diff --git a/internal/stroke/stroke.go b/internal/stroke/stroke.go
index 07b78347..fda42dbd 100644
--- a/internal/stroke/stroke.go
+++ b/internal/stroke/stroke.go
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ func ArcTransform(p, f1, f2 f32.Point, angle float32, segments int) f32.Affine2D
 	f := dist(f1, c)
 	b := math.Sqrt(a*a - f*f)
 
-	var rx, ry, alpha, start float64
+	var rx, ry, alpha float64
 	switch {
 	case a > b:
 		rx = a
@@ -728,12 +728,6 @@ func ArcTransform(p, f1, f2 f32.Point, angle float32, segments int) f32.Affine2D
 		}
 	}
 
-	start = math.Acos(float64(p.X-c.X) / dist(c, p))
-	if c.Y > p.Y {
-		start = -start
-	}
-	start -= alpha
-
 	var (
 		θ   = angle / float32(segments)
 		ref f32.Affine2D // transform from absolute frame to ellipse-based one
diff --git a/op/clip/clip.go b/op/clip/clip.go
index ac4c28a5..f9d094ee 100644
--- a/op/clip/clip.go
+++ b/op/clip/clip.go
@@ -27,15 +27,13 @@ type Op struct {
 
 func (p Op) Add(o *op.Ops) {
 	str := p.stroke
-	dashes := p.dashes
 	path := p.path
 	outline := p.outline
-	approx := str.Width > 0 && !(dashes == DashSpec{} && str.Miter == 0 && str.Join == RoundJoin && str.Cap == RoundCap)
+	approx := str.Width > 0 && !(p.dashes == DashSpec{} && str.Miter == 0 && str.Join == RoundJoin && str.Cap == RoundCap)
 	if approx {
 		// If the stroke is not natively supported by the compute renderer, construct a filled path
 		// that approximates it.
 		path = p.approximateStroke(o)
-		dashes = DashSpec{}
 		str = StrokeStyle{}
 		outline = true
 	}