diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
index 309bb59cff..29e220add4 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
@@ -1766,7 +1766,6 @@ void Rig::copyJointsFromJointData(const QVector<JointData>& jointDataVec) {
     const AnimPoseVec& relativeDefaultPoses = _animSkeleton->getRelativeDefaultPoses();
     for (int i = 0; i < numJoints; i++) {
         const JointData& data = jointDataVec.at(i);
-        _internalPoseSet._relativePoses[i].scale() = Vectors::ONE;
         _internalPoseSet._relativePoses[i].rot() = rotations[i];
         if (data.translationIsDefaultPose) {
             _internalPoseSet._relativePoses[i].trans() = relativeDefaultPoses[i].trans();