diff --git a/src/item/PlacedSymbol.js b/src/item/PlacedSymbol.js
index b46deaa3..e65cc5b2 100644
--- a/src/item/PlacedSymbol.js
+++ b/src/item/PlacedSymbol.js
@@ -19,22 +19,12 @@ var PlacedSymbol = this.PlacedSymbol = Item.extend({
 
 	initialize: function(symbol, matrixOrOffset) {
 		this.base();
-		if (symbol instanceof Symbol) {
-			this.symbol = symbol;
-		} else {
-			this.symbol = new Symbol(symbol);
-		}
-		this._position = this.symbol._definition.getPosition();
-		if (matrixOrOffset !== undefined) {
-			if (matrixOrOffset instanceof Matrix) {
-				this.matrix = matrixOrOffset;
-			} else {
-				this.matrix = new Matrix().translate(Point.read(arguments, 1));
-			}
-			this._position = this.matrix._transformPoint(this._position);
-		} else {
-			this.matrix = new Matrix();
-		}
+		this.symbol = symbol instanceof Symbol ? symbol : new Symbol(symbol);
+		this.matrix = matrixOrOffset !== undefined
+			? matrixOrOffset instanceof Matrix
+				? matrixOrOffset
+				: new Matrix().translate(Point.read(arguments, 1))
+			: new Matrix();
 	},
 
 	_transform: function(matrix, flags) {