diff --git a/js/id/core/way.js b/js/id/core/way.js
index a8fde5f8d..3cb7bfa77 100644
--- a/js/id/core/way.js
+++ b/js/id/core/way.js
@@ -136,22 +136,20 @@ _.extend(iD.Way.prototype, {
         return r;
     },
 
-    asGeoJSON: function(resolver, close) {
+    asGeoJSON: function(resolver, polygon) {
+        var nodes = resolver.childNodes(this);
 
-        var childnodes = resolver.childNodes(this);
+        if (this.isArea() && polygon && nodes.length >= 4) {
+            if (!this.isClosed()) {
+                nodes = nodes.concat([nodes[0]]);
+            }
 
-        // Close unclosed way
-        if (close && !this.isClosed() && childnodes.length) {
-            childnodes = childnodes.concat([childnodes[0]]);
-        }
-
-        if (this.isArea() && childnodes.length >= 4 && (close || this.isClosed())) {
             return {
                 type: 'Feature',
                 properties: this.tags,
                 geometry: {
                     type: 'Polygon',
-                    coordinates: [_.pluck(childnodes, 'loc')]
+                    coordinates: [_.pluck(nodes, 'loc')]
                 }
             };
         } else {
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ _.extend(iD.Way.prototype, {
                 properties: this.tags,
                 geometry: {
                     type: 'LineString',
-                    coordinates: _.pluck(childnodes, 'loc')
+                    coordinates: _.pluck(nodes, 'loc')
                 }
             };
         }
diff --git a/js/id/svg.js b/js/id/svg.js
index 013d5cf98..5394951a4 100644
--- a/js/id/svg.js
+++ b/js/id/svg.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ iD.svg = {
         };
     },
 
-    Path: function(projection, graph) {
+    Path: function(projection, graph, polygon) {
         var cache = {},
             path = d3.geo.path().projection(projection);
 
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ iD.svg = {
                 closePath: function() { buffer += 'Z'; }
             });
 
-            path(entity.asGeoJSON(graph));
+            path(entity.asGeoJSON(graph, polygon));
 
             return cache[entity.id] = buffer;
         }
 
-        result.area = function(entity) {
-            return path.area(entity.asGeoJSON(graph, true));
-        };
-
         return result;
     },
 
diff --git a/js/id/svg/areas.js b/js/id/svg/areas.js
index b051c7b04..1f02a05ee 100644
--- a/js/id/svg/areas.js
+++ b/js/id/svg/areas.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ iD.svg.Areas = function(projection) {
     }
 
     return function drawAreas(surface, graph, entities, filter) {
-        var path = iD.svg.Path(projection, graph),
+        var path = iD.svg.Path(projection, graph, true),
             areas = {},
             multipolygon;
 
diff --git a/test/spec/core/way.js b/test/spec/core/way.js
index 6db0f6b5c..d836fc975 100644
--- a/test/spec/core/way.js
+++ b/test/spec/core/way.js
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ describe('iD.Way', function() {
     });
 
     describe("#asGeoJSON", function () {
-        it("converts a line to a GeoJSON LineString features", function () {
+        it("converts a line to a GeoJSON LineString feature", function () {
             var a = iD.Node({loc: [1, 2]}),
                 b = iD.Node({loc: [3, 4]}),
                 w = iD.Way({tags: {highway: 'residential'}, nodes: [a.id, b.id]}),
@@ -280,13 +280,13 @@ describe('iD.Way', function() {
             expect(json.geometry.coordinates).to.eql([[1, 2], [3, 4]]);
         });
 
-        it("converts an area to a GeoJSON Polygon features", function () {
+        it("converts an area to a GeoJSON Polygon feature", function () {
             var a = iD.Node({loc: [1, 2]}),
                 b = iD.Node({loc: [3, 4]}),
                 c = iD.Node({loc: [5, 6]}),
                 w = iD.Way({tags: {area: 'yes'}, nodes: [a.id, b.id, c.id, a.id]}),
                 graph = iD.Graph([a, b, c, w]),
-                json = w.asGeoJSON(graph);
+                json = w.asGeoJSON(graph, true);
 
             expect(json.type).to.equal('Feature');
             expect(json.properties).to.eql({area: 'yes'});