diff --git a/common/preview_items/arc_assistant.cpp b/common/preview_items/arc_assistant.cpp
index 5f5bc807b8..148c7edfb5 100644
--- a/common/preview_items/arc_assistant.cpp
+++ b/common/preview_items/arc_assistant.cpp
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ void ARC_ASSISTANT::ViewDraw( int aLayer, KIGFX::VIEW* aView ) const
 
     gal.ResetTextAttributes();
 
-    // angle reference arc size
-    const double innerRad = 12.0 / gal.GetWorldScale();
-
     const auto origin = m_constructMan.GetOrigin();
 
     KIGFX::PREVIEW::DRAW_CONTEXT preview_ctx( *aView );
@@ -107,42 +104,31 @@ void ARC_ASSISTANT::ViewDraw( int aLayer, KIGFX::VIEW* aView ) const
 
         double initAngle = m_constructMan.GetStartAngle();
 
-        const auto angleRefLineEnd = m_constructMan.GetOrigin() + VECTOR2D( innerRad * 1.5, 0.0 );
-
-        // draw the short reference baseline
-        preview_ctx.DrawLine( origin, angleRefLineEnd, false );
-
-        // draw the angle reference arc
-        preview_ctx.DrawArcWithAngleHighlight( origin, innerRad, initAngle, 0.0 );
-
         // draw the radius guide circle
         preview_ctx.DrawCircle( origin, m_constructMan.GetRadius(), true );
 
         double degs = getNormDeciDegFromRad( initAngle );
 
         cursorStrings.push_back( DimensionLabel( "r", m_constructMan.GetRadius(), m_units ) );
-        cursorStrings.push_back(
-                DimensionLabel( wxString::FromUTF8( "θ" ), degs, EDA_UNITS::DEGREES ) );
+        cursorStrings.push_back( DimensionLabel( wxString::FromUTF8( "θ" ), degs,
+                                                 EDA_UNITS::DEGREES ) );
     }
     else
     {
         preview_ctx.DrawLineWithAngleHighlight( origin, m_constructMan.GetEndRadiusEnd(), false );
 
-        auto    start = m_constructMan.GetStartAngle();
-        auto    subtended = m_constructMan.GetSubtended();
-
-        preview_ctx.DrawArcWithAngleHighlight( origin, innerRad, start, start + subtended );
-
-        double  subtendedDeg    = getNormDeciDegFromRad( subtended );
-        double  endAngleDeg     = getNormDeciDegFromRad( start + subtended );
+        double start        = m_constructMan.GetStartAngle();
+        double subtended    = m_constructMan.GetSubtended();
+        double subtendedDeg = getNormDeciDegFromRad( subtended );
+        double endAngleDeg  = getNormDeciDegFromRad( start + subtended );
 
         // draw dimmed extender line to cursor
         preview_ctx.DrawLineWithAngleHighlight( origin, m_constructMan.GetLastPoint(), true );
 
-        cursorStrings.push_back(
-                DimensionLabel( wxString::FromUTF8( "Δθ" ), subtendedDeg, EDA_UNITS::DEGREES ) );
-        cursorStrings.push_back(
-                DimensionLabel( wxString::FromUTF8( "θ" ), endAngleDeg, EDA_UNITS::DEGREES ) );
+        cursorStrings.push_back( DimensionLabel( wxString::FromUTF8( "Δθ" ), subtendedDeg,
+                                                 EDA_UNITS::DEGREES ) );
+        cursorStrings.push_back( DimensionLabel( wxString::FromUTF8( "θ" ), endAngleDeg,
+                                                 EDA_UNITS::DEGREES ) );
     }
 
     // place the text next to cursor, on opposite side from radius
diff --git a/common/preview_items/draw_context.cpp b/common/preview_items/draw_context.cpp
index a1ecabec04..c023748094 100644
--- a/common/preview_items/draw_context.cpp
+++ b/common/preview_items/draw_context.cpp
@@ -65,25 +65,6 @@ void DRAW_CONTEXT::DrawCircle( const VECTOR2I& aOrigin, double aRad, bool aDeEmp
 }
 
 
-void DRAW_CONTEXT::DrawArcWithAngleHighlight(
-        const VECTOR2I& aOrigin, double aRad, double aStartAngle, double aEndAngle )
-{
-    COLOR4D color = m_render_settings.GetLayerColor( m_currLayer );
-
-    if( angleIsSpecial( aStartAngle - aEndAngle ) )
-        color = getSpecialAngleColour();
-
-    m_gal.SetLineWidth( m_lineWidth );
-    m_gal.SetIsStroke( true );
-    m_gal.SetIsFill( true );
-    m_gal.SetStrokeColor( color );
-    m_gal.SetFillColor( color.WithAlpha( 0.2 ) );
-
-    // draw the angle reference arc
-    m_gal.DrawArc( aOrigin, aRad, -aStartAngle, -aEndAngle );
-}
-
-
 void DRAW_CONTEXT::DrawLine( const VECTOR2I& aStart, const VECTOR2I& aEnd, bool aDeEmphasised )
 {
     COLOR4D strokeColor = m_render_settings.GetLayerColor( m_currLayer );
@@ -95,8 +76,8 @@ void DRAW_CONTEXT::DrawLine( const VECTOR2I& aStart, const VECTOR2I& aEnd, bool
 }
 
 
-void DRAW_CONTEXT::DrawLineWithAngleHighlight(
-        const VECTOR2I& aStart, const VECTOR2I& aEnd, bool aDeEmphasised )
+void DRAW_CONTEXT::DrawLineWithAngleHighlight( const VECTOR2I& aStart, const VECTOR2I& aEnd,
+                                               bool aDeEmphasised )
 {
     const VECTOR2I vec = aEnd - aStart;
     COLOR4D        strokeColor = m_render_settings.GetLayerColor( m_currLayer );