diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp
index 42306dce40..1ec276ba5a 100755
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp
@@ -1015,7 +1015,6 @@ bool GLTFSerializer::buildGeometry(HFMModel& hfmModel, const hifi::VariantHash&
             joint.transform = parentJoint.transform * joint.transform;
             joint.globalTransform = joint.globalTransform * parentJoint.globalTransform;
         } else {
-            joint.transform = joint.transform;
             joint.globalTransform = hfmModel.offset * joint.globalTransform;
         }