diff --git a/src/agg/process_shield_symbolizer.cpp b/src/agg/process_shield_symbolizer.cpp
index f22c52909..b4ce65ca8 100644
--- a/src/agg/process_shield_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/process_shield_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ void  agg_renderer<T>::process(shield_symbolizer const& sym,
     agg::trans_affine tr;
     boost::array<double,6> const& m = sym.get_transform();
     tr.load_from(&m[0]);
-    tr = agg::trans_affine_scaling(scale_factor_) * tr;
     
     std::string filename = path_processor_type::evaluate( *sym.get_filename(), feature);
     boost::optional<mapnik::marker_ptr> marker;