diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
index 528f678b33..3729dc8ca7 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
@@ -1008,7 +1008,6 @@ void Rig::updateNeckJoint(int index, const HeadParameters& params) {
             auto& parentState = _jointStates[state.getParentIndex()];
 
             // get the rotation axes in joint space and use them to adjust the rotation
-            glm::mat3 axes = glm::mat3_cast(glm::quat());
             glm::mat3 inverse = glm::mat3(glm::inverse(parentState.getTransform() *
                                                        glm::translate(getJointDefaultTranslationInConstrainedFrame(index)) *
                                                        state.getPreTransform() * glm::mat4_cast(state.getPreRotation())));
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h
index 5f04dd550f..68a0b327da 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ public:
         float localHeadPitch = 0.0f; // degrees
         float localHeadYaw = 0.0f; // degrees
         float localHeadRoll = 0.0f; // degrees
-        glm::vec3 localHeadPosition = glm::vec3(0);
+        glm::vec3 localHeadPosition = glm::vec3();
         bool isInHMD = false;
         glm::quat worldHeadOrientation = glm::quat();
         glm::vec3 eyeLookAt = glm::vec3();  // world space
         glm::vec3 eyeSaccade = glm::vec3(); // world space
-        glm::vec3 modelTranslation = glm::vec3(0);
+        glm::vec3 modelTranslation = glm::vec3();
         int leanJointIndex = -1;
         int neckJointIndex = -1;
         int leftEyeJointIndex = -1;