1 files changed, 5 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-path_length.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-path_length.cpp
index 8fbf9d420..a06dbde98 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/lpe-path_length.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-path_length.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
  * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
  */
 
-#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
-
 #include "live_effects/lpe-path_length.h"
 #include "util/units.h"
+// TODO due to internal breakage in glibmm headers, this must be last:
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
 
 namespace Inkscape {
 namespace LivePathEffect {
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ LPEPathLength::~LPEPathLength()
 
 }
 
-void
-LPEPathLength::hideCanvasText() {
-    // this is only used in sp-lpe-item.cpp to hide the canvas text when the effect is invisible
-    info_text.param_setValue("");
-}
-
 Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> >
 LPEPathLength::doEffect_pwd2 (Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> > const & pwd2_in)
 {
@@ -69,7 +63,9 @@ LPEPathLength::doEffect_pwd2 (Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> > const & p
         //g_print ("Area is zero\n");
     }
     //g_print ("Area: %f\n", area);
-
+    if (!this->isVisible()) {
+        info_text.param_setValue("");
+    }
     return pwd2_in;
 }