diff --git a/src/item/Item.js b/src/item/Item.js
index 5cb7861a..cdf1d3e2 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.js
+++ b/src/item/Item.js
@@ -2851,22 +2851,6 @@ var Item = this.Item = Base.extend(Callback, {
 			// Return the temporary context, so it can be reused
 			CanvasProvider.release(ctx);
 		}
-	},
-
-	statics: {
-		drawSelectedBounds: function(bounds, ctx, matrix) {
-			var coords = matrix._transformCorners(bounds);
-			ctx.beginPath();
-			for (var i = 0; i < 8; i++)
-				ctx[i == 0 ? 'moveTo' : 'lineTo'](coords[i], coords[++i]);
-			ctx.closePath();
-			ctx.stroke();
-			for (var i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-				ctx.beginPath();
-				ctx.rect(coords[i] - 2, coords[++i] - 2, 4, 4);
-				ctx.fill();
-			}
-		}
 	}
 }, Base.each(['down', 'drag', 'up', 'move'], function(name) {
 	this['removeOn' + Base.capitalize(name)] = function() {
diff --git a/src/project/Project.js b/src/project/Project.js
index 607c00b4..68cfe9a1 100644
--- a/src/project/Project.js
+++ b/src/project/Project.js
@@ -317,11 +317,23 @@ var Project = this.Project = PaperScopeItem.extend(/** @lends Project# */{
 					var mx = item._globalMatrix;
 					if (item.drawSelected)
 						item.drawSelected(ctx, mx);
-					if (item._boundsSelected)
+					if (item._boundsSelected) {
 						// We need to call the internal _getBounds, to get non-
 						// transformed bounds.
-						Item.drawSelectedBounds(item._getBounds('getBounds'),
-								ctx, mx);
+						var coords = mx._transformCorners(
+								item._getBounds('getBounds'));
+						ctx.beginPath();
+						for (var i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+							ctx[i === 0 ? 'moveTo' : 'lineTo'](
+									coords[i], coords[++i]);
+						ctx.closePath();
+						ctx.stroke();
+						for (var i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+							ctx.beginPath();
+							ctx.rect(coords[i] - 2, coords[++i] - 2, 4, 4);
+							ctx.fill();
+						}
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			ctx.restore();