diff --git a/source/blender/src/transform.c b/source/blender/src/transform.c
index 64d244dc1a0..553b0993e5b 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/transform.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/transform.c
@@ -2415,15 +2415,28 @@ void initRotation(TransInfo *t)
 static void ElementRotation(TransInfo *t, TransData *td, float mat[3][3]) {
 	float vec[3], totmat[3][3], smat[3][3];
 	float eul[3], fmat[3][3], quat[4];
-
+	float *center = t->center;
+	
+	/* local constraint shouldn't alter center */
+	if (t->around == V3D_LOCAL) {
+		if (t->flag & (T_OBJECT|T_POSE)) {
+			center = td->center;
+		}
+		else {
+			if(G.vd->around==V3D_LOCAL && (G.scene->selectmode & SCE_SELECT_FACE)) {
+				center = td->center;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+		
 	if (t->flag & T_POINTS) {
 		Mat3MulMat3(totmat, mat, td->mtx);
 		Mat3MulMat3(smat, td->smtx, totmat);
 		
-		VecSubf(vec, td->iloc, t->center);
+		VecSubf(vec, td->iloc, center);
 		Mat3MulVecfl(smat, vec);
 		
-		VecAddf(td->loc, vec, t->center);
+		VecAddf(td->loc, vec, center);
 
 		VecSubf(vec,td->loc,td->iloc);
 		protectedTransBits(td->protectflag, vec);
@@ -2460,13 +2473,13 @@ static void ElementRotation(TransInfo *t, TransData *td, float mat[3][3]) {
 		Mat3CpyMat4(pmtx, t->poseobj->obmat);
 		Mat3Inv(imtx, pmtx);
 		
-		VecSubf(vec, td->center, t->center);
+		VecSubf(vec, td->center, center);
 		
 		Mat3MulVecfl(pmtx, vec);	// To Global space
 		Mat3MulVecfl(mat, vec);		// Applying rotation
 		Mat3MulVecfl(imtx, vec);	// To Local space
 
-		VecAddf(vec, vec, t->center);
+		VecAddf(vec, vec, center);
 		/* vec now is the location where the object has to be */
 		
 		VecSubf(vec, vec, td->center); // Translation needed from the initial location
@@ -2495,9 +2508,9 @@ static void ElementRotation(TransInfo *t, TransData *td, float mat[3][3]) {
 	}
 	else {
 		/* translation */
-		VecSubf(vec, td->center, t->center);
+		VecSubf(vec, td->center, center);
 		Mat3MulVecfl(mat, vec);
-		VecAddf(vec, vec, t->center);
+		VecAddf(vec, vec, center);
 		/* vec now is the location where the object has to be */
 		VecSubf(vec, vec, td->center);
 		Mat3MulVecfl(td->smtx, vec);
@@ -2593,17 +2606,9 @@ static void ElementRotation(TransInfo *t, TransData *td, float mat[3][3]) {
 static void applyRotation(TransInfo *t, float angle, float axis[3]) 
 {
 	TransData *td = t->data;
-	float mat[3][3], center[3];
+	float mat[3][3];
 	int i;
 
-	/* saving original center */
-	if (t->around == V3D_LOCAL) {
-		VECCOPY(center, t->center);
-	}
-	else {
-		center[0] = center[1] = center[2] = 0.0f;
-	}
-
 	VecRotToMat3(axis, angle, mat);
 	
 	for(i = 0 ; i < t->total; i++, td++) {
@@ -2614,18 +2619,6 @@ static void applyRotation(TransInfo *t, float angle, float axis[3])
 		if (td->flag & TD_SKIP)
 			continue;
 		
-		/* local constraint shouldn't alter center */
-		if (t->around == V3D_LOCAL) {
-			if (t->flag & (T_OBJECT|T_POSE)) {
-				VECCOPY(t->center, td->center);
-			}
-			else {
-				if(G.vd->around==V3D_LOCAL && (G.scene->selectmode & SCE_SELECT_FACE)) {
-					VECCOPY(t->center, td->center);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		
 		if (t->con.applyRot) {
 			t->con.applyRot(t, td, axis);
 			VecRotToMat3(axis, angle * td->factor, mat);
@@ -2636,11 +2629,6 @@ static void applyRotation(TransInfo *t, float angle, float axis[3])
 
 		ElementRotation(t, td, mat);
 	}
-
-	/* restoring original center */
-	if (t->around == V3D_LOCAL) {
-		VECCOPY(t->center, center);
-	}
 }
 
 int Rotation(TransInfo *t, short mval[2]) 
@@ -2737,7 +2725,6 @@ static void applyTrackball(TransInfo *t, float axis1[3], float axis2[3], float a
 {
 	TransData *td = t->data;
 	float mat[3][3], smat[3][3], totmat[3][3];
-	float center[3];
 	int i;
 
 	VecRotToMat3(axis1, angles[0], smat);
@@ -2752,20 +2739,6 @@ static void applyTrackball(TransInfo *t, float axis1[3], float axis2[3], float a
 		if (td->flag & TD_SKIP)
 			continue;
 		
-		VECCOPY(center, t->center);
-		
-		if (t->around == V3D_LOCAL) {
-			/* local-mode shouldn't change center */
-			if (t->flag & (T_OBJECT|T_POSE)) {
-				VECCOPY(t->center, td->center);
-			}
-			else {
-				if(G.vd->around==V3D_LOCAL && (G.scene->selectmode & SCE_SELECT_FACE)) {
-					VECCOPY(t->center, td->center);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		
 		if (t->flag & T_PROP_EDIT) {
 			VecRotToMat3(axis1, td->factor * angles[0], smat);
 			VecRotToMat3(axis2, td->factor * angles[1], totmat);
@@ -2774,8 +2747,6 @@ static void applyTrackball(TransInfo *t, float axis1[3], float axis2[3], float a
 		}
 		
 		ElementRotation(t, td, mat);
-		
-		VECCOPY(t->center, center);
 	}
 }