diff --git a/lib/src/misc/simplify.dart b/lib/simplify.dart
similarity index 85%
rename from lib/src/misc/simplify.dart
rename to lib/simplify.dart
index 564d47453..99b0c3423 100644
--- a/lib/src/misc/simplify.dart
+++ b/lib/simplify.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // implementation based on
 // https://github.com/mourner/simplify-js/blob/master/simplify.js
 
+library simplify;
 
 import 'package:latlong2/latlong.dart';
 
@@ -25,8 +26,7 @@ double _getSqSegDist(
   double dy = p2.latitude - y;
   if (dx != 0 || dy != 0) {
     final double t =
-        ((p.longitude - x) * dx + (p.latitude - y) * dy) /
-            (dx * dx + dy * dy);
+        ((p.longitude - x) * dx + (p.latitude - y) * dy) / (dx * dx + dy * dy);
     if (t > 1) {
       x = p2.longitude;
       y = p2.latitude;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ double _getSqSegDist(
   return dx * dx + dy * dy;
 }
 
-List<LatLng> _simplifyRadialDist(
+List<LatLng> simplifyRadialDist(
   List<LatLng> points,
   double sqTolerance,
 ) {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void _simplifyDPStep(
 }
 
 // simplification using Ramer-Douglas-Peucker algorithm
-List<LatLng> _simplifyDouglasPeucker(
+List<LatLng> simplifyDouglasPeucker(
   List<LatLng> points,
   double sqTolerance,
 ) {
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ List<LatLng> _simplifyDouglasPeucker(
   return simplified;
 }
 
-// both algorithms combined for awesome performance
+/// high quality simplification uses the Ramer-Douglas-Peucker algorithm
+/// otherwise it just merges close points
 List<LatLng> simplify(
   List<LatLng> points,
   double tolerance, {
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ List<LatLng> simplify(
   List<LatLng> nextPoints = points;
   final double sqTolerance = tolerance * tolerance;
   nextPoints =
-      highestQuality ? points : _simplifyRadialDist(nextPoints, sqTolerance);
-  nextPoints = _simplifyDouglasPeucker(nextPoints, sqTolerance);
+      highestQuality ? points : simplifyRadialDist(nextPoints, sqTolerance);
+  nextPoints = simplifyDouglasPeucker(nextPoints, sqTolerance);
   return nextPoints;
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/layer/polygon_layer/polygon_layer.dart b/lib/src/layer/polygon_layer/polygon_layer.dart
index 9dd2284c4..aa7c4c7ac 100644
--- a/lib/src/layer/polygon_layer/polygon_layer.dart
+++ b/lib/src/layer/polygon_layer/polygon_layer.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_map/src/layer/general/mobile_layer_transformer.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_map/src/layer/polygon_layer/label.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_map/src/map/camera/camera.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_map/src/misc/point_extensions.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_map/src/misc/simplify.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_map/simplify.dart';
 import 'package:latlong2/latlong.dart' hide Path; // conflict with Path from UI
 
 enum PolygonLabelPlacement {
@@ -164,8 +164,13 @@ class PolygonPainter extends CustomPainter {
   final double? simplificationTolerance;
   final bool simplificationHighQuality;
 
-  PolygonPainter(this.polygons, this.camera, this.polygonLabels,
-      this.simplificationTolerance, this.simplificationHighQuality, this.drawLabelsLast)
+  PolygonPainter(
+      this.polygons,
+      this.camera,
+      this.polygonLabels,
+      this.simplificationTolerance,
+      this.simplificationHighQuality,
+      this.drawLabelsLast)
       : bounds = camera.visibleBounds;
 
   int get hash {
diff --git a/lib/src/layer/polyline_layer.dart b/lib/src/layer/polyline_layer.dart
index fbe5f508a..906814346 100644
--- a/lib/src/layer/polyline_layer.dart
+++ b/lib/src/layer/polyline_layer.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import 'dart:ui' as ui;
 
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_map/flutter_map.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_map/src/misc/simplify.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_map/simplify.dart';
 import 'package:latlong2/latlong.dart';
 
 class Polyline {
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ class Polyline {
 @immutable
 class PolylineLayer extends StatelessWidget {
   final List<Polyline> polylines;
-  @Deprecated(
-      'has no effect anymore, polyline culling is enabled by default and controlled by margin')
-  final bool polylineCulling;
 
   /// extent outside of the viewport before culling polylines, set to null to
   /// disable polyline culling
@@ -68,7 +65,6 @@ class PolylineLayer extends StatelessWidget {
   const PolylineLayer({
     super.key,
     required this.polylines,
-    this.polylineCulling = true,
     this.polylineCullingMargin = 0,
     this.simplificationTolerance = 1,
     this.simplificationHighQuality = false,