diff --git a/xs/src/libslic3r/Polyline.cpp b/xs/src/libslic3r/Polyline.cpp
index 08717b57c..672777ce1 100644
--- a/xs/src/libslic3r/Polyline.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/libslic3r/Polyline.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,23 @@ BoundingBox get_extents(const Polylines &polylines)
     return bb;
 }
 
+bool remove_degenerate(Polylines &polylines)
+{
+    bool modified = false;
+    size_t j = 0;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < polylines.size(); ++ i) {
+        if (polylines[i].points.size() >= 2) {
+            if (j < i) 
+                std::swap(polylines[i].points, polylines[j].points);
+            ++ j;
+        } else
+            modified = true;
+    }
+    if (j < polylines.size())
+        polylines.erase(polylines.begin() + j, polylines.end());
+    return modified;
+}
+
 ThickLines
 ThickPolyline::thicklines() const
 {
diff --git a/xs/src/libslic3r/Polyline.hpp b/xs/src/libslic3r/Polyline.hpp
index 3aee85fa1..d304ba19a 100644
--- a/xs/src/libslic3r/Polyline.hpp
+++ b/xs/src/libslic3r/Polyline.hpp
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ inline void polylines_append(Polylines &dst, Polylines &&src)
     }
 }
 
+bool remove_degenerate(Polylines &polylines);
+
 class ThickPolyline : public Polyline {
     public:
     std::vector<coordf_t> width;