diff --git a/modules/base/rendering/modelgeometry.cpp b/modules/base/rendering/modelgeometry.cpp
index 0dd31dea6c..e29e3adaf8 100644
--- a/modules/base/rendering/modelgeometry.cpp
+++ b/modules/base/rendering/modelgeometry.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ ModelGeometry::ModelGeometry(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary)
 
 	success = dictionary.getValue(keySize, _magnification);
 	if (!success)
-		_magnification = 4; // if not set, models will be 1:1000, feel free to change @AA
+		_magnification = 0; // if not set, models will be 1:1 (earlier 1:1000) @AA
 
 	success = dictionary.getValue(keyObjFile, _file);
 	if (!success) {
diff --git a/modules/base/rendering/modelgeometry.h b/modules/base/rendering/modelgeometry.h
index 70450a8fef..c49b7b36f5 100644
--- a/modules/base/rendering/modelgeometry.h
+++ b/modules/base/rendering/modelgeometry.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace openspace {
 			bool loadObj(const std::string& filename);
 			bool loadCachedFile(const std::string& filename);
 			bool saveCachedFile(const std::string& filename);
-			int _magnification;
+			float _magnification;
 
 			GLuint _vaoID;
 			GLuint _vbo;
diff --git a/modules/base/rendering/wavefrontgeometry.cpp b/modules/base/rendering/wavefrontgeometry.cpp
index 4717d6615a..999e43bbbd 100644
--- a/modules/base/rendering/wavefrontgeometry.cpp
+++ b/modules/base/rendering/wavefrontgeometry.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 
 namespace {
     const std::string _loggerCat = "WavefrontGeometry";
-    const std::string keyObjFile = "ObjFile";
-//    const int8_t CurrentCacheVersion = 3;
 }
 
 namespace openspace {