diff --git a/src/elements/element.rectangle.js b/src/elements/element.rectangle.js
index f30294e2697..9b6e8da9276 100644
--- a/src/elements/element.rectangle.js
+++ b/src/elements/element.rectangle.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ function parseBorderSkipped(bar) {
 function parseBorderWidth(value, bar, maxWidth, maxHeight) {
 	var _skip = parseBorderSkipped(bar);
 	var t, r, b, l;
+
 	if (helpers.isObject(value)) {
 		t = +value.top || 0;
 		r = +value.right || 0;
diff --git a/src/helpers/helpers.core.js b/src/helpers/helpers.core.js
index 811df2beea6..1b798c925c8 100644
--- a/src/helpers/helpers.core.js
+++ b/src/helpers/helpers.core.js
@@ -308,13 +308,6 @@ var helpers = {
 
 		ChartElement.__super__ = me.prototype;
 		return ChartElement;
-	},
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns value bounded by min and max. This is equivalent to max(min, min(value, max)).
-	 */
-	bound: function(min, value, max) {
-		return Math.max(min, Math.min(value, max));
 	}
 };