diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
index 41368ee1e..a6a7a55f7 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
@@ -463,15 +463,6 @@ export const insertEdge = function (elem, edge, clusterDb, diagramType, startNod
 
   let lineData = points.filter((p) => !Number.isNaN(p.y));
   lineData = fixCorners(lineData);
-  let lastPoint = lineData[lineData.length - 1];
-  if (lineData.length > 1) {
-    lastPoint = lineData[lineData.length - 1];
-    const secondLastPoint = lineData[lineData.length - 2];
-    const diffX = (lastPoint.x - secondLastPoint.x) / 2;
-    const diffY = (lastPoint.y - secondLastPoint.y) / 2;
-    const midPoint = { x: secondLastPoint.x + diffX, y: secondLastPoint.y + diffY };
-    lineData.splice(-1, 0, midPoint);
-  }
   let curve = curveBasis;
   if (edge.curve) {
     curve = edge.curve;