diff --git a/website/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js b/website/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
index 049fc49e5f..e999a0ef15 100644
--- a/website/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
+++ b/website/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
@@ -212,12 +212,11 @@ habitrpg.controller("RootCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', 'User', '$
 
     // @TODO: Extract equip and purchase into equipment service
     $rootScope.equip = function(itemKey, equipType) {
+      equipType = equipType || (user.preferences.costume ? 'costume' : 'equipped');
       var equipParams = {
-         type: equipType || 'costume',
+         type: equipType,
          key: itemKey
       };
-      // 'costume' default is in case I have missed any code that uses this.
-      // @TODO: Remove when we're sure it's not needed.
 
       user.ops.equip({ params: equipParams });
     }
diff --git a/website/views/options/profile.jade b/website/views/options/profile.jade
index 205030af75..bf023047de 100644
--- a/website/views/options/profile.jade
+++ b/website/views/options/profile.jade
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ mixin customizeProfile(mobile)
             ng-class="{locked: user.items.gear.owned[item.key] == undefined, selectableInventory: user.preferences.costume ? user.items.gear.costume.headAccessory == item.key : user.items.gear.equipped.headAccessory == item.key}",
             popover='{{::item.notes()}}', popover-title='{{::item.text()}}', popover-trigger='mouseenter',
             popover-placement='right', popover-append-to-body='true',
-            ng-click='user.items.gear.owned[item.key] ? equip(item.key, "costume") : purchase(item.type,item)')
+            ng-click='user.items.gear.owned[item.key] ? equip(item.key) : purchase(item.type,item)')
 
     .col-md-4
         h3(class=mobile?'item item-divider':'')=env.t('bodyHead')