diff --git a/skimage/color/colorconv.py b/skimage/color/colorconv.py
index a9429f66..d8a67565 100644
--- a/skimage/color/colorconv.py
+++ b/skimage/color/colorconv.py
@@ -324,25 +324,25 @@ gray_from_rgb = np.array([[0.2125, 0.7154, 0.0721],
 
 yuv_from_rgb = np.array([[ 0.299     ,  0.587     ,  0.114      ],
                          [-0.14714119, -0.28886916,  0.43601035 ],
-                         [ 0.61497538, -0.51496512, -0.10001026 ]]).T
+                         [ 0.61497538, -0.51496512, -0.10001026 ]])
 
 rgb_from_yuv = linalg.inv(yuv_from_rgb)
 
 yiq_from_rgb = np.array([[0.299     ,  0.587     ,  0.114     ],
                          [0.59590059, -0.27455667, -0.32134392],
-                         [0.21153661, -0.52273617,  0.31119955]]).T
+                         [0.21153661, -0.52273617,  0.31119955]])
 
 rgb_from_yiq = linalg.inv(yiq_from_rgb)
 
 ypbpr_from_rgb = np.array([[ 0.299   , 0.587   , 0.114   ],
                            [-0.168736,-0.331264, 0.5     ],
-                           [ 0.5     ,-0.418688,-0.081312]]).T
+                           [ 0.5     ,-0.418688,-0.081312]])
 
 rgb_from_ypbpr = linalg.inv(ypbpr_from_rgb)
 
 ycbcr_from_rgb = np.array([[    65.481,   128.553,    24.966],
                            [   -37.797,   -74.203,   112.0  ],
-                           [   112.0  ,   -93.786,   -18.214]]).T
+                           [   112.0  ,   -93.786,   -18.214]])
 
 rgb_from_ycbcr = linalg.inv(ycbcr_from_rgb)