diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index f072f43..54a4017 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
  */
 DisplayObject.prototype.updateTransform = function ()
 {
-    this.transform =  this.parent.transform.updateChildTransform(this.transform);
+    this.transform.updateTransform(this.parent.transform);
     // multiply the alphas..
     this.worldAlpha = this.alpha * this.parent.worldAlpha;
 };

diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index f072f43..54a4017 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
  */
 DisplayObject.prototype.updateTransform = function ()
 {
-    this.transform =  this.parent.transform.updateChildTransform(this.transform);
+    this.transform.updateTransform(this.parent.transform);
     // multiply the alphas..
     this.worldAlpha = this.alpha * this.parent.worldAlpha;
 };
diff --git a/src/core/display/Transform.js b/src/core/display/Transform.js
index 7be09db..ee8bafb 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Transform.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Transform.js
@@ -110,13 +110,6 @@
     this._worldID ++;
 };
 
-Transform.prototype.updateChildTransform = function (childTransform)
-{
-    childTransform.updateTransform(this);
-    return childTransform;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * Decomposes a matrix and sets the transforms properties based on it.
  * @param {Matrix}

diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index f072f43..54a4017 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
  */
 DisplayObject.prototype.updateTransform = function ()
 {
-    this.transform =  this.parent.transform.updateChildTransform(this.transform);
+    this.transform.updateTransform(this.parent.transform);
     // multiply the alphas..
     this.worldAlpha = this.alpha * this.parent.worldAlpha;
 };
diff --git a/src/core/display/Transform.js b/src/core/display/Transform.js
index 7be09db..ee8bafb 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Transform.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Transform.js
@@ -110,13 +110,6 @@
     this._worldID ++;
 };
 
-Transform.prototype.updateChildTransform = function (childTransform)
-{
-    childTransform.updateTransform(this);
-    return childTransform;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * Decomposes a matrix and sets the transforms properties based on it.
  * @param {Matrix}
diff --git a/src/core/display/TransformStatic.js b/src/core/display/TransformStatic.js
index 7b327a8..510b716 100644
--- a/src/core/display/TransformStatic.js
+++ b/src/core/display/TransformStatic.js
@@ -130,12 +130,6 @@
     }
 };
 
-TransformStatic.prototype.updateChildTransform = function (childTransform)
-{
-    childTransform.updateTransform(this);
-    return childTransform;
-};
-
 /**
  * Decomposes a matrix and sets the transforms properties based on it.
  * @param {Matrix}