diff --git a/panda/src/bullet/bullet_utils.cxx b/panda/src/bullet/bullet_utils.cxx
index 74ee184594..5eac713a13 100644
--- a/panda/src/bullet/bullet_utils.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/bullet/bullet_utils.cxx
@@ -118,10 +118,9 @@ btTransform LMatrix4_to_btTrans(const LMatrix4 &m) {
  */
 LMatrix4 btTrans_to_LMatrix4(const btTransform &trans) {
 
-  return TransformState::make_pos_quat_scale(
+  return TransformState::make_pos_quat(
     btVector3_to_LVector3(trans.getOrigin()),
-    btQuat_to_LQuaternion(trans.getRotation()),
-    LVector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f))->get_mat();
+    btQuat_to_LQuaternion(trans.getRotation()))->get_mat();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/pandatool/src/assimp/assimpLoader.cxx b/pandatool/src/assimp/assimpLoader.cxx
index 9801d6b13b..3e48b9d809 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/assimp/assimpLoader.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/assimp/assimpLoader.cxx
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ load_light(const aiLight &light) {
     LPoint3 pos (light.mPosition.x, light.mPosition.y, light.mPosition.z);
     LQuaternion quat;
     ::look_at(quat, LPoint3(vec.x, vec.y, vec.z), LVector3::up());
-    plight->set_transform(TransformState::make_pos_quat_scale(pos, quat, LVecBase3(1, 1, 1)));
+    plight->set_transform(TransformState::make_pos_quat(pos, quat));
     break; }
 
   // This is a somewhat recent addition to Assimp, so let's be kind to those