diff --git a/src/serializers/USDSerializer.cpp b/src/serializers/USDSerializer.cpp
index 66c7d403d3..34b60b82fc 100644
--- a/src/serializers/USDSerializer.cpp
+++ b/src/serializers/USDSerializer.cpp
@@ -115,24 +115,6 @@ std::vector<pxr::UsdShadeMaterial> USDSerializer::createMaterials(const std::vec
   	return materials;
 }
 
-pxr::GfVec3f USDSerializer::rotation_degrees_from_matrix(const double* matrix) const {
-		const double epsilon = 1e-6;
-    	double angleX, angleY, angleZ;
-
-		angleX = atan2(-matrix[5], matrix[8]);
-		if (std::abs(std::abs(matrix[5]) - 1.0) < epsilon) {
-			angleZ = 0.0;
-			angleY = atan2(matrix[6], matrix[0]);
-		} else {
-			angleZ = atan2(matrix[1], matrix[4]);
-			angleY = atan2(matrix[2], matrix[8]);
-		}
-
-		return pxr::GfVec3f(static_cast<float>(angleX * 180.0 / M_PI),
-							static_cast<float>(angleY * 180.0 / M_PI),
-							static_cast<float>(angleZ * 180.0 / M_PI));
-}
-
 void USDSerializer::writeHeader() {
   	stage_->GetRootLayer()->SetComment("File generated by IfcOpenShell " + std::string(IFCOPENSHELL_VERSION)); 
 }
@@ -143,7 +125,7 @@ void USDSerializer::write(const IfcGeom::TriangulationElement* o) {
   	const auto verts = mesh.verts();
   	const auto faces = mesh.faces();
   	const auto material_ids = mesh.material_ids();
-    auto m = o->transformation().data()->ccomponents().data();
+    auto m = o->transformation().data()->ccomponents();
 
 	if (material_ids.empty() || verts.empty() || faces.empty())
 		return;
@@ -167,8 +149,12 @@ void USDSerializer::write(const IfcGeom::TriangulationElement* o) {
   	usd_mesh.CreateFaceVertexIndicesAttr().Set(usd_utils::toVtArray(faces));
   	usd_mesh.CreateFaceVertexCountsAttr().Set(pxr::VtArray<int>((int) faces.size() / 3, 3));
 
-	usd_mesh.AddTranslateOp().Set(pxr::GfVec3d(m[9], m[10], m[11]));
-	usd_mesh.AddRotateXYZOp().Set(rotation_degrees_from_matrix(m));
+    usd_mesh.AddTransformOp().Set(pxr::GfMatrix4d(
+        m.data()[0], m.data()[1], m.data()[2], m.data()[3],
+        m.data()[4], m.data()[5], m.data()[6], m.data()[7],
+        m.data()[8], m.data()[9], m.data()[10], m.data()[11],
+        m.data()[12], m.data()[13], m.data()[14], m.data()[15]
+    ));
 
   	pxr::VtVec3fArray normals;
   	for (std::vector<double>::const_iterator it = mesh.normals().begin(); it != mesh.normals().end();)
diff --git a/src/serializers/USDSerializer.h b/src/serializers/USDSerializer.h
index 2b782c7114..b14dab06a7 100644
--- a/src/serializers/USDSerializer.h
+++ b/src/serializers/USDSerializer.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ private:
 	std::map<std::string, std::string> meshes_;
 
 	std::vector<pxr::UsdShadeMaterial> createMaterials(const std::vector<ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::style::ptr>&);
-	pxr::GfVec3f rotation_degrees_from_matrix(const double*) const;
 public:
 	USDSerializer(const std::string&, const ifcopenshell::geometry::Settings&, const ifcopenshell::geometry::SerializerSettings&);
 	virtual ~USDSerializer();