diff --git a/code/AssetLib/USD/USDLoaderImplTinyusdz.cpp b/code/AssetLib/USD/USDLoaderImplTinyusdz.cpp
index a817afdbd..b4fd6a51b 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/USD/USDLoaderImplTinyusdz.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/USD/USDLoaderImplTinyusdz.cpp
@@ -219,8 +219,7 @@ void USDImporterImplTinyusdz::InternReadFile(
     textures(render_scene, pScene, nameWExt);
     textureImages(render_scene, pScene, nameWExt);
     buffers(render_scene, pScene, nameWExt);
-
-    setupNodes(render_scene, pScene, nameWExt);
+    pScene->mRootNode = nodesRecursive(nullptr, render_scene.nodes[0], render_scene.skeletons);
 
     setupBlendShapes(render_scene, pScene, nameWExt);
 }
@@ -249,6 +248,7 @@ void USDImporterImplTinyusdz::animations(
         }
 
         // each channel affects a node (joint)
+        newAiAnimation->mTicksPerSecond = render_scene.meta.framesPerSecond;
         newAiAnimation->mNumChannels = animation.channels_map.size();
         newAiAnimation->mChannels = new aiNodeAnim *[newAiAnimation->mNumChannels];
         int channelIndex = 0;
@@ -797,44 +797,6 @@ void USDImporterImplTinyusdz::buffers(
     }
 }
 
-void USDImporterImplTinyusdz::setupNodes(
-        const tinyusdz::tydra::RenderScene &render_scene,
-        aiScene *pScene,
-        const std::string &nameWExt) {
-    stringstream ss;
-
-    pScene->mRootNode = nodes(render_scene, nameWExt);
-    if (pScene->mRootNode == nullptr) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    pScene->mRootNode->mNumMeshes = pScene->mNumMeshes;
-    pScene->mRootNode->mMeshes = new unsigned int[pScene->mRootNode->mNumMeshes];
-
-    ss.str("");
-    ss << "setupNodes(): pScene->mNumMeshes: " << pScene->mNumMeshes;
-    ss << ", mRootNode->mNumMeshes: " << pScene->mRootNode->mNumMeshes;
-    TINYUSDZLOGD(TAG, "%s", ss.str().c_str());
-
-    for (unsigned int meshIdx = 0; meshIdx < pScene->mNumMeshes; meshIdx++) {
-        pScene->mRootNode->mMeshes[meshIdx] = meshIdx;
-    }
-}
-
-aiNode *USDImporterImplTinyusdz::nodes(
-        const tinyusdz::tydra::RenderScene &render_scene,
-        const std::string &nameWExt) {
-    const size_t numNodes{render_scene.nodes.size()};
-    (void) numNodes; // Ignore unused variable when -Werror enabled
-    stringstream ss;
-    ss.str("");
-    ss << "nodes(): model" << nameWExt << ", numNodes: " << numNodes;
-    TINYUSDZLOGD(TAG, "%s", ss.str().c_str());
-
-    aiNode *rootNode = nodesRecursive(nullptr, render_scene.nodes[0], render_scene.skeletons);
-    return rootNode;
-}
-
 using Assimp::tinyusdzNodeTypeFor;
 using Assimp::tinyUsdzMat4ToAiMat4;
 using tinyusdz::tydra::NodeType;
@@ -847,6 +809,13 @@ aiNode *USDImporterImplTinyusdz::nodesRecursive(
     cNode->mParent = pNodeParent;
     cNode->mName.Set(node.prim_name);
     cNode->mTransformation = tinyUsdzMat4ToAiMat4(node.local_matrix.m);
+
+    if (node.nodeType == NodeType::Mesh) {
+        cNode->mNumMeshes = 1;
+        cNode->mMeshes = new unsigned int[cNode->mNumMeshes];
+        cNode->mMeshes[0] = node.id;
+    }
+
     ss.str("");
     ss << "nodesRecursive(): node " << cNode->mName.C_Str() <<
             " type: |" << tinyusdzNodeTypeFor(node.nodeType) <<
@@ -855,7 +824,7 @@ aiNode *USDImporterImplTinyusdz::nodesRecursive(
         ss << " (parent " << cNode->mParent->mName.C_Str() << ")";
     }
     ss << " has " << node.children.size() << " children";
-    if (node.id != -1) {
+    if (node.nodeType == NodeType::Mesh) {
         ss << "\n    node mesh id: " << node.id << " (node type: " << tinyusdzNodeTypeFor(node.nodeType) << ")";
     }
     TINYUSDZLOGD(TAG, "%s", ss.str().c_str());
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/USD/USDLoaderImplTinyusdz.h b/code/AssetLib/USD/USDLoaderImplTinyusdz.h
index 601ddc066..8d52cc383 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/USD/USDLoaderImplTinyusdz.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/USD/USDLoaderImplTinyusdz.h
@@ -124,15 +124,6 @@ public:
             aiScene *pScene,
             const std::string &nameWExt);
 
-    void setupNodes(
-            const tinyusdz::tydra::RenderScene &render_scene,
-            aiScene *pScene,
-            const std::string &nameWExt);
-
-    aiNode *nodes(
-            const tinyusdz::tydra::RenderScene &render_scene,
-            const std::string &nameWExt);
-
     aiNode *nodesRecursive(
             aiNode *pNodeParent,
             const tinyusdz::tydra::Node &node,