diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a29a90..58de459 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ found anything amiss: http://akkartik.name/contact
 
 ## Known issues
 
-* There's a bug in freehand drawings (`ctrl+p` mode) that causes them to be
-  highlighted even when the mouse is nowhere near them.
-
 * No support yet for Unicode graphemes spanning multiple codepoints.
 
 * Undo/redo may be sluggish in large files. Large files may grow sluggish in
diff --git a/drawing.lua b/drawing.lua
index e191767..7ebf177 100644
--- a/drawing.lua
+++ b/drawing.lua
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ geom = require 'geom'
 
 require 'drawing_tests'
 
-Show_nearby = false
-
 -- All drawings span 100% of some conceptual 'page width' and divide it up
 -- into 256 parts.
 function Drawing.draw(line)
@@ -30,17 +28,6 @@ function Drawing.draw(line)
     return
   end
 
-  if Show_nearby then
-    love.graphics.setColor(1,0.75,0.75)
-    for y=0,127 do
-      for x=0,255 do
-        if geom.on_any_shape(x,y, line) then
-          love.graphics.circle('fill', Drawing.pixels(x)+Margin_left, Drawing.pixels(y)+line.y, 2)
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   local mx,my = Drawing.coord(pmx-Margin_left), Drawing.coord(pmy-line.y)
 
   for _,shape in ipairs(line.shapes) do
@@ -383,10 +370,6 @@ function Drawing.mouse_released(x,y, button)
 end
 
 function Drawing.keychord_pressed(chord)
-  if chord == 'C-a' then
-    Show_nearby = not Show_nearby
-    return
-  end
   if chord == 'C-p' and not App.mouse_down(1) then
     Current_drawing_mode = 'freehand'
   elseif App.mouse_down(1) and chord == 'l' then
diff --git a/geom.lua b/geom.lua
index 6baee93..ef3cbcf 100644
--- a/geom.lua
+++ b/geom.lua
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 local geom = {}
 
-function geom.on_any_shape(x,y, drawing)
-  for _,shape in ipairs(drawing.shapes) do
-    assert(shape)
-    if geom.on_shape(x,y, drawing, shape) then
-      return true
-    end
-  end
-  return false
-end
-
 function geom.on_shape(x,y, drawing, shape)
   if shape.mode == 'freehand' then
     return geom.on_freehand(x,y, drawing, shape)