diff --git a/pd/src/g_template.c b/pd/src/g_template.c
index b72b6bf1cbc5526bea7c67af1af4bf2716d6e46a..44181cbb47a4fd3e557d9313285a87c3de406d41 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_template.c
+++ b/pd/src/g_template.c
@@ -2981,11 +2981,6 @@ static void svg_togui(t_svg *x, t_template *template, t_word *data)
         sys_vgui("-matrix { {%g %g} {%g %g} {%g %g} }\\\n",
             m1, m2, m3, m4, m5, m6);
     }
-    if (x->x_vis.a_flag) 
-    { 
-        sys_vgui("-state %s ", fielddesc_getfloat(&x->x_vis.a_attr, 
-        template, data, 1) ? "normal" : "hidden"); 
-    }
 }
 
 void svg_grouptogui(t_glist *g, t_template *template, t_word *data)
@@ -3042,8 +3037,8 @@ static void draw_vis(t_gobj *z, t_glist *glist, t_glist *parentglist,
     }*/
     
         /* see comment in plot_vis() */
-    /*if (vis && !fielddesc_getfloat(&sa->x_vis.a_attr, template, data, 0))
-        return; */
+    if (vis && !fielddesc_getfloat(&sa->x_vis.a_attr, template, data, 0))
+        return;
     if (vis)
     {
         if (n > 2)