diff --git a/scene/2d/skeleton_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/skeleton_2d.cpp
index 8aa50668ebb..1bcac938035 100644
--- a/scene/2d/skeleton_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/skeleton_2d.cpp
@@ -39,19 +39,17 @@
 #endif //TOOLS_ENABLED
 
 bool Bone2D::_set(const StringName &p_path, const Variant &p_value) {
-	String path = p_path;
-
-	if (path.begins_with("auto_calculate_length_and_angle")) {
+	if (p_path == SNAME("auto_calculate_length_and_angle")) {
 		set_autocalculate_length_and_angle(p_value);
-	} else if (path.begins_with("length")) {
+	} else if (p_path == SNAME("length")) {
 		set_length(p_value);
-	} else if (path.begins_with("bone_angle")) {
+	} else if (p_path == SNAME("bone_angle")) {
 		set_bone_angle(Math::deg_to_rad(real_t(p_value)));
-	} else if (path.begins_with("default_length")) {
+	} else if (p_path == SNAME("default_length")) {
 		set_length(p_value);
 	}
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
-	else if (path.begins_with("editor_settings/show_bone_gizmo")) {
+	else if (p_path == SNAME("editor_settings/show_bone_gizmo")) {
 		_editor_set_show_bone_gizmo(p_value);
 	}
 #endif // TOOLS_ENABLED
@@ -63,19 +61,17 @@ bool Bone2D::_set(const StringName &p_path, const Variant &p_value) {
 }
 
 bool Bone2D::_get(const StringName &p_path, Variant &r_ret) const {
-	String path = p_path;
-
-	if (path.begins_with("auto_calculate_length_and_angle")) {
+	if (p_path == SNAME("auto_calculate_length_and_angle")) {
 		r_ret = get_autocalculate_length_and_angle();
-	} else if (path.begins_with("length")) {
+	} else if (p_path == SNAME("length")) {
 		r_ret = get_length();
-	} else if (path.begins_with("bone_angle")) {
+	} else if (p_path == SNAME("bone_angle")) {
 		r_ret = Math::rad_to_deg(get_bone_angle());
-	} else if (path.begins_with("default_length")) {
+	} else if (p_path == SNAME("default_length")) {
 		r_ret = get_length();
 	}
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
-	else if (path.begins_with("editor_settings/show_bone_gizmo")) {
+	else if (p_path == SNAME("editor_settings/show_bone_gizmo")) {
 		r_ret = _editor_get_show_bone_gizmo();
 	}
 #endif // TOOLS_ENABLED
@@ -518,23 +514,19 @@ Bone2D::~Bone2D() {
 //////////////////////////////////////
 
 bool Skeleton2D::_set(const StringName &p_path, const Variant &p_value) {
-	String path = p_path;
-
-	if (path.begins_with("modification_stack")) {
+	if (p_path == SNAME("modification_stack")) {
 		set_modification_stack(p_value);
 		return true;
 	}
-	return true;
+	return false;
 }
 
 bool Skeleton2D::_get(const StringName &p_path, Variant &r_ret) const {
-	String path = p_path;
-
-	if (path.begins_with("modification_stack")) {
+	if (p_path == SNAME("modification_stack")) {
 		r_ret = get_modification_stack();
 		return true;
 	}
-	return true;
+	return false;
 }
 
 void Skeleton2D::_get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_list) const {
diff --git a/scene/3d/skeleton_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/skeleton_3d.cpp
index 5a4e176e99d..c6ece84cdde 100644
--- a/scene/3d/skeleton_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/skeleton_3d.cpp
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ SkinReference::~SkinReference() {
 ///////////////////////////////////////
 
 bool Skeleton3D::_set(const StringName &p_path, const Variant &p_value) {
-	String path = p_path;
-
 #ifndef DISABLE_DEPRECATED
-	if (path.begins_with("animate_physical_bones")) {
+	if (p_path == SNAME("animate_physical_bones")) {
 		set_animate_physical_bones(p_value);
+		return true;
 	}
 #endif
+	String path = p_path;
 
 	if (!path.begins_with("bones/")) {
 		return false;
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ bool Skeleton3D::_set(const StringName &p_path, const Variant &p_value) {
 }
 
 bool Skeleton3D::_get(const StringName &p_path, Variant &r_ret) const {
-	String path = p_path;
-
 #ifndef DISABLE_DEPRECATED
-	if (path.begins_with("animate_physical_bones")) {
+	if (p_path == SNAME("animate_physical_bones")) {
 		r_ret = get_animate_physical_bones();
+		return true;
 	}
 #endif
+	String path = p_path;
 
 	if (!path.begins_with("bones/")) {
 		return false;