diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_1d.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_1d.cpp
index f0db3a3c49..42266d387b 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_1d.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_1d.cpp
@@ -321,21 +321,12 @@ bool AnimationNodeBlendSpace1D::_set(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_
 	if (prop.begins_with("blend_point_")) {
 		int idx = prop.get_slicec('_', 2).to_int();
 		String what = prop.get_slicec('/', 1);
+		if (idx == blend_points_used && what == "node") {
+			add_blend_point(p_value, 0, -1, StringName(itos(idx)));
+			return true;
+		}
 		if (what == "node") {
-			Ref<AnimationRootNode> node = p_value;
-#ifndef DISABLE_DEPRECATED
-			if (idx == blend_points_used) {
-				add_blend_point(node, 0, -1, blend_points[idx].name.is_empty() ? StringName(itos(idx)) : blend_points[idx].name);
-			} else {
-				set_blend_point_node(idx, node);
-			}
-#else
-			if (idx == blend_points_used) {
-				add_blend_point(node, 0, -1, blend_points[idx].name);
-			} else {
-				set_blend_point_node(idx, node);
-			}
-#endif // DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+			set_blend_point_node(idx, p_value);
 		} else if (what == "pos") {
 			set_blend_point_position(idx, p_value);
 		} else if (what == "name") {
diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_2d.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_2d.cpp
index 3a6e17e114..aa061c4143 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_blend_space_2d.cpp
@@ -393,21 +393,12 @@ bool AnimationNodeBlendSpace2D::_set(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_
 	if (prop.begins_with("blend_point_")) {
 		int idx = prop.get_slicec('_', 2).to_int();
 		String what = prop.get_slicec('/', 1);
+		if (idx == blend_points_used && what == "node") {
+			add_blend_point(p_value, Vector2(), -1, StringName(itos(idx)));
+			return true;
+		}
 		if (what == "node") {
-			Ref<AnimationRootNode> node = p_value;
-#ifndef DISABLE_DEPRECATED
-			if (idx == blend_points_used) {
-				add_blend_point(node, Vector2(), -1, blend_points[idx].name.is_empty() ? StringName(itos(idx)) : blend_points[idx].name);
-			} else {
-				set_blend_point_node(idx, node);
-			}
-#else
-			if (idx == blend_points_used) {
-				add_blend_point(node, Vector2(), -1, blend_points[idx].name);
-			} else {
-				set_blend_point_node(idx, node);
-			}
-#endif // DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+			set_blend_point_node(idx, p_value);
 		} else if (what == "pos") {
 			set_blend_point_position(idx, p_value);
 		} else if (what == "name") {