diff --git a/source/blender/collada/AnimationExporter.cpp b/source/blender/collada/AnimationExporter.cpp
index 640a4b36384..a4ff987d9ea 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/AnimationExporter.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/AnimationExporter.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ void AnimationExporter::exportAnimations(Scene *sce)
 				while (fcu) {
 					transformName = extract_transform_name( fcu->rna_path );
 					
-					if ((!strcmp(transformName, "specular_hardness"))||(!strcmp(transformName, "specular_color"))) 
+					if ((!strcmp(transformName, "specular_hardness"))||(!strcmp(transformName, "specular_color"))
+						||(!strcmp(transformName, "diffuse"))) 
 						dae_animation(ob ,fcu, transformName, true, ma );
 					fcu = fcu->next;
 				}
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ void AnimationExporter::exportAnimations(Scene *sce)
 			axis_name = axis_names[fcu->array_index];*/
 		}
 		//maybe a list or a vector of float animations
-		else if ( !strcmp(transformName, "color")||!strcmp(transformName, "specular_color") )
+		else if ( !strcmp(transformName, "color")||!strcmp(transformName, "specular_color")||!strcmp(transformName, "diffuse_color"))
 		{
 			const char *axis_names[] = {"R", "G", "B"};
 			if (fcu->array_index < 3)
@@ -842,6 +843,8 @@ void AnimationExporter::exportAnimations(Scene *sce)
 				tm_type = 11;
 			else if (!strcmp(name, "specular_color"))
 				tm_type = 12;
+			else if (!strcmp(name, "diffuse_color"))
+				tm_type = 13;
 			
 			else
 				tm_type = -1;
@@ -886,7 +889,9 @@ void AnimationExporter::exportAnimations(Scene *sce)
 		case 12:
 			tm_name = "specular";
 			break;
-			
+		case 13:
+			tm_name = "diffuse";
+			break;	
 		default:
 			tm_name = "";
 			break;
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.cpp b/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.cpp
index 60c0308a7bc..3e56b3fb57e 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.cpp
@@ -844,33 +844,21 @@ void AnimationImporter::translate_Animations_NEW ( COLLADAFW::Node * node ,
 			{
 				const COLLADAFW::Color *col =  &(light->getColor());
 				const COLLADAFW::UniqueId& listid = col->getAnimationList();
-				//transformation has animations
-				//const COLLADAFW::AnimationList *animlist = animlist_map[listid];
-				//const COLLADAFW::AnimationList::AnimationBindings& bindings = animlist->getAnimationBindings();
-				////all the curves belonging to the current binding
-				//std::vector<FCurve*> animcurves;    
-				//for (unsigned int j = 0; j < bindings.getCount(); j++) {
-				//	 animcurves = curve_map[bindings[j].animation];
-				//	//calculate rnapaths and array index of fcurves according to transformation and animation class
+				
 				Assign_color_animations(listid, AnimCurves, "color"); 
-					
-				 //std::vector<FCurve*>::iterator iter;
-					////Add the curves of the current animation to the object
-					//for (iter = animcurves.begin(); iter != animcurves.end(); iter++) {
-					//	FCurve * fcu = *iter;
-					//	BLI_addtail(AnimCurves, fcu);	
-					//}	 			
 			}
 			if ((animType->light & LIGHT_FOA) != 0 )
 			{
 				const COLLADAFW::AnimatableFloat *foa =  &(light->getFallOffAngle());
 				const COLLADAFW::UniqueId& listid = foa->getAnimationList();
+				
 				Assign_float_animations( listid ,AnimCurves, "spot_size"); 
 			}
 			if ( (animType->light & LIGHT_FOE) != 0 )
 			{
 				const COLLADAFW::AnimatableFloat *foe =  &(light->getFallOffExponent());
 				const COLLADAFW::UniqueId& listid = foe->getAnimationList();
+				
 				Assign_float_animations( listid ,AnimCurves, "spot_blend"); 
 			
 			}