diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index d8926adb38..2efe7ccd61 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             mResetAccumRootCallback->setAccumulate(mAccumulate);
     }
 
-    size_t Animation::detectBlendMask(const osg::Node* node) const
+    size_t Animation::detectBlendMask(const osg::Node* node, const std::string& controllerName) const // controllerName is used for Collada animated deforming models
     {
         static const std::string_view sBlendMaskRoots[sNumBlendMasks] = {
             "", /* Lower body / character root */
@@ -571,8 +571,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             const std::string& name = node->getName();
             for (size_t i = 1; i < sNumBlendMasks; i++)
             {
-                Log(Debug::Warning) << "blendmaskname:" << name;
-                if (name == sBlendMaskRoots[i])
+                if (name == sBlendMaskRoots[i] || controllerName == sBlendMaskRoots[i])
                     return i;
             }
 
@@ -584,27 +583,6 @@ namespace MWRender
         return 0;
     }
 
-    size_t Animation::detectColladaBlendMask(const osg::Node* node, const std::string& blendmaskName) const
-    {
-        static const std::string_view sBlendMaskRoots[sNumBlendMasks] = {
-            "", /* Lower body / character root */
-            "Bip01 Spine1", /* Torso */
-            "Bip01 L Clavicle", /* Left arm */
-            "Bip01 R Clavicle", /* Right arm */
-        };
-
-        for (size_t i = 1; i < sNumBlendMasks; i++)
-        {
-            Log(Debug::Warning) << "blendmaskname:" << blendmaskName;
-            if (blendmaskName == sBlendMaskRoots[i])
-                return i;
-        }
-        assert(node->getNumParents() > 0);
-        node = node->getParent(0);
-
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     const SceneUtil::TextKeyMap& Animation::AnimSource::getTextKeys() const
     {
         return mKeyframes->mTextKeys;
@@ -668,8 +646,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
             osg::Node* node = found->second;
 
-            size_t blendMask = detectColladaBlendMask(node, it->second->getName());
-            Log(Debug::Warning) << "blendmask " << blendMask << " ctrl name: " << it->second->getName();
+            size_t blendMask = detectBlendMask(node, it->second->getName());
 
             // clone the controller, because each Animation needs its own ControllerSource
             osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::KeyframeController> cloned
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
index 5a3658b67b..b241c3b931 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
@@ -292,8 +292,7 @@ namespace MWRender
          */
         void resetActiveGroups();
 
-        size_t detectBlendMask(const osg::Node* node) const;
-        size_t detectColladaBlendMask(const osg::Node* node, const std::string& blendmaskName) const;
+        size_t detectBlendMask(const osg::Node* node, const std::string& controllerName) const;
 
         /* Updates the position of the accum root node for the given time, and
          * returns the wanted movement vector from the previous time. */