diff --git a/src/basic/Line.js b/src/basic/Line.js
index 80ebbe7e..5f4077c4 100644
--- a/src/basic/Line.js
+++ b/src/basic/Line.js
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ var Line = Base.extend(/** @lends Line# */{
             return ccw < 0 ? -1 : ccw > 0 ? 1 : 0;
         },
 
+        getDistance: function(px, py, vx, vy, x, y, asVector) {
+            return Math.abs(Line.getSignedDistance(px, py, vx, vy, x, y, asVector));
+        },
+
         getSignedDistance: function(px, py, vx, vy, x, y, asVector) {
             if (!asVector) {
                 vx -= px;
diff --git a/src/path/Curve.js b/src/path/Curve.js
index c7a46b40..f1655034 100644
--- a/src/path/Curve.js
+++ b/src/path/Curve.js
@@ -2203,19 +2203,19 @@ new function() { // Scope for intersection using bezier fat-line clipping
         var flip = getSquaredLineLength(v1) < getSquaredLineLength(v2),
             l1 = flip ? v2 : v1,
             l2 = flip ? v1 : v2,
-            line = new Line(l1[0], l1[1], l1[6], l1[7]);
+            getDistance = Line.getDistance;
         // See if the starting and end point of curve two are very close to the
         // picked line. Note that the curve for the picked line might not
         // actually be a line, so we have to perform more checks after.
-        if (line.getDistance(new Point(l2[0], l2[1])) < geomEpsilon &&
-            line.getDistance(new Point(l2[6], l2[7])) < geomEpsilon) {
+        if (getDistance(l1[0], l1[1], l1[6], l1[7], l2[0], l2[1]) < geomEpsilon &&
+            getDistance(l1[0], l1[1], l1[6], l1[7], l2[6], l2[7]) < geomEpsilon) {
             // If not both curves are straight, check against both of their
             // handles, and treat them as straight if they are very close.
             if (!straightBoth &&
-                line.getDistance(new Point(l1[2], l1[3])) < geomEpsilon &&
-                line.getDistance(new Point(l1[4], l1[5])) < geomEpsilon &&
-                line.getDistance(new Point(l2[2], l2[3])) < geomEpsilon &&
-                line.getDistance(new Point(l2[4], l2[5])) < geomEpsilon) {
+                getDistance(l1[0], l1[1], l1[6], l1[7], l1[2], l1[3]) < geomEpsilon &&
+                getDistance(l1[0], l1[1], l1[6], l1[7], l1[4], l1[5]) < geomEpsilon &&
+                getDistance(l1[0], l1[1], l1[6], l1[7], l2[2], l2[3]) < geomEpsilon &&
+                getDistance(l1[0], l1[1], l1[6], l1[7], l2[4], l2[5]) < geomEpsilon) {
                 straight1 = straight2 = straightBoth = true;
             }
         } else if (straightBoth) {