diff --git a/source/Renderer/renderer.js b/source/Renderer/renderer.js
index 5ea8b213..3a19687e 100644
--- a/source/Renderer/renderer.js
+++ b/source/Renderer/renderer.js
@@ -1139,11 +1139,15 @@ class gltfRenderer {
         }
 
         const worldTransform = node.getRenderedWorldTransform();
+      
+        const normalMatrix = mat4.create();
+        mat4.invert(normalMatrix, node.getRenderedWorldTransform());
+        mat4.transpose(normalMatrix, normalMatrix);
 
         // update model dependant matrices once per node
         this.shader.updateUniform("u_ViewProjectionMatrix", viewProjectionMatrix);
         this.shader.updateUniform("u_ModelMatrix", worldTransform);
-        this.shader.updateUniform("u_NormalMatrix", node.normalMatrix, false);
+        this.shader.updateUniform("u_NormalMatrix", normalMatrix, false);
         this.shader.updateUniform("u_Exposure", state.renderingParameters.exposure, false);
         this.shader.updateUniform("u_Camera", this.currentCameraPosition, false);
         if (renderpassConfiguration.picking) {
diff --git a/source/gltf/node.js b/source/gltf/node.js
index 764e13b7..c0637c91 100644
--- a/source/gltf/node.js
+++ b/source/gltf/node.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class gltfNode extends GltfObject {
         this.worldQuaternion = quat.create();
         this.worldScale = vec3.create();
         this.inverseWorldTransform = mat4.create();
-        this.normalMatrix = mat4.create();
         this.light = undefined;
         this.instanceMatrices = undefined;
         this.instanceWorldTransforms = undefined;
diff --git a/source/gltf/scene.js b/source/gltf/scene.js
index 75fccfc7..14763b88 100644
--- a/source/gltf/scene.js
+++ b/source/gltf/scene.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class gltfScene extends GltfObject {
             if (nodeDirty) {
                 mat4.multiply(node.worldTransform, parentTransform, node.getLocalTransform());
                 mat4.invert(node.inverseWorldTransform, node.worldTransform);
-                mat4.transpose(node.normalMatrix, node.inverseWorldTransform);
                 quat.multiply(node.worldQuaternion, parentRotation, node.rotation);
                 mat4.getScaling(node.worldScale, node.worldTransform);
                 if (parentScaleDirty || node.animatedPropertyObjects["scale"].dirty) {