diff --git a/src/entity.cpp b/src/entity.cpp
index 0f57166..34aa390 100644
--- a/src/entity.cpp
+++ b/src/entity.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ initEntity(Entity* e,
 		*glm = loadGLMesh(mdl->meshes[i],
 					GL_TRIANGLES,
 					e->diffuse_texture->id,
-					glm::vec3(0, 0, 0),
 					num_attrib_mappings,
 					attrib_mappings);
 
diff --git a/src/shader.cpp b/src/shader.cpp
index 7902c1c..a4309b5 100644
--- a/src/shader.cpp
+++ b/src/shader.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ getVertexAttribByName(shader_program* shader, const char* name)
 }
 
 GLmesh
-initGLmesh(const mesh& m, u32 num_mappings, GLenum draw_mode, glm::vec3 pos)
+initGLmesh(const mesh& m, u32 num_mappings, GLenum draw_mode)
 {
 	GLmesh glm = {0};
 	glm.num_indices = m.num_indices;
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ initGLmesh(const mesh& m, u32 num_mappings, GLenum draw_mode, glm::vec3 pos)
 	glm.usage = GL_STATIC_DRAW; // TODO: logic for updating dynamic meshes
 	glm.num_vertex_attrib_buffers = num_mappings;
 	glm.vertex_attrib_buffers = UTIL_ALLOC(num_mappings, gl_buffer);
-	glm.model_xform = UTIL_ALLOC(1, glm::mat4);
 	glm.element_buf = UTIL_ALLOC(1, gl_buffer);
-	*glm.model_xform = glm::translate(glm::mat4(1), pos);
+	glm.model_xform = UTIL_ALLOC(1, glm::mat4);
+	*glm.model_xform = glm::mat4(1);
 
 	return glm;
 }
@@ -257,13 +257,12 @@ GLmesh
 loadGLMesh(const mesh& m,
 	GLenum draw_mode,
 	GLuint diffuse_texture_id,
-	const glm::vec3& pos,
 	u32 num_mappings,
 	GLBufferToAttribMapping mappings[])
 {
 	// NOTE: need to use freeGLMesh() when freeing because we're not storing
 	// 	the gl_buffers on a memory arean (yet)
-	GLmesh glm = initGLmesh(m, num_mappings, draw_mode, pos);
+	GLmesh glm = initGLmesh(m, num_mappings, draw_mode);
 	glm.tex_id = diffuse_texture_id;
 	glGenVertexArrays(1, &glm.vao_id);
 	glBindVertexArray(glm.vao_id);
diff --git a/src/shader.h b/src/shader.h
index c26dc2d..876242e 100644
--- a/src/shader.h
+++ b/src/shader.h
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ GLVertexAttrib* getVertexAttribByName(shader_program* shader, const char* name);
 GLmesh loadGLMesh(const mesh& m,
 	GLenum draw_mode,
 	GLuint diffuse_texture_id,
-	const glm::vec3& pos,
 	u32 num_mappings,
 	GLBufferToAttribMapping mappings[]);