3 files changed, 34 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/slicer.cpp b/src/slicer.cpp
index 5bfc94a27..4f9501869 100644
--- a/src/slicer.cpp
+++ b/src/slicer.cpp
@@ -789,8 +789,7 @@ void SlicerLayer::makePolygons(const Mesh* mesh)
     it = std::remove_if(openPolylines.begin(), openPolylines.end(), [snap_distance](PolygonRef poly) { return poly.shorterThan(snap_distance); });
     openPolylines.erase(it, openPolylines.end());
 
-    constexpr bool for_polylines = true;
-    openPolylines.removeDegenerateVerts(for_polylines);
+    openPolylines.removeDegenerateVertsPolyline();
 }
 
 Slicer::Slicer(Mesh* i_mesh, const coord_t thickness, const size_t slice_layer_count,
diff --git a/src/utils/polygon.cpp b/src/utils/polygon.cpp
index e9445e1f2..bb6797cb7 100644
--- a/src/utils/polygon.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/polygon.cpp
@@ -585,8 +585,17 @@ void Polygons::removeSmallAreas(const double min_area_size, const bool remove_ho
     paths.resize(new_end-paths.begin());
 }
 
+void Polygons::removeDegenerateVerts()
+{
+    _removeDegenerateVerts(false);
+}
+
+void Polygons::removeDegenerateVertsPolyline()
+{
+    _removeDegenerateVerts(true);
+}
 
-void Polygons::removeDegenerateVerts(const bool for_polyline)
+void Polygons::_removeDegenerateVerts(const bool for_polyline)
 {
     Polygons& thiss = *this;
     for(size_t poly_idx = 0; poly_idx < size(); poly_idx++)
diff --git a/src/utils/polygon.h b/src/utils/polygon.h
index ec5a09ba4..7496637b1 100644
--- a/src/utils/polygon.h
+++ b/src/utils/polygon.h
@@ -1025,13 +1025,35 @@ public:
     /*!
      * Removes overlapping consecutive line segments which don't delimit a
      * positive area.
+     *
+     * This function is meant to work on polygons, not polylines. When misused
+     * on polylines, it may cause too many vertices to be removed.
+     * See \ref removeDegenerateVertsPolyline for a version that works on
+     * polylines.
+     */
+    void removeDegenerateVerts();
+
+    /*!
+     * Removes overlapping consecutive line segments which don't delimit a
+     * positive area.
+     *
+     * This version is meant to work on polylines, not polygons. It leaves the
+     * endpoints of the polyline untouched. When misused on polygons, it may
+     * leave some degenerate vertices in.
+     * See \ref removeDegenerateVerts for a version that works on polygons.
+     */
+    void removeDegenerateVertsPolyline();
+
+    /*!
+     * Removes overlapping consecutive line segments which don't delimit a
+     * positive area.
      * \param for_polyline Indicate that we're removing degenerate vertices from
      * a polyline, causing the endpoints of the polyline to be left untouched.
      * When removing vertices from a polygon, the start and end can be
      * considered for removal too, but when processing a polyline, removing
      * those would cause the polyline to become shorter.
      */
-    void removeDegenerateVerts(const bool for_polyline = false);
+    void _removeDegenerateVerts(const bool for_polyline = false);
 
     /*!
      * Removes the same polygons from this set (and also empty polygons).