diff --git a/include/mapnik/point_symbolizer.hpp b/include/mapnik/point_symbolizer.hpp
index fdb25beef..f0dd0d35a 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/point_symbolizer.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/point_symbolizer.hpp
@@ -26,14 +26,10 @@
 
 // mapnik
 #include <mapnik/symbolizer.hpp> 
-// boost
-#include <boost/array.hpp>
 
 namespace mapnik 
 {   
 
-typedef boost::array<double,6> transform_type;
-
 struct MAPNIK_DECL point_symbolizer : 
         public symbolizer_with_image
 {       
@@ -44,12 +40,10 @@ struct MAPNIK_DECL point_symbolizer :
     bool get_allow_overlap() const;
     void set_opacity(float opacity);
     float get_opacity() const;
-    void set_transform(transform_type const& );
-    transform_type const& get_transform() const;
+    
 private:
     float opacity_;
     bool overlap_;
-    transform_type matrix_;
 };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/point_symbolizer.cpp b/src/point_symbolizer.cpp
index 489a4c471..71db30532 100644
--- a/src/point_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/point_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -35,35 +35,17 @@ namespace mapnik
 point_symbolizer::point_symbolizer()
     : symbolizer_with_image(path_expression_ptr(new path_expression)), // FIXME
       opacity_(1.0),
-      overlap_(false)
-{
-    matrix_[0] = 1.0;
-    matrix_[1] = 0.0;
-    matrix_[2] = 0.0;
-    matrix_[3] = 1.0;
-    matrix_[4] = 0.0;
-    matrix_[5] = 0.0;
-}
+      overlap_(false) {}
     
 point_symbolizer::point_symbolizer(path_expression_ptr file) 
     : symbolizer_with_image(file),
       opacity_(1.0),      
-      overlap_(false)
-          
-{ 
-    matrix_[0] = 1.0;
-    matrix_[1] = 0.0;
-    matrix_[2] = 0.0;
-    matrix_[3] = 1.0;
-    matrix_[4] = 0.0;
-    matrix_[5] = 0.0;  
-}
+      overlap_(false) {}
 
 point_symbolizer::point_symbolizer(point_symbolizer const& rhs)
     : symbolizer_with_image(rhs),
       opacity_(rhs.opacity_),
-      overlap_(rhs.overlap_),
-      matrix_(rhs.matrix_)
+      overlap_(rhs.overlap_)
 {}
 
 void point_symbolizer::set_allow_overlap(bool overlap)
@@ -86,16 +68,5 @@ float point_symbolizer::get_opacity() const
     return opacity_;
 }
 
-void point_symbolizer::set_transform(transform_type const& matrix)
-{
-    matrix_ = matrix;
-}
-
-transform_type const& point_symbolizer::get_transform() const
-{
-    return matrix_;
-}
-
-
 }