diff --git a/src/path/CurveLocation.js b/src/path/CurveLocation.js
index 3ddce0ca..2f3920af 100644
--- a/src/path/CurveLocation.js
+++ b/src/path/CurveLocation.js
@@ -72,22 +72,18 @@ CurveLocation = Base.extend({
 	 * The length of the path from its beginning up to the location described
 	 * by this object.
 	 */
-	getLength: function() {
+	getOffset: function() {
 		var path = this._curve && this._curve.getPath();
-		return path && path.getLength(this);
+		return path && path._getOffset(this);
 	},
 
 	/**
 	 * The length of the curve from its beginning up to the location described
 	 * by this object.
 	 */
-	getCurveLength: function() {
-		if (this.curve) {
-			var parameter = this.getParameter();
-			return parameter != null
-				? curve.getLength(0, parameter)
-				: null;
-		}
+	getCurveOffset: function() {
+		var parameter = this._curve && this.getParameter();
+		return parameter != null ? this._curve.getLength(0, parameter) : null;
 	},
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/path/Path.js b/src/path/Path.js
index 78c021f8..62d56577 100644
--- a/src/path/Path.js
+++ b/src/path/Path.js
@@ -233,30 +233,26 @@ var Path = this.Path = PathItem.extend({
 		}
 		return null;
 	},
-	
-	getLength: function(/* location */) {
-		var location;
-		if (arguments.length)
-			location = arguments[0];
-		var curves = this.getCurves(),
-			index = location
-				? location.getIndex()
-				: curves.length;
+
+	getLength: function() {
+		var curves = this.getCurves();
+		var length = 0;
+		for (var i = 0, l = curves.length; i < l; i++)
+			length += curves[i].getLength();
+		return length;
+	},
+
+	_getOffset: function(location) {
+		var index = location && location.getIndex();
 		if (index != null) {
-			var length = 0;
+			var curves = this.getCurves(),
+				offset = 0;
 			for (var i = 0; i < index; i++)
-				length += curves[i].getLength();
-			var curve;
-			if (location) {
-				// Clone the curve as we're going to divide it to get the
-				// length. Without cloning it, this would modify the path.
-				curve = curves[index].clone();
-				curve.divide(location.getParameter());
-				length += curve.getLength();
-			}
-			return length;
+				offset += curves[i].getLength();
+			var curve = curves[index];
+			return offset + curve.getLength(0, location.getParameter());
 		}
-		return -1;
+		return null;
 	},
 
 	/**