diff --git a/src/item/PathStyle.js b/src/item/PathStyle.js
index 2bbb925e..a0654897 100644
--- a/src/item/PathStyle.js
+++ b/src/item/PathStyle.js
@@ -15,25 +15,6 @@ PathStyle = Base.extend(new function() {
 						this[key] = style[key];
 				}
 			}
-		},
-
-		_setChildrenStyle: function(name, value) {
-			for (var i = 0, l = this.item.children.length; i < l; i++) {
-				this.item.children[i].style[name] = value;
-			}
-		},
-
-		_getChildrenStyle: function(name) {
-			var style;
-			for (var i = 0, l = this.item.children.length; i < l; i++) {
-				if(!style) {
-					style = this.item.children[i].style[name];
-				} else if(style != this.item.children[i].style[name]) {
-					// If there is another item with a different style:
-					return null;
-				}
-			}
-			return style;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -43,7 +24,9 @@ PathStyle = Base.extend(new function() {
 
 		fields['set' + key.capitalize()] = function(value) {
 			if(this.item && this.item.children) {
-				this._setChildrenStyle(key, value);
+				for (var i = 0, l = this.item.children.length; i < l; i++) {
+					this.item.children[i].style[key] = value;
+				}
 			} else {
 				this['_' + key] = value;
 			}
@@ -51,7 +34,16 @@ PathStyle = Base.extend(new function() {
 
 		fields['get' + key.capitalize()] = function() {
 			if(this.item && this.item.children) {
-				return this._getChildrenStyle(key);
+				var style;
+				for (var i = 0, l = this.item.children.length; i < l; i++) {
+					if(!style) {
+						style = this.item.children[i].style[key];
+					} else if(style != this.item.children[i].style[key]) {
+						// If there is another item with a different style:
+						return null;
+					}
+				}
+				return style;
 			} else {
 				return this['_' + key];
 			}