diff --git a/utils/kicad2step/pcb/base.h b/utils/kicad2step/pcb/base.h
index 058b9354d9..1a926e757e 100644
--- a/utils/kicad2step/pcb/base.h
+++ b/utils/kicad2step/pcb/base.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #define KICADBASE_H
 
 ///> Minimum distance between points to treat them as separate ones (mm)
-static constexpr double MIN_DISTANCE = 0.01;
+static constexpr double MIN_DISTANCE = 0.001;
 
 namespace SEXPR
 {
diff --git a/utils/kicad2step/pcb/oce_utils.cpp b/utils/kicad2step/pcb/oce_utils.cpp
index 6f38709239..d19a2873d7 100644
--- a/utils/kicad2step/pcb/oce_utils.cpp
+++ b/utils/kicad2step/pcb/oce_utils.cpp
@@ -1464,33 +1464,6 @@ bool OUTLINE::addEdge( BRepBuilderAPI_MakeWire* aWire, KICADCURVE& aCurve, DOUBL
 
         case CURVE_ARC:
             {
-                // Arcs are particularly tricky to be used in contiguous outlines.
-                // If an arc is not precisely aligned with the previous segment end point
-                // (aLastPoint != aCurve.m_end), then it might be impossible to request an arc
-                // passing through aLastPoint and the other arc end. To fix this, a small segment
-                // is added, joining aLastPoint and aCurve.m_end, but only if the distance
-                // is small.
-                double dx = aLastPoint.x - aCurve.m_end.x;
-                double dy = aLastPoint.y - aCurve.m_end.y;
-                double distance = dx * dx + dy * dy;
-
-                if( distance > 0 && distance < m_minDistance2 )
-                {
-                    std::ostringstream ostr;
-
-#ifdef __WXDEBUG__
-                    ostr << __FILE__ << ": " << __FUNCTION__ << ": " << __LINE__ << "\n";
-#endif /* __WXDEBUG */
-                    ostr << "  * added an auxiliary segment from "
-                         << aLastPoint << " to " << aCurve.m_end << "\n";
-                    wxLogMessage( "%s", ostr.str().c_str() );
-
-                    edge = BRepBuilderAPI_MakeEdge( gp_Pnt( aLastPoint.x, aLastPoint.y, 0.0 ),
-                        gp_Pnt( aCurve.m_end.x, aCurve.m_end.y, 0.0 ) );
-                    aWire->Add( edge );
-                    aLastPoint = aCurve.m_end;
-                }
-
                 gp_Circ arc( gp_Ax2( gp_Pnt( aCurve.m_start.x, aCurve.m_start.y, 0.0 ),
                     gp_Dir( 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 ) ), aCurve.m_radius );