diff --git a/components/nifosg/controller.cpp b/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
index 203951edd..a4db2cba3 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
@@ -119,23 +119,48 @@ void KeyframeController::operator() (osg::Node* node, osg::NodeVisitor* nv)
     if (hasInput())
     {
         NifOsg::MatrixTransform* trans = static_cast<NifOsg::MatrixTransform*>(node);
+        osg::Matrix mat = trans->getMatrix();
 
         float time = getInputValue(nv);
 
-        if (!mRotations.empty())
-            trans->updateRotation(mRotations.interpKey(time));
+        Nif::Matrix3& rot = trans->mRotationScale;
+
+        bool setRot = false;
+        if(!mRotations.empty())
+        {
+            mat.setRotate(mRotations.interpKey(time));
+            setRot = true;
+        }
         else if (!mXRotations.empty() || !mYRotations.empty() || !mZRotations.empty())
-            trans->updateRotation(getXYZRotation(time));
-        else // no rotation specified, use the previous value
-            trans->applyCurrentRotation();
+        {
+            mat.setRotate(getXYZRotation(time));
+            setRot = true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // no rotation specified, use the previous value
+            for (int i=0;i<3;++i)
+                for (int j=0;j<3;++j)
+                    mat(j,i) = rot.mValues[i][j]; // NB column/row major difference
+        }
 
-        if (!mScales.empty())
-            trans->updateScale(mScales.interpKey(time));
-        else // no scale specified, use the previous value
-            trans->applyCurrentScale();
+        if (setRot) // copy the new values back
+            for (int i=0;i<3;++i)
+                for (int j=0;j<3;++j)
+                    rot.mValues[i][j] = mat(j,i); // NB column/row major difference
 
-        if (!mTranslations.empty())
-            trans->setTranslation(mTranslations.interpKey(time));
+        float& scale = trans->mScale;
+        if(!mScales.empty())
+            scale = mScales.interpKey(time);
+
+        for (int i=0;i<3;++i)
+            for (int j=0;j<3;++j)
+                mat(i,j) *= scale;
+
+        if(!mTranslations.empty())
+            mat.setTrans(mTranslations.interpKey(time));
+
+        trans->setMatrix(mat);
     }
 
     traverse(node, nv);
diff --git a/components/nifosg/matrixtransform.cpp b/components/nifosg/matrixtransform.cpp
index 72e12ecf8..bc461b9c1 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/matrixtransform.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/matrixtransform.cpp
@@ -20,37 +20,4 @@ namespace NifOsg
         , mRotationScale(copy.mRotationScale)
     {
     }
-
-    void MatrixTransform::applyCurrentRotation()
-    {
-        for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
-            for (int j = 0; j < 3; ++j)
-                _matrix(j,i) = mRotationScale.mValues[i][j]; // NB column/row major difference
-    }
-
-    void MatrixTransform::applyCurrentScale()
-    {
-        for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
-            for (int j = 0; j < 3; ++j)
-                _matrix(i,j) *= mScale;
-    }
-
-    void MatrixTransform::updateRotation(const osg::Quat& rotation)
-    {
-        _matrix.setRotate(rotation);
-        for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
-            for (int j = 0; j < 3; ++j)
-                mRotationScale.mValues[i][j] = _matrix(j,i); // NB column/row major difference
-    }
-
-    void MatrixTransform::updateScale(const float scale)
-    {
-        mScale = scale;
-        applyCurrentScale();
-    }
-
-    void MatrixTransform::setTranslation(const osg::Vec3f& translation)
-    {
-        _matrix.setTrans(translation);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/components/nifosg/matrixtransform.hpp b/components/nifosg/matrixtransform.hpp
index ac2fbb57a..975f71c62 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/matrixtransform.hpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/matrixtransform.hpp
@@ -17,19 +17,6 @@ namespace NifOsg
 
         META_Node(NifOsg, MatrixTransform)
 
-        // Apply the current NIF rotation or scale to OSG matrix.
-        void applyCurrentRotation();
-        void applyCurrentScale();
-
-        // Apply the given rotation to OSG matrix directly and update NIF rotation matrix.
-        void updateRotation(const osg::Quat& rotation);
-        // Update current NIF scale and apply it to OSG matrix.
-        void updateScale(const float scale);
-
-        // Apply the given translation to OSG matrix.
-        void setTranslation(const osg::Vec3f& translation);
-
-    private:
         // Hack: account for Transform differences between OSG and NIFs.
         // OSG uses a 4x4 matrix, NIF's use a 3x3 rotationScale, float scale, and vec3 position.
         // Decomposing the original components from the 4x4 matrix isn't possible, which causes