diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js
index 651d53f48f..685fce3ac8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js
@@ -76,12 +76,8 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer = OpenLayers.Class({
     /**
      * Property: featureDx
      * {Number} Feature offset in x direction. Will be calculated for and
-     * applied to the current feature while rendering. Looking at the center of
-     * the feature bounds and the renderer extent, we calculate how many world
-     * widths the two are away from each other. This value is used to shift the
-     * feature as close as possible to the center of the current renderer
-     * extent. This ensures that the feature is visible in the current
-     * viewport.
+     * applied to the current feature while rendering (see
+     * <calculateFeatureDx>).
      */
     
     /**
@@ -206,15 +202,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer = OpenLayers.Class({
                 if (!bounds.intersectsBounds(this.extent, {worldBounds: worldBounds})) {
                     style = {display: "none"};
                 } else {
-                    this.featureDx = 0;
-                    if (worldBounds) {
-                        bounds = feature.geometry.getBounds();
-                        var worldWidth = worldBounds.getWidth(),
-                            rendererCenterX = (this.extent.left + this.extent.right) / 2,
-                            featureCenterX = (bounds.left + bounds.right) / 2,
-                            worldsAway = Math.round((featureCenterX - rendererCenterX) / worldWidth);
-                        this.featureDx = worldsAway * worldWidth;
-                    }
+                    this.calculateFeatureDx(bounds, worldBounds);
                 }
                 var rendered = this.drawGeometry(feature.geometry, style, feature.id);
                 if(style.display != "none" && style.label && rendered !== false) {
@@ -235,6 +223,29 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer = OpenLayers.Class({
         }
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Method: calculateFeatureDx
+     * {Number} Calculates the feature offset in x direction. Looking at the
+     * center of the feature bounds and the renderer extent, we calculate how
+     * many world widths the two are away from each other. This distance is
+     * used to shift the feature as close as possible to the center of the
+     * current enderer extent, which ensures that the feature is visible in the
+     * current viewport.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * bounds - {<OpenLayers.Bounds>} Bounds of the feature
+     * worldBounds - {<OpenLayers.Bounds>} Bounds of the world
+     */
+    calculateFeatureDx: function(bounds, worldBounds) {
+        this.featureDx = 0;
+        if (worldBounds) {
+            var worldWidth = worldBounds.getWidth(),
+                rendererCenterX = (this.extent.left + this.extent.right) / 2,
+                featureCenterX = (bounds.left + bounds.right) / 2,
+                worldsAway = Math.round((featureCenterX - rendererCenterX) / worldWidth);
+            this.featureDx = worldsAway * worldWidth;
+        }
+    },
 
     /** 
      * Method: drawGeometry
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Canvas.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Canvas.js
index 707a4ab81c..12d6083c44 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Canvas.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Canvas.js
@@ -685,24 +685,15 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.Canvas = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer, {
                 this.hitContext.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
             }
             var labelMap = [];
-            var feature, style, bounds;
+            var feature, geometry, style;
             var worldBounds = (this.map.baseLayer && this.map.baseLayer.wrapDateLine) && this.map.getMaxExtent();
             for (var id in this.features) {
                 if (!this.features.hasOwnProperty(id)) { continue; }
                 feature = this.features[id][0];
-
-                this.featureDx = 0;
-                if (worldBounds) {
-                    bounds = feature.geometry.getBounds();
-                    var worldWidth = worldBounds.getWidth();
-                    var rendererCenterX = (this.extent.left + this.extent.right) / 2;
-                    var featureCenterX = (bounds.left + bounds.right) / 2;
-                    var worldsAway = Math.round((featureCenterX - rendererCenterX) / worldWidth);
-                    this.featureDx = worldsAway * worldWidth;
-                }
-
+                geometry = feature.geometry;
+                this.calculateFeatureDx(geometry.getBounds(), worldBounds);
                 style = this.features[id][1];
-                this.drawGeometry(feature.geometry, style, feature.id);
+                this.drawGeometry(geometry, style, feature.id);
                 if(style.label) {
                     labelMap.push([feature, style]);
                 }