diff --git a/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeDesc.cxx b/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeDesc.cxx
index fb99bcc601..ecf318aa02 100755
--- a/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeDesc.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeDesc.cxx
@@ -454,13 +454,6 @@ get_transform(SAA_Scene *scene, EggGroup *egg_group, bool global) {
   // Get the model's matrix
   int scale_joint = 0;
 
-  /*
-  if ( _parentJoint && strstr( _parentJoint->get_name().c_str(), "scale" ) != NULL ) {
-    scale_joint = 1;
-    softegg_cat.spam() << "scale joint flag set!\n";
-  }
-  */
-
   if (!global && _parentJoint && !stec.flatten && !scale_joint) {
 
     SAA_modelGetMatrix( scene, get_model(), SAA_COORDSYS_LOCAL,  matrix );
@@ -521,13 +514,6 @@ get_joint_transform(SAA_Scene *scene,  EggGroup *egg_group, EggXfmSAnim *anim, b
     float x,y,z;
     int scale_joint = 0;
 
-    /*    
-    if ( _parentJoint && strstr( _parentJoint->get_name().c_str(), "scale" ) != NULL ) {
-      scale_joint = 1;    
-      softegg_cat.spam() << "scale joint flag set!\n";
-    }
-    */
-
     softegg_cat.spam() << "\n\nanimating child " << name << endl;
 
     if (_parentJoint && !stec.flatten && !scale_joint ) {
diff --git a/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeTree.cxx b/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeTree.cxx
index 1f5332c95d..42e42518b2 100755
--- a/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeTree.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeTree.cxx
@@ -223,13 +223,6 @@ build_complete_hierarchy(SAA_Scene &scene, SAA_Database &database) {
   // find _parentJoint for each node
   _root->set_parentJoint(&scene, NULL);
 
-  /*
-  if (stec.flatten) {
-    softegg_cat.spam() << "rprprprprprprprprprprprprprprprprprprprprprprprprprprprpr\n";
-    reparent_flatten(_root);
-  }
-  */
-
   return all_ok;
 }
 #if 0
@@ -600,25 +593,13 @@ r_build_node(SoftNodeDesc *parent_node, const string &name) {
   if (ni != _nodes_by_name.end()) {
     softegg_cat.spam() << "  already built node " << (*ni).first;
     node_desc = (*ni).second;
-
-    /*    
-    if (stec.flatten)
-      node_desc->set_parent(_root);
-    else
-    */
-      node_desc->set_parent(parent_node);
-
+    node_desc->set_parent(parent_node);
     return node_desc;
   }
 
   // Otherwise, we have to create it.  Do this recursively, so we
   // create each node along the path.
-  /*
-  if (stec.flatten)
-    node_desc = new SoftNodeDesc(_root, name);
-  else
-  */
-    node_desc = new SoftNodeDesc(parent_node, name);
+  node_desc = new SoftNodeDesc(parent_node, name);
 
   softegg_cat.spam() << " node name : " << name << endl;
   _nodes.push_back(node_desc);
@@ -628,30 +609,6 @@ r_build_node(SoftNodeDesc *parent_node, const string &name) {
   return node_desc;
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: SoftNodeTree::reparent_flatten
-//       Access: Private
-//  Description: recursively, reparent all nodes to root
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void SoftNodeTree::
-reparent_flatten(SoftNodeDesc *node) {
-  // get a copy of the current childrens
-  SoftNodeDesc::Children old_children = node->_children;
-  // clear the _children to make room for new ones
-  node->_children.clear();
-
-  if (node != _root) {
-    softegg_cat.spam() << "reparenting " << node << ":" << node->get_name();
-    node->force_set_parent(_root);
-  }
-
-  SoftNodeDesc::Children::const_iterator ci;
-  for (ci = old_children.begin(); ci != old_children.end(); ++ci) {
-    SoftNodeDesc *child = (*ci);
-    reparent_flatten(child);
-  }
-
-}
 //
 //
 //
diff --git a/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeTree.h b/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeTree.h
index 5b9877253a..a1bcb09ea2 100755
--- a/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeTree.h
+++ b/pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeTree.h
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ private:
   EggGroupNode *_skeleton_node;
 
   SoftNodeDesc *r_build_node(SoftNodeDesc *parent_node, const string &path);
-  void reparent_flatten(SoftNodeDesc *node);
 
   typedef pmap<string, SoftNodeDesc *> NodesByName;
   NodesByName _nodes_by_name;