diff --git a/Source/Engine/Level/Actors/AnimatedModel.cpp b/Source/Engine/Level/Actors/AnimatedModel.cpp
index a8c091eb9..991ac3e05 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Level/Actors/AnimatedModel.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Level/Actors/AnimatedModel.cpp
@@ -554,20 +554,7 @@ void AnimatedModel::StopSlotAnimation(const StringView& slotName, Animation* ani
 {
     for (auto& slot : GraphInstance.Slots)
     {
-        if (slot.Animation == anim && slot.Name == slotName)
-        {
-            //slot.Animation = nullptr; // TODO: make an immediate version of this method and set the animation to nullptr.
-            slot.Reset = true;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-void AnimatedModel::StopSlotAnimation(const StringView& slotName)
-{
-    for (auto& slot : GraphInstance.Slots)
-    {
-        if (slot.Name == slotName)
+        if ((slot.Animation == anim || anim == nullptr) && slot.Name == slotName)
         {
             //slot.Animation = nullptr; // TODO: make an immediate version of this method and set the animation to nullptr.
             if (slot.Animation != nullptr)
@@ -609,17 +596,7 @@ bool AnimatedModel::IsPlayingSlotAnimation(const StringView& slotName, Animation
 {
     for (auto& slot : GraphInstance.Slots)
     {
-        if (slot.Animation == anim && slot.Name == slotName && !slot.Pause)
-            return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-bool AnimatedModel::IsPlayingSlotAnimation(const StringView& slotName)
-{
-    for (auto& slot : GraphInstance.Slots)
-    {
-        if (slot.Name == slotName && !slot.Pause)
+        if ((slot.Animation == anim || anim == nullptr) && slot.Name == slotName && !slot.Pause)
             return true;
     }
     return false;
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Level/Actors/AnimatedModel.h b/Source/Engine/Level/Actors/AnimatedModel.h
index dc837c658..344f633cc 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Level/Actors/AnimatedModel.h
+++ b/Source/Engine/Level/Actors/AnimatedModel.h
@@ -413,13 +413,7 @@ public:
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="slotName">The name of the slot.</param>
     /// <param name="anim">The animation to stop.</param>
-    API_FUNCTION() void StopSlotAnimation(const StringView& slotName, Animation* anim);
-    
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Stops the animation playback on the slot in Anim Graph.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="slotName">The name of the slot.</param>
-    API_FUNCTION() void StopSlotAnimation(const StringView& slotName);
+    API_FUNCTION() void StopSlotAnimation(const StringView& slotName, Animation* anim = nullptr);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Pauses all the animations playback on the all slots in Anim Graph.
@@ -443,13 +437,7 @@ public:
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="slotName">The name of the slot.</param>
     /// <param name="anim">The animation to check.</param>
-    API_FUNCTION() bool IsPlayingSlotAnimation(const StringView& slotName, Animation* anim);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Checks if the animation playback is active on the slot in Anim Graph (not paused).
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="slotName">The name of the slot.</param>
-    API_FUNCTION() bool IsPlayingSlotAnimation(const StringView& slotName);
+    API_FUNCTION() bool IsPlayingSlotAnimation(const StringView& slotName, Animation* anim = nullptr);
 
 private:
     void ApplyRootMotion(const Transform& rootMotionDelta);