diff --git a/src/path/CurveLocation.js b/src/path/CurveLocation.js
index 7a9383bf..f4eff541 100644
--- a/src/path/CurveLocation.js
+++ b/src/path/CurveLocation.js
@@ -212,9 +212,15 @@ var CurveLocation = Base.extend(/** @lends CurveLocation# */{
     getOffset: function() {
         var offset = this._offset;
         if (offset == null) {
-            var path = this.getPath();
-            offset = this._offset = path ? path._getOffset(this)
-                    : this.getCurveOffset();
+            offset = 0;
+            var path = this.getPath(),
+                index = this.getIndex();
+            if (path && index != null) {
+                var curves = path.getCurves();
+                for (var i = 0; i < index; i++)
+                    offset += curves[i].getLength();
+            }
+            this._offset = offset += this.getCurveOffset();
         }
         return offset;
     },
diff --git a/src/path/Path.js b/src/path/Path.js
index 0dbc3874..d07faa2b 100644
--- a/src/path/Path.js
+++ b/src/path/Path.js
@@ -1680,22 +1680,6 @@ var Path = PathItem.extend(/** @lends Path# */{
     // See #getLocationOf(), #getNearestLocation(), #getNearestPoint()
     beans: false,
 
-    _getOffset: function(location) {
-        var index = location && location.getIndex();
-        if (index != null) {
-            var curves = this.getCurves(),
-                offset = 0;
-            for (var i = 0; i < index; i++)
-                offset += curves[i].getLength();
-            var curve = curves[index],
-                parameter = location.getParameter();
-            if (parameter > 0)
-                offset += curve.getPartLength(0, parameter);
-            return offset;
-        }
-        return null;
-    },
-
     /**
      * {@grouptitle Positions on Paths and Curves}
      *