles/OWSUserProfile.m
index 0b229a93b..4017f3a4f 100644
--- a/SignalMessaging/profiles/OWSUserProfile.m
+++ b/SignalMessaging/profiles/OWSUserProfile.m
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ NSString *const kLocalProfileUniqueId = @"kLocalProfileUniqueId";
         BOOL didChange;
         if (_avatarUrlPath == nil && avatarUrlPath == nil) {
             didChange = NO;
-        } else if (_avatarUrlPath != nil && avatarUrlPath != nil) {
+        } else if (_avatarUrlPath != nil || avatarUrlPath != nil) {
             didChange = YES;
         } else {
             didChange = [_avatarUrlPath isEqualToString:avatarUrlPath];
@@ -204,18 +204,6 @@ NSString *const kLocalProfileUniqueId = @"kLocalProfileUniqueId";
     });
 }
 
-- (void)updateWithProfileName:(nullable NSString *)profileName
-                 dbConnection:(YapDatabaseConnection *)dbConnection
-                   completion:(nullable OWSUserProfileCompletion)completion
-{
-    [self applyChanges:^(OWSUserProfile *userProfile) {
-        [userProfile setProfileName:[profileName ows_stripped]];
-    }
-          functionName:__PRETTY_FUNCTION__
-          dbConnection:dbConnection
-            completion:completion];
-}
-
 - (void)updateWithProfileName:(nullable NSString *)profileName
                 avatarUrlPath:(nullable NSString *)avatarUrlPath
                avatarFileName:(nullable NSString *)avatarFileName