diff --git a/js/id/renderer/gpx_layer.js b/js/id/renderer/gpx_layer.js
index 379557a76..f44c38d94 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/gpx_layer.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/gpx_layer.js
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ iD.GpxLayer = function(context, dispatch) {
             .append('path')
             .attr('class', 'gpx');
 
+        var path = d3.geo.path()
+            .projection(projection);
+
         paths
-            .attr('d', d3.geo.path().projection(projection));
-        
+            .attr('d', path);
+
         if (typeof gj.features !== 'undefined') {
             svg
                 .selectAll('text')
@@ -33,21 +36,19 @@ iD.GpxLayer = function(context, dispatch) {
             svg
                 .selectAll('path')
                 .data(gj.features)
-                .enter()            
+                .enter()
                 .append('text')
                 .attr('class', 'gpx')
                 .text(function(d) {
                     return d.properties.name;
                 })
                 .attr('x', function(d) {
-                    var centroid = d3.geo.path().projection(projection)
-                        .centroid(d);
-                    return centroid[0] + 5; 
+                    var centroid = path.centroid(d);
+                    return centroid[0] + 5;
                 })
                 .attr('y', function(d) {
-                    var centroid = d3.geo.path().projection(projection)
-                        .centroid(d);
-                    return centroid[1]; 
+                    var centroid = path.centroid(d);
+                    return centroid[1];
                 });
         }
     }