diff --git a/libs/canvas/canvas/curve.h b/libs/canvas/canvas/curve.h
index 93c14386dc..7db29c5a0a 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/canvas/curve.h
+++ b/libs/canvas/canvas/curve.h
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ public:
 
     bool covers (Duple const &) const;
 
-  protected:
-    void render_path (Rect const &, Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context>) const;
-    void render_curve (Rect const &, Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context>) const;
-    
   private:
     Points first_control_points;
     Points second_control_points;
diff --git a/libs/canvas/curve.cc b/libs/canvas/curve.cc
index de988ee4b2..8d88ae23cc 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/curve.cc
+++ b/libs/canvas/curve.cc
@@ -95,17 +95,11 @@ Curve::render (Rect const & area, Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> context) const
 {
 	if (_outline) {
 		setup_outline_context (context);
-		render_path (area, context);
+		PolyItem::render_curve (area, context, first_control_points, second_control_points);
 		context->stroke ();
 	}
 }
 
-void 
-Curve::render_path (Rect const & area, Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> context) const
-{
-	PolyItem::render_curve (area, context, first_control_points, second_control_points);
-}
-
 void 
 Curve::compute_control_points (Points const& knots,
 			       Points& firstControlPoints,