diff --git a/src/item/PlacedSymbol.js b/src/item/PlacedSymbol.js
index 289238de..8f2c03cf 100644
--- a/src/item/PlacedSymbol.js
+++ b/src/item/PlacedSymbol.js
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ var PlacedSymbol = this.PlacedSymbol = PlacedItem.extend(/** @lends PlacedSymbol
 		symbol._instances[this._id] = this;
 	},
 
-	isEmpty: function() {
-		return this._symbol._definition.isEmpty();
-	},
-
 	clone: function() {
 		return this._clone(new PlacedSymbol(this.symbol));
 	},
 
+	isEmpty: function() {
+		return this._symbol._definition.isEmpty();
+	},
+
 	_getBounds: function(getter, matrix) {
 		// Redirect the call to the symbol definition to calculate the bounds
 		// TODO: Implement bounds caching through passing on of cacheItem, so
diff --git a/src/path/PathItem.js b/src/path/PathItem.js
index 660ba97f..af757a33 100644
--- a/src/path/PathItem.js
+++ b/src/path/PathItem.js
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ var PathItem = this.PathItem = Item.extend(/** @lends PathItem# */{
 			);
 		}
 
+		// First clear the previous content
+		if (this._type === 'Path')
+			this.removeSegments();
+		else
+			this.removeChildren();
+
 		for (var i = 0, l = parts.length; i < l; i++) {
 			var part = parts[i];
 				cmd = part[0],