diff --git a/src/ZoneCommon/Game/IW4/GameAssetPoolIW4.cpp b/src/ZoneCommon/Game/IW4/GameAssetPoolIW4.cpp
index 176a609c..9cae165a 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCommon/Game/IW4/GameAssetPoolIW4.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneCommon/Game/IW4/GameAssetPoolIW4.cpp
@@ -269,12 +269,7 @@ XAssetInfoGeneric* GameAssetPoolIW4::AddAssetToPool(asset_type_t type, std::stri
     case assetType: \
     { \
         assert((poolName) != nullptr); \
-        auto* assetInfo = (poolName)->AddAsset(std::move(name), xAsset.header.headerName, m_zone, dependencies); \
-        if(assetInfo) \
-        { \
-            m_assets_in_order.push_back(assetInfo); \
-        } \
-        return assetInfo; \
+        return (poolName)->AddAsset(std::move(name), xAsset.header.headerName, m_zone, dependencies); \
     }
 
     switch (xAsset.type)
diff --git a/src/ZoneCommon/Game/T6/GameAssetPoolT6.cpp b/src/ZoneCommon/Game/T6/GameAssetPoolT6.cpp
index 9c7a7209..52cb529e 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCommon/Game/T6/GameAssetPoolT6.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneCommon/Game/T6/GameAssetPoolT6.cpp
@@ -338,12 +338,7 @@ XAssetInfoGeneric* GameAssetPoolT6::AddAssetToPool(asset_type_t type, std::strin
     case assetType: \
     { \
         assert((poolName) != nullptr); \
-        auto* assetInfo = (poolName)->AddAsset(std::move(name), xAsset.header.headerName, m_zone, dependencies); \
-        if(assetInfo) \
-        { \
-            m_assets_in_order.push_back(assetInfo); \
-        } \
-        return assetInfo; \
+        return (poolName)->AddAsset(std::move(name), xAsset.header.headerName, m_zone, dependencies); \
     }
 
     switch (xAsset.type)