diff --git a/eeschema/sch_painter.cpp b/eeschema/sch_painter.cpp
index 4960652320..f376a56102 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_painter.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_painter.cpp
@@ -422,12 +422,6 @@ void SCH_PAINTER::draw( LIB_POLYLINE *aLine, int aLayer )
     for( auto p : pts )
         vtx.push_back( mapCoords( p ) );
 
-    // Make sure a filled polygon is closed.  We appear to have both types out in the wild:
-    // while most are closed (cf op-amp bodies, diodes, etc.), there are some that are inferred
-    // by their fill to be closed (cf arrowheads on potentiometers, optocoupler LEDs, etc.).
-    if( aLine->GetFillMode() != NO_FILL && pts.back() != pts.front() )
-        vtx.push_back( mapCoords( pts.front() ) );
-
     m_gal->DrawPolygon( vtx );
 }