diff --git a/src/control.class.js b/src/control.class.js
index 4cbbf0fc036..be0a59f2e02 100644
--- a/src/control.class.js
+++ b/src/control.class.js
@@ -2,17 +2,9 @@
 
   'use strict';
 
-  var fabric = global.fabric || (global.fabric = { }),
-      util = fabric.util,
-      renderCircleControl = fabric.controlRenderers.renderCircleControl,
-      renderSquareControl = fabric.controlRenderers.renderSquareControl;
+  var fabric = global.fabric || (global.fabric = { });
 
   function Control(options) {
-    if (options.position) {
-      this.x = options.position.x;
-      this.y = options.position.y;
-    }
-    delete options.position;
     for (var i in options) {
       this[i] = options[i];
     }
@@ -198,7 +190,7 @@
 
 
     positionHandler: function(dim, finalMatrix /*, fabricObject, currentControl */) {
-      var point = util.transformPoint({
+      var point = fabric.util.transformPoint({
         x: this.x * dim.x + this.offsetX,
         y: this.y * dim.y + this.offsetY }, finalMatrix);
       return point;
@@ -221,10 +213,10 @@
       styleOverride = styleOverride || {};
       switch (styleOverride.cornerStyle || fabricObject.cornerStyle) {
         case 'circle':
-          renderCircleControl.call(this, ctx, left, top, styleOverride, fabricObject);
+          fabric.controlRenderers.renderCircleControl.call(this, ctx, left, top, styleOverride, fabricObject);
           break;
         default:
-          renderSquareControl.call(this, ctx, left, top, styleOverride, fabricObject);
+          fabric.controlRenderers.renderSquareControl.call(this, ctx, left, top, styleOverride, fabricObject);
       }
     },
   };
diff --git a/src/mixins/default_controls.js b/src/mixins/default_controls.js
index 7351612eefa..a7a6656eee0 100644
--- a/src/mixins/default_controls.js
+++ b/src/mixins/default_controls.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
   objectControls.ml = new fabric.Control({
     name: 'ml',
-    position: { x: -0.5, y: 0 },
+    x: -0.5,
+    y: 0,
     cursorStyleHandler: scaleSkewStyleHandler,
     actionHandler: scalingXOrSkewingY,
     getActionName: scaleOrSkewActionName,
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@
 
   objectControls.mr = new fabric.Control({
     name: 'mr',
-    position: { x: 0.5, y: 0 },
+    x: 0.5,
+    y: 0,
     cursorStyleHandler: scaleSkewStyleHandler,
     actionHandler: scalingXOrSkewingY,
     getActionName: scaleOrSkewActionName,
@@ -27,7 +29,8 @@
 
   objectControls.mb = new fabric.Control({
     name: 'mb',
-    position: { x: 0, y: 0.5 },
+    x: 0,
+    y: 0.5,
     cursorStyleHandler: scaleSkewStyleHandler,
     actionHandler: scalingYOrSkewingX,
     getActionName: scaleOrSkewActionName,
@@ -35,7 +38,8 @@
 
   objectControls.mt = new fabric.Control({
     name: 'mt',
-    position: { x: 0, y: -0.5 },
+    x: 0,
+    y: -0.5,
     cursorStyleHandler: scaleSkewStyleHandler,
     actionHandler: scalingYOrSkewingX,
     getActionName: scaleOrSkewActionName,
@@ -43,35 +47,40 @@
 
   objectControls.tl = new fabric.Control({
     name: 'tl',
-    position: { x: -0.5, y: -0.5 },
+    x: -0.5,
+    y: -0.5,
     cursorStyleHandler: scaleStyleHandler,
     actionHandler: scalingEqually
   });
 
   objectControls.tr = new fabric.Control({
     name: 'tr',
-    position: { x: 0.5, y: -0.5 },
+    x: 0.5,
+    y: -0.5,
     cursorStyleHandler: scaleStyleHandler,
     actionHandler: scalingEqually
   });
 
   objectControls.bl = new fabric.Control({
     name: 'bl',
-    position: { x: -0.5, y: 0.5 },
+    x: -0.5,
+    y: 0.5,
     cursorStyleHandler: scaleStyleHandler,
     actionHandler: scalingEqually
   });
 
   objectControls.br = new fabric.Control({
     name: 'br',
-    position: { x: 0.5, y: 0.5 },
+    x: 0.5,
+    y: 0.5,
     cursorStyleHandler: scaleStyleHandler,
     actionHandler: scalingEqually
   });
 
   objectControls.mtr = new fabric.Control({
     name: 'mtr',
-    position: { x: 0, y: -0.5 },
+    x: 0,
+    y: -0.5,
     actionHandler: controlHandlers.rotationWithSnapping,
     cursorStyleHandler: controlHandlers.rotationStyleHandler,
     offsetY: -40,
@@ -97,7 +106,8 @@
 
     textBoxControls.mr = new fabric.Control({
       name: 'mr',
-      position: { x: 0.5, y: 0 },
+      x: 0.5,
+      y: 0,
       actionHandler: controlHandlers.changeWidth,
       cursorStyleHandler: scaleSkewStyleHandler,
       actionName: 'resizing',
@@ -105,7 +115,8 @@
 
     textBoxControls.ml = new fabric.Control({
       name: 'ml',
-      position: { x: -0.5, y: 0 },
+      x: -0.5,
+      y: 0,
       actionHandler: controlHandlers.changeWidth,
       cursorStyleHandler: scaleSkewStyleHandler,
       actionName: 'resizing',