diff --git a/src/lines-component.coffee b/src/lines-component.coffee
index 3cd9215a6..b4bbed602 100644
--- a/src/lines-component.coffee
+++ b/src/lines-component.coffee
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class LinesComponent extends TiledComponent
         @placeholderTextDiv.classList.add('placeholder-text')
         @placeholderTextDiv.textContent = @newState.placeholderText
         @domNode.appendChild(@placeholderTextDiv)
+      @oldState.placeholderText = @newState.placeholderText
 
     if @newState.width isnt @oldState.width
       @domNode.style.width = @newState.width + 'px'
diff --git a/src/lines-tile-component.coffee b/src/lines-tile-component.coffee
index 4b18af3bb..5b4fc55c5 100644
--- a/src/lines-tile-component.coffee
+++ b/src/lines-tile-component.coffee
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ class LinesTileComponent
       @domNode.style.zIndex = @newTileState.zIndex
       @oldTileState.zIndex = @newTileState.zIndex
 
-    if @newTileState.visibility isnt @oldTileState.visibility
-      @domNode.style.visibility = @newTileState.visibility
-      @oldTileState.visibility = @newTileState.visibility
-
     if @newTileState.display isnt @oldTileState.display
       @domNode.style.display = @newTileState.display
       @oldTileState.display = @newTileState.display