diff --git a/src/p_local.h b/src/p_local.h
index e8cc5fde03..8597229121 100644
--- a/src/p_local.h
+++ b/src/p_local.h
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ class FPathTraverse
 	divline_t trace;
 	unsigned int intercept_index;
 	unsigned int intercept_count;
-	fixed_t maxfrac;
 	unsigned int count;
 
 	void AddLineIntercepts(int bx, int by);
diff --git a/src/p_maputl.cpp b/src/p_maputl.cpp
index 1d806d0449..85e9183c57 100644
--- a/src/p_maputl.cpp
+++ b/src/p_maputl.cpp
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ void FPathTraverse::AddLineIntercepts(int bx, int by)
 		P_MakeDivline (ld, &dl);
 		frac = P_InterceptVector (&trace, &dl);
 
-		if (frac < 0) continue;	// behind source
+		if (frac < 0 || frac > 1) continue;	// behind source or beyond end point
 			
 		intercept_t newintercept;
 
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ intercept_t *FPathTraverse::Next()
 		}
 	}
 	
-	if (dist > maxfrac || in == NULL) return NULL;	// checked everything in range			
+	if (dist > FRACUNIT || in == NULL) return NULL;	// checked everything in range			
 	in->done = true;
 	return in;
 }
@@ -1388,7 +1388,6 @@ FPathTraverse::FPathTraverse (fixed_t x1, fixed_t y1, fixed_t x2, fixed_t y2, in
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	maxfrac = FRACUNIT;
 }
 
 FPathTraverse::~FPathTraverse()