diff --git a/MatterControlLib/DesignTools/Operations/ScaleObject3D.cs b/MatterControlLib/DesignTools/Operations/ScaleObject3D.cs
index 067640254..f39cb6a86 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/DesignTools/Operations/ScaleObject3D.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/DesignTools/Operations/ScaleObject3D.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.DesignTools.Operations
 			var newCenter = new Vector3(aabb.Center.X, aabb.Center.Y, aabb.MinXYZ.Z);
 			SourceItem.Translate(-newCenter);
 			this.Translate(newCenter);
-			this.ScaleAbout = newCenter;
 		}
 
 		public override bool CanFlatten => true;
diff --git a/Tests/MatterControl.Tests/MatterControl/InteractiveSceneTests.cs b/Tests/MatterControl.Tests/MatterControl/InteractiveSceneTests.cs
index 7e2b1a2c5..15125a3a7 100644
--- a/Tests/MatterControl.Tests/MatterControl/InteractiveSceneTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/MatterControl.Tests/MatterControl/InteractiveSceneTests.cs
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ namespace MatterControl.Tests.MatterControl
 				scaleObject.WrapItem(cube, undoBuffer);
 
 				// ensure that the object did not move
-				Assert.IsTrue(scaleObject.ScaleAbout.Equals(new Vector3(50, 60, 0)));
+				Assert.IsTrue(scaleObject.ScaleAbout.Equals(Vector3.Zero), "The objects have been moved to be scalling about 0.");
 				Assert.AreEqual(4, root.DescendantsAndSelf().Count());
 				var postScaleAabb = root.GetAxisAlignedBoundingBox();
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ namespace MatterControl.Tests.MatterControl
 				var scaleObject = new ScaleObject3D(cube);
 
 				// ensure that the object did not move
-				Assert.IsTrue(scaleObject.ScaleAbout.Equals(new Vector3(50, 60, 0)));
+				Assert.IsTrue(scaleObject.ScaleAbout.Equals(Vector3.Zero), "The objects have been moved to be scalling about 0.");
 				Assert.AreEqual(4, root.DescendantsAndSelf().Count());
 				var postScaleAabb = root.GetAxisAlignedBoundingBox();