diff --git a/interface/src/renderer/Model.cpp b/interface/src/renderer/Model.cpp
index d32293b9c5..3f2ac8c197 100644
--- a/interface/src/renderer/Model.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/renderer/Model.cpp
@@ -201,13 +201,12 @@ QVector<JointState> Model::createJointStates(const FBXGeometry& geometry) {
             if (parentIndex == -1) {
                 _rootIndex = i;
                 glm::mat4 baseTransform = glm::mat4_cast(_rotation) * glm::scale(_scale) * glm::translate(_offset) * geometry.offset;
-                state.computeTransforms(baseTransform, _rotation);
+                state.computeTransforms(baseTransform);
                 ++numJointsSet;
                 jointIsSet[i] = true;
             } else if (jointIsSet[parentIndex]) {
                 const JointState& parentState = jointStates.at(parentIndex);
-                glm::quat parentRotation = _rotation * parentState.getRotationInModelFrame();
-                state.computeTransforms(parentState.getHybridTransform(), parentRotation);
+                state.computeTransforms(parentState.getHybridTransform());
                 ++numJointsSet;
                 jointIsSet[i] = true;
             }
@@ -1280,11 +1279,10 @@ void Model::updateJointState(int index) {
     if (parentIndex == -1) {
         const FBXGeometry& geometry = _geometry->getFBXGeometry();
         glm::mat4 baseTransform = glm::mat4_cast(_rotation) * glm::scale(_scale) * glm::translate(_offset) * geometry.offset;
-        state.computeTransforms(baseTransform, _rotation);
+        state.computeTransforms(baseTransform);
     } else {
         const JointState& parentState = _jointStates.at(parentIndex);
-        glm::quat parentRotation = _rotation * parentState.getRotationInModelFrame();
-        state.computeTransforms(parentState.getHybridTransform(), parentRotation);
+        state.computeTransforms(parentState.getHybridTransform());
     }
 }
 
@@ -2039,7 +2037,6 @@ void JointState::copyState(const JointState& state) {
 
     _transformInModelFrame = state._transformInModelFrame;
     _rotationInModelFrame = extractRotation(_transformInModelFrame);
-    _combinedRotation = state._combinedRotation;
     _transform = state._transform;
 
     _animationPriority = state._animationPriority;
@@ -2053,13 +2050,12 @@ void JointState::computeTransformInModelFrame(const glm::mat4& parentTransform)
     _rotationInModelFrame = extractRotation(_transformInModelFrame);
 }
 
-void JointState::computeTransforms(const glm::mat4& parentTransform, const glm::quat& baseRotation) {
+void JointState::computeTransforms(const glm::mat4& parentTransform) {
     assert(_fbxJoint != NULL);
 
     glm::quat modifiedRotation = _fbxJoint->preRotation * _rotation * _fbxJoint->postRotation;
     glm::mat4 modifiedTransform = _fbxJoint->preTransform * glm::mat4_cast(modifiedRotation) * _fbxJoint->postTransform;
     _transform = parentTransform * glm::translate(_fbxJoint->translation) * modifiedTransform;
-    _combinedRotation = baseRotation * modifiedRotation;
 }
 
 glm::quat JointState::getRotationFromBindToModelFrame() const {
diff --git a/interface/src/renderer/Model.h b/interface/src/renderer/Model.h
index 8619cf9c22..e7fa2917ad 100644
--- a/interface/src/renderer/Model.h
+++ b/interface/src/renderer/Model.h
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ public:
     glm::quat getRotationInModelFrame() const { return _rotationInModelFrame; }
     glm::vec3 getPositionInModelFrame() const { return extractTranslation(_transformInModelFrame); }
 
-    /// computes new _transform and _combinedRotation
-    void computeTransforms(const glm::mat4& baseTransform, const glm::quat& baseRotation);
+    /// computes new _transform
+    void computeTransforms(const glm::mat4& baseTransform);
 
     /// \return rotation from bind to model frame
     glm::quat getRotationFromBindToModelFrame() const;
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ public:
 private:
     glm::mat4 _transformInModelFrame;
     glm::quat _rotationInModelFrame;
-    glm::quat _combinedRotation; // rotation from joint local to world frame
     glm::mat4 _transform;    // rotation to world frame + translation in model frame
 
     const FBXJoint* _fbxJoint; // JointState does NOT own its FBXJoint