diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimPose.h b/libraries/animation/src/AnimPose.h
index 89dcbaf2ab..4d6dee1987 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimPose.h
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimPose.h
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ class AnimPose {
 public:
     AnimPose() {}
     explicit AnimPose(const glm::mat4& mat);
-    explicit AnimPose(const glm::quat& rotIn) : _scale(1.0f), _rot(rotIn), _trans(0.0f) {}
-    AnimPose(const glm::quat& rotIn, const glm::vec3& transIn) : _scale(1.0f), _rot(rotIn), _trans(transIn) {}
-    AnimPose(float scaleIn, const glm::quat& rotIn, const glm::vec3& transIn) : _scale(scaleIn), _rot(rotIn), _trans(transIn) {}
+    explicit AnimPose(const glm::quat& rotIn) : _rot(rotIn), _trans(0.0f), _scale(1.0f) {}
+    AnimPose(const glm::quat& rotIn, const glm::vec3& transIn) : _rot(rotIn), _trans(transIn), _scale(1.0f) {}
+    AnimPose(float scaleIn, const glm::quat& rotIn, const glm::vec3& transIn) : _rot(rotIn), _trans(transIn), _scale(scaleIn) {}
     static const AnimPose identity;
 
     glm::vec3 xformPoint(const glm::vec3& rhs) const;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public:
     AnimPose mirror() const;
     operator glm::mat4() const;
 
-    const float scale() const { return _scale; }
+    float scale() const { return _scale; }
     float& scale() { return _scale; }
 
     const glm::quat& rot() const { return _rot; }