diff --git a/frigate/camera/state.py b/frigate/camera/state.py
index 0684b2dc9..fee6e4e23 100644
--- a/frigate/camera/state.py
+++ b/frigate/camera/state.py
@@ -269,8 +269,10 @@ class CameraState:
 
         for id in updated_ids:
             updated_obj = tracked_objects[id]
-            thumb_update, significant_update, autotracker_update = updated_obj.update(
-                frame_time, current_detections[id], current_frame is not None
+            thumb_update, significant_update, path_update, autotracker_update = (
+                updated_obj.update(
+                    frame_time, current_detections[id], current_frame is not None
+                )
             )
 
             if autotracker_update or significant_update:
@@ -290,14 +292,14 @@ class CameraState:
             # if it has been more than 5 seconds since the last thumb update
             # and the last update is greater than the last publish or
             # the object has changed significantly or
-            # we are due for an attribute update
+            # the object moved enough to update the path
             if (
                 (
                     frame_time - updated_obj.last_published > 5
                     and updated_obj.last_updated > updated_obj.last_published
                 )
                 or significant_update
-                or updated_obj.should_update_attribute()
+                or path_update
             ):
                 # call event handlers
                 for c in self.callbacks["update"]:
diff --git a/frigate/track/tracked_object.py b/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
index cb87bc74f..10c7e4028 100644
--- a/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
+++ b/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 """Object attribute."""
 
-import datetime
 import logging
 import math
 import os
@@ -126,6 +125,7 @@ class TrackedObject:
     def update(self, current_frame_time: float, obj_data, has_valid_frame: bool):
         thumb_update = False
         significant_change = False
+        path_update = False
         autotracker_update = False
         # if the object is not in the current frame, add a 0.0 to the score history
         if obj_data["frame_time"] != current_frame_time:
@@ -333,37 +333,21 @@ class TrackedObject:
 
             if not self.path_data:
                 self.path_data.append((bottom_center, obj_data["frame_time"]))
+                path_update = True
             elif (
                 math.dist(self.path_data[-1][0], bottom_center) >= threshold
                 or len(self.path_data) == 1
             ):
                 # check Euclidean distance before appending
                 self.path_data.append((bottom_center, obj_data["frame_time"]))
+                path_update = True
                 logger.debug(
                     f"Point tracking: {obj_data['id']}, {bottom_center}, {obj_data['frame_time']}"
                 )
 
         self.obj_data.update(obj_data)
         self.current_zones = current_zones
-        return (thumb_update, significant_change, autotracker_update)
-
-    def should_update_attribute(self) -> bool:
-        """Decides if attributes should be checked."""
-        if not self.active:
-            return False
-
-        if self.obj_data["label"] == "person" and not self.requires_face_detection:
-            return False
-        elif self.obj_data["label"] == "car" and not self.requires_lpr_detection:
-            return False
-
-        now = datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()
-
-        if now + 0.5 > self.last_published:
-            self.last_published = now
-            return True
-
-        return False
+        return (thumb_update, significant_change, path_update, autotracker_update)
 
     def to_dict(self):
         event = {