diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/animation/SkeletonControl.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/animation/SkeletonControl.java
index 2b5732b1a..ca17b351d 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/animation/SkeletonControl.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/animation/SkeletonControl.java
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ public class SkeletonControl extends AbstractControl implements Savable, Cloneab
         int idxWeights = 0;
 
         TempVars vars = TempVars.get();
+        assert vars.lock();
+
         float[] posBuf = vars.skinPositions;
         float[] normBuf = vars.skinNormals;
 
@@ -173,6 +175,8 @@ public class SkeletonControl extends AbstractControl implements Savable, Cloneab
             fnb.position(fnb.position() - bufLength);
             fnb.put(normBuf, 0, bufLength);
         }
+        
+        assert vars.unlock();
 
         vb.updateData(fvb);
         nb.updateData(fnb);
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/math/Transform.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/math/Transform.java
index f451a67e9..d01334f5b 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/math/Transform.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/math/Transform.java
@@ -48,7 +48,15 @@ import java.io.IOException;
  */
 public final class Transform implements Savable, Cloneable {
 
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @deprecated To follow with the standard for constants,
+     * which should be all upper case. Use {@link Transform#IDENTITY} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public static final Transform Identity = new Transform();
+    
+    public static final Transform IDENTITY = new Transform();
 
     private Quaternion rot = new Quaternion();
     private Vector3f translation = new Vector3f();
@@ -281,8 +289,8 @@ public final class Transform implements Savable, Cloneable {
         InputCapsule capsule = e.getCapsule(this);
         
         rot = (Quaternion)capsule.readSavable("rot", new Quaternion());
-        translation = (Vector3f)capsule.readSavable("translation", Vector3f.ZERO.clone());
-        scale = (Vector3f)capsule.readSavable("scale", Vector3f.UNIT_XYZ.clone());
+        translation = (Vector3f)capsule.readSavable("translation", Vector3f.ZERO);
+        scale = (Vector3f)capsule.readSavable("scale", Vector3f.UNIT_XYZ);
     }
     
     @Override
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Spatial.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Spatial.java
index 180ab2718..9eb61ba0f 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Spatial.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Spatial.java
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ public abstract class Spatial implements Savable, Cloneable, Collidable {
         shadowMode = ic.readEnum("shadow_mode", ShadowMode.class,
                 ShadowMode.Inherit);
 
-        localTransform = (Transform) ic.readSavable("transform", Transform.Identity);
+        localTransform = (Transform) ic.readSavable("transform", Transform.IDENTITY);
 
         localLights = (LightList) ic.readSavable("lights", null);
         localLights.setOwner(this);