diff --git a/src/path/CompoundPath.js b/src/path/CompoundPath.js
index 68bd5aef..fa8fcd3a 100644
--- a/src/path/CompoundPath.js
+++ b/src/path/CompoundPath.js
@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ var CompoundPath = PathItem.extend(/** @lends CompoundPath# */{
      * @bean
      * @type Number
      */
-    getArea: function(_closed) {
+    getArea: function() {
         var children = this._children,
             area = 0;
         for (var i = 0, l = children.length; i < l; i++)
-            area += children[i].getArea(_closed);
+            area += children[i].getArea();
         return area;
     },
 
diff --git a/src/path/Curve.js b/src/path/Curve.js
index 0e68157c..41d5d328 100644
--- a/src/path/Curve.js
+++ b/src/path/Curve.js
@@ -577,17 +577,21 @@ var Curve = Base.extend(/** @lends Curve# */{
     },
 
 statics: /** @lends Curve */{
-    getValues: function(segment1, segment2, matrix) {
+    getValues: function(segment1, segment2, matrix, straight) {
         var p1 = segment1._point,
             h1 = segment1._handleOut,
             h2 = segment2._handleIn,
             p2 = segment2._point,
-            values = [
-                p1._x, p1._y,
-                p1._x + h1._x, p1._y + h1._y,
-                p2._x + h2._x, p2._y + h2._y,
-                p2._x, p2._y
-            ];
+            x1 = p1.x, y1 = p1.y,
+            x2 = p2.x, y2 = p2.y,
+            values = straight
+                ? [ x1, y1, x1, y1, x2, y2, x2, y2 ]
+                : [
+                    x1, y1,
+                    x1 + h1._x, y1 + h1._y,
+                    x2 + h2._x, y2 + h2._y,
+                    x2, y2
+                ];
         if (matrix)
             matrix._transformCoordinates(values, values, 4);
         return values;
diff --git a/src/path/Path.js b/src/path/Path.js
index 783b57d5..efbe9269 100644
--- a/src/path/Path.js
+++ b/src/path/Path.js
@@ -828,29 +828,23 @@ var Path = PathItem.extend(/** @lends Path# */{
      * @bean
      * @type Number
      */
-    getArea: function(_closed) {
-        // Cache the area for the open path, and the the final curve separately,
-        // so open and closed area can be returned at almost no additional cost.
-        var closed = Base.pick(_closed, this._closed),
-            cached = this._area;
-        if (cached == null) {
+    getArea: function() {
+        var area = this._area;
+        if (area == null) {
             var segments = this._segments,
-                sum = 0,
-                close = 0;
+                closed = this._closed;
+            area = 0;
             for (var i = 0, l = segments.length; i < l; i++) {
-                var next = i + 1,
-                    last = next >= l,
-                    area = Curve.getArea(Curve.getValues(
-                        segments[i], segments[last ? 0 : i + 1]));
-                if (last) {
-                    close = area;
-                } else {
-                    sum += area;
-                }
+                var last = i + 1 === l;
+                area += Curve.getArea(Curve.getValues(
+                        segments[i], segments[last ? 0 : i + 1],
+                        // If this is the last curve and the last is not closed,
+                        // connect with a straight curve and ignore the handles.
+                        null, last && !closed));
             }
-            cached = this._area = [sum, close];
+            this._area = area;
         }
-        return cached[0] + (closed ? cached[1] : 0);
+        return area;
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/path/PathItem.Boolean.js b/src/path/PathItem.Boolean.js
index af237081..44c1a1d8 100644
--- a/src/path/PathItem.Boolean.js
+++ b/src/path/PathItem.Boolean.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ PathItem.inject(new function() {
         // Give both paths the same orientation except for subtraction
         // and exclusion, where we need them at opposite orientation.
         if (_path2 && (operator.subtract || operator.exclude)
-                ^ (_path2.isClockwise(true) ^ _path1.isClockwise(true)))
+                ^ (_path2.isClockwise() ^ _path1.isClockwise()))
             _path2.reverse();
         // Split curves at crossings on both paths. Note that for self-
         // intersection, path2 is null and getIntersections() handles it.
@@ -510,15 +510,10 @@ PathItem.inject(new function() {
                 // - `true`: Connect with a curve that takes the segment handles
                 //   into account, just like how closed paths behave.
                 if (!path._closed) {
-                    var s1 = path.getLastCurve().getSegment2(),
-                        s2 = curve.getSegment1(),
-                        p1 = s1._point,
-                        p2 = s2._point,
-                        x1 = p1._x, y1 = p1._y,
-                        x2 = p2._x, y2 = p2._y;
-                    vClose = closed
-                            ? Curve.getValues(s1, s2)
-                            : [x1, y1, x1, y1, x2, y2, x2, y2];
+                    vClose = Curve.getValues(
+                            path.getLastCurve().getSegment2(),
+                            curve.getSegment1(),
+                            null, !closed);
                     // This closing curve is a potential candidate for the last
                     // non-horizontal curve.
                     if (vClose[io] !== vClose[io + 6]) {
@@ -850,7 +845,7 @@ PathItem.inject(new function() {
                 // close to each other that they are considered the same
                 // location, but the winding calculation still produces a valid
                 // number due to their slight differences producing a tiny area.
-                var area = path.getArea(true);
+                var area = path.getArea();
                 if (abs(area) >= /*#=*/Numerical.GEOMETRIC_EPSILON) {
                     // This path wasn't finished and is hence invalid.
                     // Report the error to the console for the time being.