diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/xml/java/com/jme3/export/xml/DOMInputCapsule.java b/jme3-plugins/src/xml/java/com/jme3/export/xml/DOMInputCapsule.java
index f4b580f148..1d91ca903b 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/xml/java/com/jme3/export/xml/DOMInputCapsule.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/xml/java/com/jme3/export/xml/DOMInputCapsule.java
@@ -704,17 +704,7 @@ public ByteBuffer readByteBuffer(String name, ByteBuffer defVal) throws IOExcept
             return defVal;
         }
 
-        int position = 0;
-        String positionString = XMLUtils.getAttribute(importer.getFormatVersion(), element, XMLExporter.ATTRIBUTE_POSITION);
-        if (!positionString.isEmpty()) {
-            try {
-                position = Integer.parseInt(positionString);
-            } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
-                throw new IOException(nfe);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return (ByteBuffer) BufferUtils.createByteBuffer(array.length).put(array).position(position);
+        return (ByteBuffer) BufferUtils.createByteBuffer(array.length).put(array).rewind();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -727,17 +717,7 @@ public ShortBuffer readShortBuffer(String name, ShortBuffer defVal) throws IOExc
             return defVal;
         }
 
-        int position = 0;
-        String positionString = XMLUtils.getAttribute(importer.getFormatVersion(), element, XMLExporter.ATTRIBUTE_POSITION);
-        if (!positionString.isEmpty()) {
-            try {
-                position = Integer.parseInt(positionString);
-            } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
-                throw new IOException(nfe);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return (ShortBuffer) BufferUtils.createShortBuffer(array.length).put(array).position(position);
+        return (ShortBuffer) BufferUtils.createShortBuffer(array.length).put(array).rewind();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -750,17 +730,7 @@ public IntBuffer readIntBuffer(String name, IntBuffer defVal) throws IOException
             return defVal;
         }
 
-        int position = 0;
-        String positionString = XMLUtils.getAttribute(importer.getFormatVersion(), element, XMLExporter.ATTRIBUTE_POSITION);
-        if (!positionString.isEmpty()) {
-            try {
-                position = Integer.parseInt(positionString);
-            } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
-                throw new IOException(nfe);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return (IntBuffer) BufferUtils.createIntBuffer(array.length).put(array).position(position);
+        return (IntBuffer) BufferUtils.createIntBuffer(array.length).put(array).rewind();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -773,17 +743,7 @@ public FloatBuffer readFloatBuffer(String name, FloatBuffer defVal) throws IOExc
             return defVal;
         }
 
-        int position = 0;
-        String positionString = XMLUtils.getAttribute(importer.getFormatVersion(), element, XMLExporter.ATTRIBUTE_POSITION);
-        if (!positionString.isEmpty()) {
-            try {
-                position = Integer.parseInt(positionString);
-            } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
-                throw new IOException(nfe);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return (FloatBuffer) BufferUtils.createFloatBuffer(array.length).put(array).position(position);
+        return (FloatBuffer) BufferUtils.createFloatBuffer(array.length).put(array).rewind();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/xml/java/com/jme3/export/xml/DOMOutputCapsule.java b/jme3-plugins/src/xml/java/com/jme3/export/xml/DOMOutputCapsule.java
index a9fc483725..2c6ca4fce8 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/xml/java/com/jme3/export/xml/DOMOutputCapsule.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/xml/java/com/jme3/export/xml/DOMOutputCapsule.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ private Element appendElement(String name) {
 
     // helper function to reduce duplicate code.  uses reflection to write an array of any primitive type.
     // also has optional position argument for writing buffers.
-    private void writePrimitiveArrayHelper(Object value, String name, int position) throws IOException {
+    private void writePrimitiveArrayHelper(Object value, String name) throws IOException {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
 
         for(int i = 0; i < Array.getLength(value); i++) {
@@ -104,9 +104,7 @@ private void writePrimitiveArrayHelper(Object value, String name, int position)
         appendElement(name);
         XMLUtils.setAttribute(currentElement, XMLExporter.ATTRIBUTE_SIZE, String.valueOf(Array.getLength(value)));
         XMLUtils.setAttribute(currentElement, XMLExporter.ATTRIBUTE_DATA, sb.toString());
-        if (position >= 0) {
-            XMLUtils.setAttribute(currentElement, XMLExporter.ATTRIBUTE_POSITION, String.valueOf(position));
-        }
+
         currentElement = (Element) currentElement.getParentNode();
     }
 
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ private void writePrimitiveArray2DHelper(Object[] value, String name) throws IOE
             String childName = childNamePrefix + i;
 
             if (value[i] != null) {
-                writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value[i], childName, -1);
+                writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value[i], childName);
             } else {
                 // empty tag
                 appendElement(childName);
@@ -145,7 +143,7 @@ public void write(byte value, String name, byte defVal) throws IOException {
     @Override
     public void write(byte[] value, String name, byte[] defVal) throws IOException {
         if (!Arrays.equals(value, defVal)) {
-            writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value, name, -1);
+            writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value, name);
         }
     }
 
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ public void write(short value, String name, short defVal) throws IOException {
     @Override
     public void write(short[] value, String name, short[] defVal) throws IOException {
         if (!Arrays.equals(value, defVal)) {
-            writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value, name, -1);
+            writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value, name);
         }
     }
 
@@ -187,7 +185,7 @@ public void write(int value, String name, int defVal) throws IOException {
     @Override
     public void write(int[] value, String name, int[] defVal) throws IOException {
         if (!Arrays.equals(value, defVal)) {
-            writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value, name, -1);
+            writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value, name);
         }
     }
 
@@ -208,7 +206,7 @@ public void write(long value, String name, long defVal) throws IOException {
     @Override
     public void write(long[] value, String name, long[] defVal) throws IOException {
         if (!Arrays.equals(value, defVal)) {
-            writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value, name, -1);
+            writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value, name);
         }
     }
 
@@ -229,7 +227,7 @@ public void write(float value, String name, float defVal) throws IOException {
     @Override
     public void write(float[] value, String name, float[] defVal) throws IOException {
         if (!Arrays.equals(value, defVal)) {
-            writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value, name, -1);
+            writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value, name);
         }
     }
 
@@ -250,7 +248,7 @@ public void write(double value, String name, double defVal) throws IOException {
     @Override
     public void write(double[] value, String name, double[] defVal) throws IOException {
         if (!Arrays.equals(value, defVal)) {
-            writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value, name, -1);
+            writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value, name);
         }
     }
 
@@ -271,7 +269,7 @@ public void write(boolean value, String name, boolean defVal) throws IOException
     @Override
     public void write(boolean[] value, String name, boolean[] defVal) throws IOException {
         if (!Arrays.equals(value, defVal)) {
-            writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value, name, -1);
+            writePrimitiveArrayHelper(value, name);
         }
     }
 
@@ -478,7 +476,7 @@ public void write(ByteBuffer value, String name, ByteBuffer defVal) throws IOExc
         value.get(array);
         value.position(position);
 
-        writePrimitiveArrayHelper(array, name, value.position());
+        writePrimitiveArrayHelper(array, name);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -493,7 +491,7 @@ public void write(ShortBuffer value, String name, ShortBuffer defVal) throws IOE
         value.get(array);
         value.position(position);
 
-        writePrimitiveArrayHelper(array, name, value.position());
+        writePrimitiveArrayHelper(array, name);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -508,7 +506,7 @@ public void write(IntBuffer value, String name, IntBuffer defVal) throws IOExcep
         value.get(array);
         value.position(position);
 
-        writePrimitiveArrayHelper(array, name, value.position());
+        writePrimitiveArrayHelper(array, name);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -523,7 +521,7 @@ public void write(FloatBuffer value, String name, FloatBuffer defVal) throws IOE
         value.get(array);
         value.position(position);
 
-        writePrimitiveArrayHelper(array, name, value.position());
+        writePrimitiveArrayHelper(array, name);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/xml/java/com/jme3/export/xml/XMLExporter.java b/jme3-plugins/src/xml/java/com/jme3/export/xml/XMLExporter.java
index 2c565f8498..bc4ef918b0 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/xml/java/com/jme3/export/xml/XMLExporter.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/xml/java/com/jme3/export/xml/XMLExporter.java
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ public class XMLExporter implements JmeExporter {
     public static final String ELEMENT_VALUE = "Value";
     public static final String ATTRIBUTE_SIZE = "size";
     public static final String ATTRIBUTE_DATA = "data";
-    public static final String ATTRIBUTE_POSITION = "position"; // for buffers only
     public static final String ATTRIBUTE_CLASS = "class";
     public static final String ATTRIBUTE_REFERENCE_ID = "reference_ID";
     public static final String ATTRIBUTE_REFERENCE = "ref";