diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/base.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/base.js
index 014e3a6..d295b5b 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/base.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/base.js
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ export default {
     }
 
     var promise = this._render();
-    if (!this._proxy) {
-      promise = promise.then(this._position.bind(this));
-    }
     return promise.then(_.constant(this));
   },
 
@@ -71,8 +68,6 @@ export default {
     });
   },
 
-  _position() {},
-
   spaceHorizontally(items, options) {
     var verticalCenter = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/charset.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/charset.js
index cc8b802..3b709d1 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/charset.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/charset.js
@@ -6,23 +6,24 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
   type: 'charset',
 
   _render() {
+    var partContainer;
+
     this.renderLabeledBox(this.invert() ? 'None of:' : 'One of:');
 
-    this.partContainer = this.container.group();
+    partContainer = this.container.group();
 
-    return Q.all(_.map(this.parts.elements, (part => {
-      return part.render(this.partContainer.group());
-    }).bind(this)));
-  },
+    return Q.all(_.map(this.parts.elements, part => {
+      return part.render(partContainer.group());
+    }))
+      .then((() => {
+        this.spaceVertically(this.parts.elements, {
+          padding: 5
+        });
 
-  _position() {
-    this.spaceVertically(this.parts.elements, {
-      padding: 5
-    });
-
-    this.positionLabeledBox(this.partContainer, {
-      padding: 5
-    });
+        this.positionLabeledBox(partContainer, {
+          padding: 5
+        });
+      }).bind(this));
   },
 
   invert() {
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/charset_range.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/charset_range.js
index 358b950..31ca1ea 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/charset_range.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/charset_range.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
   type: 'charset-range',
 
   _render() {
-    this.hyphen = this.container.text()
+    var hyphen = this.container.text()
       .attr({
         text: '-'
       });
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
     return Q.all([
       this.first.render(this.container.group()),
       this.last.render(this.container.group())
-    ]);
-  },
-
-  _position() {
-    this.spaceHorizontally([this.first, this.hyphen, this.last], {
-      padding: 5
-    });
+    ])
+      .then((() => {
+        this.spaceHorizontally([this.first, hyphen, this.last], {
+          padding: 5
+        });
+      }).bind(this));
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/match.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/match.js
index 57b4f3a..6fba587 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/match.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/match.js
@@ -27,18 +27,17 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
         return part.render(this.container.group());
       }).bind(this));
 
-      return Q.all(_([start, partPromises, end]).flatten().compact().value());
+      return Q.all(_([start, partPromises, end]).flatten().compact().value())
+        .then(((items) => {
+          this.spaceHorizontally(items, {
+            padding: 10
+          });
+        }).bind(this));
     } else {
       return this.proxy(parts[0]);
     }
   },
 
-  _position(items) {
-    this.spaceHorizontally(items, {
-      padding: 10
-    });
-  },
-
   anchorStart() {
     return this._anchor_start.textValue !== '';
   },
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/match_fragment.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/match_fragment.js
index fc42862..cc985fe 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/match_fragment.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/match_fragment.js
@@ -8,35 +8,34 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
     if (this._repeat.textValue === '') {
       return this.proxy(this._content);
     } else {
-      return this._content.render(this.container.group());
-    }
-  },
+      return this._content.render(this.container.group())
+        .then((() => {
+          var box, paths = [];
 
-  _position() {
-    var box, paths = [];
+          this._content.transform(this._repeat.contentPosition());
 
-    this._content.transform(this._repeat.contentPosition());
+          box = this._content.getBBox();
 
-    box = this._content.getBBox();
+          if (this._repeat.hasSkip()) {
+            paths.push(Snap.format('M0,{box.cy}q10,0 10,-10v-{vert}q0,-10 10,-10h{horiz}q10,0 10,10v{vert}q0,10 10,10', {
+              box,
+              vert: box.height / 2 - 10,
+              horiz: box.width - 10
+            }));
+          }
 
-    if (this._repeat.hasSkip()) {
-      paths.push(Snap.format('M0,{box.cy}q10,0 10,-10v-{vert}q0,-10 10,-10h{horiz}q10,0 10,10v{vert}q0,10 10,10', {
-        box,
-        vert: box.height / 2 - 10,
-        horiz: box.width - 10
-      }));
-    }
+          if (this._repeat.hasLoop()) {
+            paths.push(Snap.format('M{box.x},{box.cy}q-10,0 -10,10v{vert}q0,10 10,10h{box.width}q10,0 10,-10v-{vert}q0,-10 -10,-10', {
+              box,
+              vert: box.height / 2 - 10
+            }));
+          }
 
-    if (this._repeat.hasLoop()) {
-      paths.push(Snap.format('M{box.x},{box.cy}q-10,0 -10,10v{vert}q0,10 10,10h{box.width}q10,0 10,-10v-{vert}q0,-10 -10,-10', {
-        box,
-        vert: box.height / 2 - 10
-      }));
-    }
-
-    if (paths.length) {
-      this.container.prepend(
-        this.container.path(paths.join('')));
+          if (paths.length) {
+            this.container.prepend(
+              this.container.path(paths.join('')));
+          }
+        }).bind(this));
     }
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/regexp.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/regexp.js
index 9211899..6a6e4a9 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/regexp.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/regexp.js
@@ -6,78 +6,76 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
   type: 'regexp',
 
   _render() {
-    var matches = this.matches();
+    var matches = this.matches(),
+        matchContainer;
 
     if (matches.length === 1) {
       return this.proxy(matches[0]);
     } else {
-      this.matchContainer = this.container.group()
-        .addClass('regexp-matches');
+      matchContainer = this.container.group()
+        .addClass('regexp-matches')
+        .transform(Snap.matrix()
+          .translate(20, 0));
 
-      return Q.all(_.map(matches, (match => {
-        return match.render(this.matchContainer.group());
-      }).bind(this)));
+      return Q.all(_.map(matches, match => {
+        return match.render(matchContainer.group());
+      }))
+        .then((() => {
+          var containerBox,
+              paths;
+
+          this.spaceVertically(matches, {
+            padding: 5
+          });
+
+          containerBox = this.getBBox();
+          paths = _.map(matches, match => {
+            var box = match.getBBox(),
+                direction = box.cy > containerBox.cy ? 1 : -1,
+                distance = Math.abs(box.cy - containerBox.cy),
+                pathStr;
+
+            if (distance >= 15) {
+              pathStr = [
+                '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} 20,{anchor.y}',
+                'M{containerBox.width},{containerBox.cy}m40,0c-10,0 -10,{anchor.y} -20,{anchor.y}'
+              ].join('');
+            }
+
+            return Snap.format(pathStr, {
+              containerBox,
+              box,
+              shift: -10 * direction,
+              curve: 10 * direction,
+              anchor: {
+                x: box.x + 20,
+                y: box.cy - containerBox.cy
+              }
+            });
+          });
+
+          paths.push(Snap.format([
+            'M0,{box.cy}q10,0 10,-10V{top}',
+            'M0,{box.cy}q10,0 10,10V{bottom}',
+            'M{box.width},{box.cy}m40,0q-10,0 -10,-10V{top}',
+            'M{box.width},{box.cy}m40,0q-10,0 -10,10V{bottom}'
+          ].join(''), {
+            box: containerBox,
+            top: _.first(matches).getBBox().cy + 10,
+            bottom: _.last(matches).getBBox().cy - 10
+          }));
+
+          this.container.prepend(
+            this.container.path(paths.join('')));
+        }).bind(this));
     }
   },
 
-  _position() {
-    var matches = this.matches(),
-        containerBox,
-        paths;
-
-    this.spaceVertically(matches, {
-      padding: 5
-    });
-
-    this.matchContainer.transform(Snap.matrix()
-      .translate(20, 0));
-
-    containerBox = this.getBBox();
-    paths = _.map(matches, match => {
-      var box = match.getBBox(),
-          direction = box.cy > containerBox.cy ? 1 : -1,
-          distance = Math.abs(box.cy - containerBox.cy),
-          pathStr;
-
-      if (distance >= 15) {
-        pathStr = [
-          '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} 20,{anchor.y}',
-          'M{containerBox.width},{containerBox.cy}m40,0c-10,0 -10,{anchor.y} -20,{anchor.y}'
-        ].join('');
-      }
-
-      return Snap.format(pathStr, {
-        containerBox,
-        box,
-        shift: -10 * direction,
-        curve: 10 * direction,
-        anchor: {
-          x: box.x + 20,
-          y: box.cy - containerBox.cy
-        }
-      });
-    });
-
-    paths.push(Snap.format([
-      'M0,{box.cy}q10,0 10,-10V{top}',
-      'M0,{box.cy}q10,0 10,10V{bottom}',
-      'M{box.width},{box.cy}m40,0q-10,0 -10,-10V{top}',
-      'M{box.width},{box.cy}m40,0q-10,0 -10,10V{bottom}'
-    ].join(''), {
-      box: containerBox,
-      top: _.first(matches).getBBox().cy + 10,
-      bottom: _.last(matches).getBBox().cy - 10
-    }));
-
-    this.container.prepend(
-      this.container.path(paths.join('')));
-  },
-
   matches() {
     return [this._match].concat(_.map(this._alternates.elements, _.property('match')));
   }
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/root.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/root.js
index d305d48..33799e2 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/root.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/root.js
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
   type: 'root',
 
   _render() {
-    var promise = this.regexp.render(this.container.group());
-    this.regexp.transform(Snap.matrix()
-      .translate(10, 0));
-
     this.start = this.container.circle()
       .addClass('pin')
       .attr({ r: 5 });
@@ -16,16 +12,20 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
       .addClass('pin')
       .attr({ r: 5 });
 
-    return promise;
-  },
+    return this.regexp.render(this.container.group())
+      .then((() => {
+        var contentBox;
 
-  _position() {
-    var contentBox = this.regexp.getBBox();
+        this.regexp.transform(Snap.matrix()
+          .translate(10, 0));
 
-    this.start.transform(Snap.matrix()
-      .translate(0, contentBox.cy));
-    this.end.transform(Snap.matrix()
-      .translate(contentBox.x2 + 10, contentBox.cy));
+        contentBox = this.regexp.getBBox();
+
+        this.start.transform(Snap.matrix()
+          .translate(0, contentBox.cy));
+        this.end.transform(Snap.matrix()
+          .translate(contentBox.x2 + 10, contentBox.cy));
+      }).bind(this));
   },
 
   flags() {
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/subexp.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/subexp.js
index 0dee3d7..7df4d1a 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/subexp.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/subexp.js
@@ -18,18 +18,17 @@ export default _.extend({}, Base, {
     if (label) {
       this.renderLabeledBox(label);
 
-      return this.regexp.render(this.container.group());
+      return this.regexp.render(this.container.group())
+        .then((() => {
+          this.positionLabeledBox(this.regexp, {
+            padding: 10
+          });
+        }).bind(this));
     } else {
       return this.proxy(this.regexp);
     }
   },
 
-  _position() {
-    this.positionLabeledBox(this.regexp, {
-      padding: 10
-    });
-  },
-
   groupLabel() {
     if (_.has(this.labelMap, this._capture.textValue)) {
       return this.labelMap[this._capture.textValue];