diff --git a/src/app/Utils.ts b/src/app/Utils.ts
index 57a34b96..869323fe 100644
--- a/src/app/Utils.ts
+++ b/src/app/Utils.ts
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ function approxGivensQuat(a: number, b: number, c: number): [number, number] {
 	}
 }
 
-function qrGivensQuat(a: number, b: number) {
+function qrGivensQuat(a: number, b: number): [number, number] {
 	const c = Math.hypot(a, b)
 	let d = c > 1e-6 ? b : 0
 	let e = Math.abs(a) + Math.max(c, 1e-6)
@@ -407,22 +407,20 @@ function qrGivensQuat(a: number, b: number) {
 	return [d * f, e * f]
 }
 
-// modifies the passed mat3
+// modifies the passed matrix
 function stepJacobi(m: Matrix3): quat {
-	const n = new Matrix3()
 	const q = quat.create()
 	if (m.m01 * m.m01 + m.m10 * m.m10 > 1e-6) {
 		const [a, b] = approxGivensQuat(m.m00, 0.5 * (m.m01 + m.m10), m.m11)
 		const r = quat.fromValues(0, 0, a, b)
 		const c = b * b - a * a
 		const d = -2 * a * b
-		const e = b * b + a * a
 		quat.mul(q, q, r)
+		const n = new Matrix3()
 		n.m00 = c
 		n.m11 = c
 		n.m01 = -d
 		n.m10 = d
-		n.m22 = e
 		m.mul(n)
 		n.transpose().mul(m)
 		m.copy(n)
@@ -434,13 +432,12 @@ function stepJacobi(m: Matrix3): quat {
 		const r = quat.fromValues(0, a, 0, b)
 		const c = b * b - a * a
 		const d = -2 * a * b
-		const e = b * b + a * a
 		quat.mul(q, q, r)
+		const n = new Matrix3()
 		n.m00 = c
 		n.m22 = c
 		n.m02 = d
 		n.m20 = -d
-		n.m11 = e
 		m.mul(n)
 		n.transpose().mul(m)
 		m.copy(n)
@@ -450,13 +447,12 @@ function stepJacobi(m: Matrix3): quat {
 		const r = quat.fromValues(a, 0, 0, b)
 		const c = b * b - a * a
 		const d = -2 * a * b
-		const e = b * b + a * a
 		quat.mul(q, q, r)
+		const n = new Matrix3()
 		n.m11 = c
 		n.m22 = c
 		n.m12 = -d
 		n.m21 = d
-		n.m00 = e
 		m.mul(n)
 		n.transpose().mul(m)
 		m.copy(n)
@@ -477,12 +473,12 @@ export function svdDecompose(m: Matrix3): [quat, Vector, quat] {
 	quat.normalize(r, r)
 	const p0 = m.clone()
 		.mul(Matrix3.fromQuat(r))
-	let f = 1
 
-	const [a1, b1] = qrGivensQuat(p0.m00, p0.m01)
+	const [a1, b1] = m.m00 < 1e-6
+		? qrGivensQuat(p0.m11, -p0.m10)
+		: qrGivensQuat(p0.m00, p0.m01)
 	const c1 = b1 * b1 - a1 * a1
 	const d1 = -2 * a1 * b1
-	const e1 = b1 * b1 + a1 * a1
 	const s1 = quat.fromValues(0, 0, a1, b1)
 	quat.mul(q, q, s1)
 	const p1 = new Matrix3()
@@ -490,16 +486,15 @@ export function svdDecompose(m: Matrix3): [quat, Vector, quat] {
 	p1.m11 = c1
 	p1.m01 = d1
 	p1.m10 = -d1
-	p1.m22 = e1
-	f *= e1
 	p1.mul(p0)
 
-	const pair = qrGivensQuat(p1.m00, p1.m02)
+	const pair = m.m00 < 1e-6
+		? qrGivensQuat(p1.m22, -p1.m20)
+		: qrGivensQuat(p1.m00, p1.m02)
 	const a2 = -pair[0]
 	const b2 = pair[1]
 	const c2 = b2 * b2 - a2 * a2
 	const d2 = -2 * a2 * b2
-	const e2 = b2 * b2 + a2 * a2
 	const s2 = quat.fromValues(0, a2, 0, b2)
 	quat.mul(q, q, s2)
 	const p2 = new Matrix3()
@@ -507,14 +502,13 @@ export function svdDecompose(m: Matrix3): [quat, Vector, quat] {
 	p2.m22 = c2
 	p2.m02 = -d2
 	p2.m20 = d2
-	p2.m11 = e2
-	f *= e2
 	p2.mul(p1)
 
-	const [a3, b3] = qrGivensQuat(p2.m11, p2.m12)
+	const [a3, b3] = m.m11 < 1e-6
+		? qrGivensQuat(p2.m22, -p2.m21)
+		: qrGivensQuat(p2.m11, p2.m12)
 	const c3 = b3 * b3 - a3 * a3
 	const d3 = -2 * a3 * b3
-	const e3 = b3 * b3 + a3 * a3
 	const s3 = quat.fromValues(a3, 0, 0, b3)
 	quat.mul(q, q, s3)
 	const p3 = new Matrix3()
@@ -522,13 +516,11 @@ export function svdDecompose(m: Matrix3): [quat, Vector, quat] {
 	p3.m22 = c3
 	p3.m12 = d3
 	p3.m21 = -d3
-	p3.m00 = e3
-	f *= e3
 	p3.mul(p2)
 
-	f = 1 / f
-	quat.scale(q, q, Math.sqrt(f))
-	const scale = new Vector(p3.m00 * f, p3.m11 * f, p3.m22 * f)
+	quat.scale(q, q, Math.sqrt(1))
+	const scale = new Vector(p3.m00, p3.m11, p3.m22)
+	quat.conjugate(r, r)
 	return [q, scale, r]
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/pages/Transformation.tsx b/src/app/pages/Transformation.tsx
index 5593cb13..e09f7831 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/Transformation.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/Transformation.tsx
@@ -44,14 +44,9 @@ export function Transformation({}: Props) {
 	const [normalizeLeft, setNormalizeLeft] = useState(true)
 	const [normalizeRight, setNormalizeRight] = useState(true)
 
-	const [useMatrixOverride, setUseMatrixOverride] = useState(false)
-
 	const usedMatrix = useMemo(() => {
-		if (matrix !== undefined && useMatrixOverride) {
-			return matrix
-		}
 		return composeMatrix(translation, leftRotation, scale, rightRotation)
-	}, [matrix, useMatrixOverride])
+	}, [translation, leftRotation, scale, rightRotation])
 
 	const updateMatrix = useCallback((m: Matrix4) => {
 		const affine = m.clone().affine()
@@ -233,10 +228,9 @@ export function Transformation({}: Props) {
 						<span>{locale('transformation.matrix')}</span>
 						<button class="tooltipped tip-se" aria-label={locale('reset')} onClick={() => updateMatrix(new Matrix4())}>{Octicon['history']}</button>
 						<button class="tooltipped tip-se" aria-label={locale('transformation.copy_composed')} onClick={onCopyComposed}>{Octicon[copiedComposed ? 'check' : 'clippy']}</button>
-						<button class="tooltipped tip-se" aria-label={`${useMatrixOverride ? 'Expected' : 'Current'} behavior (see MC-259853)`} onClick={() => setUseMatrixOverride(!useMatrixOverride)}>{Octicon['info']}</button>
 					</div>
 					{Array(16).fill(0).map((_, i) =>
-						<Slider value={matrix.data[i]} onChange={v => changeMatrix(i, v)} />
+						<Slider value={matrix.data[i]} onChange={v => changeMatrix(i, v)} disabled={i % 4 === 3} />
 					)}
 				</div>
 			</div>
@@ -256,12 +250,13 @@ interface SliderProps {
 	onChange?: (value: number) => void
 	min?: number
 	max?: number
+	disabled?: boolean
 }
-function Slider({ label, value, onChange, min, max }: SliderProps) {
+function Slider({ label, value, onChange, min, max, disabled }: SliderProps) {
 	return <div class="transformation-input">
 		{label && <label>{label}</label>}
-		<NumberInput value={value.toFixed(3)} onChange={onChange} />
-		<RangeInput min={min ?? -1} max={max ?? 1} step={0.01} value={value} onChange={onChange} />
+		<NumberInput value={value.toFixed(3)} onChange={onChange} disabled={disabled} readonly={disabled} />
+		<RangeInput min={min ?? -1} max={max ?? 1} step={0.01} value={value} onChange={onChange} disabled={disabled} readonly={disabled} />
 	</div>
 }