diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/match.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/match.js
index ca3ba0f..ab6d2e6 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/match.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/match.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
   },
 
   position() {
-    var items, paths;
+    var items;
 
     if (this.anchorStart()) {
       this.positionLabel(this.contents.anchor_start);
@@ -41,18 +41,6 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
     this.spaceHorizontally(items, {
       padding: 10
     });
-
-    // NOTE:
-    // item.cy won't work for this in the long run once vertical centers can be
-    // offset.
-    paths = _.map(items, item => {
-      return Snap.format('M{item.x2},{item.cy}h10', {
-        item: item.getBBox()
-      });
-    });
-    paths.pop();
-
-    this.container.prepend(this.container.path(paths.join('')));
   },
 
   anchorStart() {
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/match_fragment.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/match_fragment.js
index 8a032c2..f022b61 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/match_fragment.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/match_fragment.js
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
         }, box)));
       }
 
-      if (this._repeat.hasLoop() || this._repeat.hasSkip()) {
-        paths.push(Snap.format('M0,{cy}h15M{x2},{cy}h15', box));
-      }
-
       if (paths.length) {
         this.container.path(paths.join(''));
       }
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/regexp.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/regexp.js
index b340c57..0792944 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/regexp.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/regexp.js
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
 
         if (distance >= 15) {
           pathStr = [
-            'M10,{box.cy}m0,{shift}q0,{curve} 10,{curve}h{box.x}',
-            'M{containerBox.width},{box.cy}m30,{shift}q0,{curve} -10,{curve}h-{box.x}'
+            'M10,{box.cy}m0,{shift}q0,{curve} 10,{curve}',
+            'M{containerBox.width},{box.cy}m30,{shift}q0,{curve} -10,{curve}'
           ].join('');
         } else {
           pathStr = [
-            'M0,{containerBox.cy}c10,0 10,{anchor.y} {anchor.x},{anchor.y}',
-            'M{containerBox.width},{containerBox.cy}m40,0c-10,0 -10,{anchor.y} -{anchor.x},{anchor.y}'
+            'M0,{containerBox.cy}c10,0 10,{anchor.y} 20,{anchor.y}',
+            'M{containerBox.width},{containerBox.cy}m40,0c-10,0 -10,{anchor.y} -20,{anchor.y}'
           ].join('');
         }
 
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/root.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/root.js
index 2daed9b..8b7806d 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/root.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/root.js
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
 
     contentBox = this.regexp.getBBox();
 
-    this.container.prepend(
-      this.container.path(Snap.format('M0,{cy}h10M{x2},{cy}h10', contentBox))
-    );
-
     this.start.transform(Snap.matrix()
       .translate(0, contentBox.cy));
     this.end.transform(Snap.matrix()
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/subexp.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/subexp.js
index afd57c4..94f014d 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/subexp.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/subexp.js
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
           width: box.width + 20,
           height: box.height + 20
         });
-
-      this.container.path(Snap.format('M0,{content.cy}h10M{content.x2},{content.cy}H{container.x2}', {
-        container: this.getBBox(),
-        content: box
-      }));
     }
   },