diff --git a/src/NeonView.js b/src/NeonView.js
index 682e27bc5..c9c42520f 100644
--- a/src/NeonView.js
+++ b/src/NeonView.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export default function NeonView (params) {
         var svg = neon.getSVG();
         $("#mei_output").html(svg);
         d3.select("#mei_output").select("svg").attr("id", "svg_container");
-        setSvgText();
 
         var height = parseInt(d3.select("#svg_container").attr("height"));
         var width = parseInt(d3.select("#svg_container").attr("width"));
@@ -56,19 +55,10 @@ export default function NeonView (params) {
 
     function refreshPage () {
         $("mei_output").html(neon.getSVG());
-        setSvgText();
         resetListeners();
         resetTransformations();
     }
 
-    function setSvgText () {
-        if (controls.shouldHideText()) {
-            d3.select("#mei_output").selectAll(".syl").style("visibility", "hidden");
-        } else {
-            d3.select("#mei_output").selectAll(".syl").style("visibility", "visible");
-        }
-    }
-
     function resetListeners () {
         d3.select("body")
             .on("keydown", () => {