diff --git a/source/blender/collada/collada_internal.cpp b/source/blender/collada/collada_internal.cpp
index 5f99434c43f..567ee22b3d6 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/collada_internal.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/collada_internal.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ UnitConverter::UnitConverter() : unit(), up_axis(COLLADAFW::FileInfo::Z_UP)
 	rotate_m4(y_up_mat4, 'X', 0.5 * M_PI);
 
 	unit_m4(z_up_mat4);
-	unit_m4(size_mat4);
+	unit_m4(scale_mat4);
 }
 
 void UnitConverter::read_asset(const COLLADAFW::FileInfo *asset)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ float(&UnitConverter::get_rotation())[4][4]
 
 float(&UnitConverter::get_scale())[4][4]
 {
-	return size_mat4;
+	return scale_mat4;
 }
 
 void UnitConverter::calculate_scale(Scene &sce)
@@ -160,13 +160,10 @@ void UnitConverter::calculate_scale(Scene &sce)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	float axis_mat4[4][4];
-	unit_m4(axis_mat4);
-
 	float rescale[3];
 	rescale[0] = rescale[1] = rescale[2] = getLinearMeter() / bl_scale;
 
-	size_to_mat4(size_mat4, rescale);
+	size_to_mat4(scale_mat4, rescale);
 }
 
 void TransformBase::decompose(float mat[4][4], float *loc, float eul[3], float quat[4], float *size)
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/collada_internal.h b/source/blender/collada/collada_internal.h
index c546b13d433..4aa637a6876 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/collada_internal.h
+++ b/source/blender/collada/collada_internal.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ private:
 	float x_up_mat4[4][4];
 	float y_up_mat4[4][4];
 	float z_up_mat4[4][4];
-	float size_mat4[4][4];
+	float scale_mat4[4][4];
 	
 public: