diff --git a/manimlib/utils/space_ops.py b/manimlib/utils/space_ops.py
index 737966ad..a6bd3c71 100644
--- a/manimlib/utils/space_ops.py
+++ b/manimlib/utils/space_ops.py
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ def normalize_along_axis(
 ) -> np.ndarray:
     norms = np.sqrt((array * array).sum(axis))
     norms[norms == 0] = 1
-    buffed_norms = np.repeat(norms, array.shape[axis]).reshape(array.shape)
-    return array / buffed_norms
+    return (array.T / norms).T
 
 
 def get_unit_normal(