diff --git a/examples/controlPanel.js b/examples/controlPanel.js
index 3561bdfcb4..76fbd49577 100644
--- a/examples/controlPanel.js
+++ b/examples/controlPanel.js
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ var ADDRESS_BAR_IMAGE_URL = HIFI_PUBLIC_BUCKET + "images/tools/address-bar-toggl
 
 var panel = new OverlayPanel({
     anchorPositionBinding: { avatar: "MyAvatar" },
-    offsetPosition: { x: 0, y: 0.4, z: 1 },
-    offsetRotation: { w: 0, x: 0, y: 1, z: 0 },
+    offsetPosition: { x: 0, y: 0.4, z: -1 },
     visible: false
 });
 
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ function onMouseUp(event) {
     if (event.isRightButton && mouseDown.maxDistance < 10) {
         panel.setProperties({
             visible: !panel.visible,
-            anchorRotation: Quat.multiply(MyAvatar.orientation, { x: 0, y: 1, z: 0, w: 0 })
+            anchorRotation: MyAvatar.orientation
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/example/ui/overlayPanelExample.js b/examples/example/ui/overlayPanelExample.js
index e3c66dd532..c27123c9ad 100644
--- a/examples/example/ui/overlayPanelExample.js
+++ b/examples/example/ui/overlayPanelExample.js
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ var BLUE_SQUARE_IMAGE_URL = HIFI_PUBLIC_BUCKET + "images/blue-square.svg";
 
 var mainPanel = new OverlayPanel({
     anchorPositionBinding: { avatar: "MyAvatar" },
-    anchorPosition: { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 },
-    anchorRotation: { w: 1, x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 },
-    offsetPosition: { x: 0, y: 0.4, z: 1 },
-    offsetRotation: { w: 0, x: 0, y: 1, z: 0 },
+    offsetPosition: { x: 0, y: 0.4, z: -1 },
     isFacingAvatar: false
 });