diff --git a/editor/select.js b/editor/select.js
index caab5c24..4ac342ef 100644
--- a/editor/select.js
+++ b/editor/select.js
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ svgedit.select.Selector.prototype.reset = function(e) {
 	this.selectorGroup.setAttribute('display', 'inline');
 };
 
+
 // Function: svgedit.select.Selector.updateGripCursors
 // Updates cursors for corner grips on rotation so arrows point the right way
 //
@@ -123,7 +124,6 @@ svgedit.select.Selector.prototype.updateGripCursors = function(angle) {
 // Parameters:
 // show - boolean indicating whether grips should be shown or not
 svgedit.select.Selector.prototype.showGrips = function(show) {
-	// TODO: use suspendRedraw() here
 	var bShow = show ? 'inline' : 'none';
 	selectorManager_.selectorGripsGroup.setAttribute('display', bShow);
 	var elem = this.selectedElement;
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ svgedit.select.Selector.prototype.resize = function() {
 		nbaw = (maxx-minx);
 		nbah = (maxy-miny);
 	}
-	var sr_handle = svgFactory_.svgRoot().suspendRedraw(100);
 
 	var dstr = 'M' + nbax + ',' + nbay
 				+ ' L' + (nbax+nbaw) + ',' + nbay
@@ -261,8 +260,6 @@ svgedit.select.Selector.prototype.resize = function() {
 		mgr.rotateGrip.setAttribute('cx', nbax + (nbaw)/2);
 		mgr.rotateGrip.setAttribute('cy', nbay - (gripRadius*5));
 //	}
-
-	svgFactory_.svgRoot().unsuspendRedraw(sr_handle);
 };
 
 
@@ -450,12 +447,12 @@ svgedit.select.SelectorManager.prototype.releaseSelector = function(elem) {
 	var i,
 		N = this.selectors.length,
 		sel = this.selectorMap[elem.id];
+	if (!sel.locked) {
+		// TODO(codedread): Ensure this exists in this module.
+		console.log('WARNING! selector was released but was already unlocked');
+	}
 	for (i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
 		if (this.selectors[i] && this.selectors[i] == sel) {
-			if (sel.locked == false) {
-				// TODO(codedread): Ensure this exists in this module.
-				console.log('WARNING! selector was released but was already unlocked');
-			}
 			delete this.selectorMap[elem.id];
 			sel.locked = false;
 			sel.selectedElement = null;
diff --git a/editor/svgcanvas.js b/editor/svgcanvas.js
index ee65f040..cec83143 100644
--- a/editor/svgcanvas.js
+++ b/editor/svgcanvas.js
@@ -1896,10 +1896,6 @@ var getMouseTarget = this.getMouseTarget = function(evt) {
 				}, 1000);
 				break;
 			case 'line':
-				// Opera has a problem with suspendRedraw() apparently
-				var handle = null;
-				if (!window.opera) {svgroot.suspendRedraw(1000);}
-
 				if (curConfig.gridSnapping) {
 					x = svgedit.utilities.snapToGrid(x);
 					y = svgedit.utilities.snapToGrid(y);
@@ -1916,7 +1912,6 @@ var getMouseTarget = this.getMouseTarget = function(evt) {
 				
 				shape.setAttributeNS(null, 'x2', x2);
 				shape.setAttributeNS(null, 'y2', y2);
-				if (!window.opera) {svgroot.unsuspendRedraw(handle);}
 				break;
 			case 'foreignObject':
 				// fall through
@@ -1967,9 +1962,6 @@ var getMouseTarget = this.getMouseTarget = function(evt) {
 				c = $(shape).attr(['cx', 'cy']);
 				cx = c.cx;
 				cy = c.cy;
-				// Opera has a problem with suspendRedraw() apparently
-					handle = null;
-				if (!window.opera) {svgroot.suspendRedraw(1000);}
 				if (curConfig.gridSnapping) {
 					x = svgedit.utilities.snapToGrid(x);
 					cx = svgedit.utilities.snapToGrid(cx);
@@ -1979,7 +1971,6 @@ var getMouseTarget = this.getMouseTarget = function(evt) {
 				shape.setAttributeNS(null, 'rx', Math.abs(x - cx) );
 				var ry = Math.abs(evt.shiftKey?(x - cx):(y - cy));
 				shape.setAttributeNS(null, 'ry', ry );
-				if (!window.opera) {svgroot.unsuspendRedraw(handle);}
 				break;
 			case 'fhellipse':
 			case 'fhrect':
@@ -5681,7 +5672,6 @@ this.setResolution = function(x, y) {
 		}
 	}
 	if (x != w || y != h) {
-		var handle = svgroot.suspendRedraw(1000);
 		if (!batchCmd) {
 			batchCmd = new svgedit.history.BatchCommand('Change Image Dimensions');
 		}
@@ -5700,7 +5690,6 @@ this.setResolution = function(x, y) {
 		batchCmd.addSubCommand(new svgedit.history.ChangeElementCommand(svgcontent, {'viewBox': ['0 0', w, h].join(' ')}));
 	
 		addCommandToHistory(batchCmd);
-		svgroot.unsuspendRedraw(handle);
 		call('changed', [svgcontent]);
 	}
 	return true;
@@ -6770,7 +6759,6 @@ this.convertToPath = function(elem, getBBox) {
 // newValue - String or number with the new attribute value
 // elems - The DOM elements to apply the change to
 var changeSelectedAttributeNoUndo = function(attr, newValue, elems) {
-	var handle = svgroot.suspendRedraw(1000);
 	if (current_mode == 'pathedit') {
 		// Editing node
 		pathActions.moveNode(attr, newValue);
@@ -6883,7 +6871,6 @@ var changeSelectedAttributeNoUndo = function(attr, newValue, elems) {
 			}
 		} // if oldValue != newValue
 	} // for each elem
-	svgroot.unsuspendRedraw(handle);	
 };
 
 // Function: changeSelectedAttribute
diff --git a/editor/svgutils.js b/editor/svgutils.js
index bcca3a62..29b6bef9 100644
--- a/editor/svgutils.js
+++ b/editor/svgutils.js
@@ -603,11 +603,6 @@ if (svgedit.browser.supportsSelectors()) {
 // suspendLength - Optional integer of milliseconds to suspend redraw
 // unitCheck - Boolean to indicate the need to use svgedit.units.setUnitAttr
 svgedit.utilities.assignAttributes = function(node, attrs, suspendLength, unitCheck) {
-	if(!suspendLength) {suspendLength = 0;}
-	// Opera has a problem with suspendRedraw() apparently
-	var handle = null;
-	if (!svgedit.browser.isOpera()) {svgroot_.suspendRedraw(suspendLength);}
-
 	var i;
 	for (i in attrs) {
 		var ns = (i.substr(0,4) === 'xml:' ? NS.XML :
@@ -621,7 +616,6 @@ svgedit.utilities.assignAttributes = function(node, attrs, suspendLength, unitCh
 			svgedit.units.setUnitAttr(node, i, attrs[i]);
 		}
 	}
-	if (!svgedit.browser.isOpera()) {svgroot_.unsuspendRedraw(handle);}
 };
 
 // Function: cleanupElement
@@ -630,7 +624,6 @@ svgedit.utilities.assignAttributes = function(node, attrs, suspendLength, unitCh
 // Parameters:
 // element - DOM element to clean up
 svgedit.utilities.cleanupElement = function(element) {
-	var handle = svgroot_.suspendRedraw(60);
 	var defaults = {
 		'fill-opacity':1,
 		'stop-opacity':1,
@@ -652,8 +645,6 @@ svgedit.utilities.cleanupElement = function(element) {
 			element.removeAttribute(attr);
 		}
 	}
-
-	svgroot_.unsuspendRedraw(handle);
 };
 
 // Function: snapToGrid