diff --git a/src/game/chr/chraicommands.c b/src/game/chr/chraicommands.c
index f73793ec1..721b52a38 100644
--- a/src/game/chr/chraicommands.c
+++ b/src/game/chr/chraicommands.c
@@ -5360,7 +5360,7 @@ bool aiObjectDoAnimation(void)
 
 			func000230a0(obj->model->anim);
 			modelSetAnimation(obj->model, anim_id, 0, fstartframe, thing, 0);
-			func0001af64(obj->model, func0f15c888() * obj->model->unk14 * 100.0f);
+			modelSetAnimScale(obj->model, func0f15c888() * obj->model->unk14 * 100.0f);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/game/game_02cde0.c b/src/game/game_02cde0.c
index 4c0bd44fa..30b421f76 100644
--- a/src/game/game_02cde0.c
+++ b/src/game/game_02cde0.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ glabel var7f1a8a84
 /*  f02d274:	0c006bd6 */ 	jal	modelSetUnk14
 /*  f02d278:	8fa50044 */ 	lw	$a1,0x44($sp)
 /*  f02d27c:	8fa4005c */ 	lw	$a0,0x5c($sp)
-/*  f02d280:	0c006bd9 */ 	jal	func0001af64
+/*  f02d280:	0c006bd9 */ 	jal	modelSetAnimScale
 /*  f02d284:	8fa50040 */ 	lw	$a1,0x40($sp)
 /*  f02d288:	8fa60054 */ 	lw	$a2,0x54($sp)
 /*  f02d28c:	8fad001c */ 	lw	$t5,0x1c($sp)
diff --git a/src/include/lib/lib_1a500.h b/src/include/lib/lib_1a500.h
index 66dc1ec1f..b954896a8 100644
--- a/src/include/lib/lib_1a500.h
+++ b/src/include/lib/lib_1a500.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ u32 func0001ad5c(void);
 f32 func0001ae44(struct model *model);
 void func0001ae90(struct model *model, f32 arg1);
 void modelSetUnk14(struct model *model, f32 arg1);
-void func0001af64(struct model *model, f32 arg1);
+void modelSetAnimScale(struct model *model, f32 scale);
 f32 func0001af80(struct model *model);
 u32 func0001af98(void);
 f32 func0001afe8(f32 arg0, f32 distance, f32 arg2);
diff --git a/src/include/types.h b/src/include/types.h
index b15b16d4c..4d71d48da 100644
--- a/src/include/types.h
+++ b/src/include/types.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ struct anim {
 	/*0x7c*/ u32 oldplay;
 	/*0x80*/ u32 timeplay;
 	/*0x84*/ u32 elapseplay;
-	/*0x88*/ u32 animscale;
+	/*0x88*/ f32 animscale;
 };
 
 struct stagethinglist {
diff --git a/src/lib/lib_1a500.c b/src/lib/lib_1a500.c
index d16f44535..75a3d624e 100644
--- a/src/lib/lib_1a500.c
+++ b/src/lib/lib_1a500.c
@@ -821,17 +821,12 @@ void modelSetUnk14(struct model *model, f32 arg1)
 	model->unk14 = arg1;
 }
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel func0001af64
-/*    1af64:	8c820020 */ 	lw	$v0,0x20($a0)
-/*    1af68:	44856000 */ 	mtc1	$a1,$f12
-/*    1af6c:	10400002 */ 	beqz	$v0,.L0001af78
-/*    1af70:	00000000 */ 	nop
-/*    1af74:	e44c0088 */ 	swc1	$f12,0x88($v0)
-.L0001af78:
-/*    1af78:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*    1af7c:	00000000 */ 	nop
-);
+void modelSetAnimScale(struct model *model, f32 scale)
+{
+	if (model->anim) {
+		model->anim->animscale = scale;
+	}
+}
 
 f32 func0001af80(struct model *model)
 {