diff --git a/plugin/al/lib/AL_USDMaya/AL/usdmaya/nodes/ProxyShapeSelection.cpp b/plugin/al/lib/AL_USDMaya/AL/usdmaya/nodes/ProxyShapeSelection.cpp
index 60159586da..fd07ecfcf4 100644
--- a/plugin/al/lib/AL_USDMaya/AL/usdmaya/nodes/ProxyShapeSelection.cpp
+++ b/plugin/al/lib/AL_USDMaya/AL/usdmaya/nodes/ProxyShapeSelection.cpp
@@ -595,8 +595,6 @@ void ProxyShape::makeUsdTransformsInternal(
         /// must always exist, and never get deleted.
         auto check = m_requiredPaths.find(prim.GetPath());
         if (check == m_requiredPaths.end()) {
-            UsdPrim prim = *it;
-
             MObject node;
             createMayaNode(
                 prim,
@@ -611,7 +609,7 @@ void ProxyShape::makeUsdTransformsInternal(
 
             TransformReference transformRef(node, reason);
             transformRef.checkIncRef(reason);
-            const SdfPath path { usdPrim.GetPath() };
+            const SdfPath path { prim.GetPath() };
             m_requiredPaths.emplace(path, transformRef);
 
             TF_DEBUG(ALUSDMAYA_SELECTION)
@@ -698,8 +696,19 @@ void ProxyShape::removeUsdTransformChain(
 
                 // The Xform of the shape may have already been deleted when the shape was deleted
                 if (h.isAlive() && h.isValid()) {
-                    modifier.reparentNode(object);
-                    modifier.deleteNode(object);
+                    // Note: For some reason if deleting Maya object with MDagModifier,
+                    //       the parents of the node will also be deleted.
+                    //       The usual trick:
+                    //            modifier.reparentNode(object);
+                    //            modifier.deleteNode(object);
+                    //       that re-parent the object before deleting does not work here,
+                    //       the workaround here is to delete the node with MGlobal instead.
+                    if (MGlobal::deleteNode(object) != MStatus::kSuccess) {
+                        MString err;
+                        err.format(
+                            "Failed to delete Maya node for prim path ^1s.", parentPrim.GetText());
+                        MGlobal::displayError(err);
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/plugin/al/lib/AL_USDMaya/AL/usdmaya/nodes/Scope.cpp b/plugin/al/lib/AL_USDMaya/AL/usdmaya/nodes/Scope.cpp
index 7e3fba27be..660abfa792 100644
--- a/plugin/al/lib/AL_USDMaya/AL/usdmaya/nodes/Scope.cpp
+++ b/plugin/al/lib/AL_USDMaya/AL/usdmaya/nodes/Scope.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ MBoundingBox Scope::boundingBox() const
     MBoundingBox bbox = MPxTransform::boundingBox();
 
     UsdPrim prim = transform()->prim();
-    if (prim) {
+    // Calculate bbox only if there is a proxy shape connected
+    if (foundShape && prim) {
         // Get purpose draw states
         bool drawRenderPurpose = false;
         bool drawProxyPurpose = false;