diff --git a/DataSpec/DNACommon/ANCS.hpp b/DataSpec/DNACommon/ANCS.hpp
index e45dd281a..03d36e5d9 100644
--- a/DataSpec/DNACommon/ANCS.hpp
+++ b/DataSpec/DNACommon/ANCS.hpp
@@ -32,20 +32,6 @@ struct AnimationResInfo
     bool additive;
 };
 
-static void WriteOutAnimId(athena::io::YAMLDocWriter& __dna_docout,
-                           const UniqueID32& ancsId,
-                           const std::string& animName)
-{
-    __dna_docout.enterSubRecord("animId");
-    hecl::ProjectPath path = UniqueIDBridge::TranslatePakIdToPath(ancsId);
-    if (path)
-    {
-        path = path.getWithExtension(_S(".blend"));
-        __dna_docout.writeString(nullptr, path.getRelativePathUTF8() + _S('|') + animName);
-    }
-    __dna_docout.leaveSubRecord();
-}
-
 template <class PAKRouter, class ANCSDNA, class MaterialSet, class SurfaceHeader, atUint32 CMDLVersion>
 bool ReadANCSToBlender(hecl::BlenderConnection& conn,
                        const ANCSDNA& ancs,
diff --git a/DataSpec/DNAMP1/ANCS.hpp b/DataSpec/DNAMP1/ANCS.hpp
index 0a5ecc66e..0ae0c4291 100644
--- a/DataSpec/DNAMP1/ANCS.hpp
+++ b/DataSpec/DNAMP1/ANCS.hpp
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ struct ANCS : BigYAML
 
             void read(athena::io::YAMLDocReader& __dna_docin)
             {
-                /* animId */
-                __dna_docin.enumerate("animId", animId);
                 /* animIdx */
                 animIdx = __dna_docin.readUint32("animIdx");
                 /* animName */
@@ -240,12 +238,17 @@ struct ANCS : BigYAML
                 unk1 = __dna_docin.readFloat("unk1");
                 /* unk2 */
                 unk2 = __dna_docin.readUint32("unk2");
+                
+                hecl::ProjectPath path = UniqueIDBridge::TranslatePakIdToPath(m_ancsId);
+                if (path)
+                {
+                    hecl::SystemStringView sysView(animName);
+                    animId = path.ensureAuxInfo(sysView.sys_str().c_str());
+                }
             }
 
             void write(athena::io::YAMLDocWriter& __dna_docout) const
             {
-                /* animId */
-                DNAANCS::WriteOutAnimId(__dna_docout, m_ancsId, animName);
                 /* animIdx */
                 __dna_docout.writeUint32("animIdx", animIdx);
                 /* animName */