diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/ColorMatrix.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/ColorMatrix.cpp
index eaf522012..ad0e7b109 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osg/ColorMatrix.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/ColorMatrix.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <osgDB/Input>
 #include <osgDB/Output>
 
+#include "Matrix.h"
+
 using namespace osg;
 using namespace osgDB;
 
@@ -24,44 +26,13 @@ RegisterDotOsgWrapperProxy g_ColorMatrixProxy
 
 bool ColorMatrix_readLocalData(Object& obj, Input& fr)
 {
-    bool iteratorAdvanced = false;
-
     ColorMatrix& colorMatrix = static_cast<ColorMatrix&>(obj);
-
-    bool matched = true;
-    for(int k=0;k<16 && matched;++k)
-    {
-        matched = fr[k].isFloat();
-    }
-    if (matched)
-    {
-    
-        Matrix& matrix = colorMatrix.getMatrix();
-    
-        int k=0;
-        for(int i=0;i<4;++i)
-        {
-            for(int j=0;j<4;++j)
-            {
-                fr[k].getFloat(matrix(i,j));
-                k++;
-            }
-        }
-        fr += 16;
-        iteratorAdvanced = true;
-    }
-
-    return iteratorAdvanced;
+    return readMatrix(colorMatrix.getMatrix(), fr);
 }
 
 
 bool ColorMatrix_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw)
 {
     const ColorMatrix& colorMatrix = static_cast<const ColorMatrix&>(obj);
-    const Matrix& matrix = colorMatrix.getMatrix();
-    fw.indent() << matrix(0,0) << " " << matrix(0,1) << " " << matrix(0,2) << " " << matrix(0,3) << std::endl;
-    fw.indent() << matrix(1,0) << " " << matrix(1,1) << " " << matrix(1,2) << " " << matrix(1,3) << std::endl;
-    fw.indent() << matrix(2,0) << " " << matrix(2,1) << " " << matrix(2,2) << " " << matrix(2,3) << std::endl;
-    fw.indent() << matrix(3,0) << " " << matrix(3,1) << " " << matrix(3,2) << " " << matrix(3,3) << std::endl;
-    return true;
+    return writeMatrix(colorMatrix.getMatrix(), fw);
 }