diff --git a/unity/Assets/Maroon/reusableScripts/FieldLines/FieldLineStopDrawing/CloseFieldLine.cs b/unity/Assets/Maroon/reusableScripts/FieldLines/FieldLineStopDrawing/CloseFieldLine.cs
index 53036e5e0..90fd41743 100644
--- a/unity/Assets/Maroon/reusableScripts/FieldLines/FieldLineStopDrawing/CloseFieldLine.cs
+++ b/unity/Assets/Maroon/reusableScripts/FieldLines/FieldLineStopDrawing/CloseFieldLine.cs
@@ -6,23 +6,12 @@ public class CloseFieldLine : MonoBehaviour
 {
     [Tooltip("Don't stop drawing until at least this many line segments have been drawn (i.e. the number of StopDrawing calls)")]
     [SerializeField] private int minLineSegmentCount = 3;
-    [Tooltip("Stop drawing when this many FieldLine turning points have been reached")]
-    [SerializeField] private int maxTurningPoints = 4;
 
     private FieldLine fieldLine;
     private int currentLineSegmentIndex;
-    private float lastDistanceToStart;
+    private float furthestDistanceToStart;
     private float distanceToStartWhenDrawingShouldStop;
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Describes if the fieldline segment is approaching or receding from the FieldLine's Start Position, and how many times this has changed 
-    /// (Not entierely accurate, but more or less the number of turning points the fieldLine had).
-    /// An even value means the field Line segment is getting further away from the start pos, odd means coming closer to the start pos.
-    /// Each time a fieldLine segment reaches a turning point (i.e. changes the approaching/receding status), the value will be increased by 1.
-    /// E.g. At first the segments receded (0), then they got closer (1), then they receded again (2), then they got closer again (1)
-    /// </summary>
-    private int fieldLineTurningPoints;
-
     private void Awake()
     {
         fieldLine = GetComponent<FieldLine>();
@@ -37,8 +26,7 @@ private void OnStartDrawing()
     {
         // Reset field line's segment-related variables
         currentLineSegmentIndex = -1;
-        lastDistanceToStart = 0f;
-        fieldLineTurningPoints = 0;
+        furthestDistanceToStart = 0f;
         distanceToStartWhenDrawingShouldStop = ((fieldLine.minLineSegmentLength + fieldLine.maxLineSegmentLength) / 2f);
     }
 
@@ -52,10 +40,14 @@ private bool StopDrawing(Vector3 lineSegmentPosition)
     {
         currentLineSegmentIndex++;
 
-        // Check if distance to start pos got larger (receding from start pos)
+        // Check if distance to start pos got larger
         Vector3 fieldLineStartPosition = fieldLine.transform.TransformPoint(Vector3.zero - fieldLine.originOffset);
         float lineDistanceToStart = Vector3.Distance(lineSegmentPosition, fieldLineStartPosition);
-        UpdateSegmentProperties(lineDistanceToStart);
+        if (lineDistanceToStart > furthestDistanceToStart)
+        {
+            // distance to start position got larger
+            furthestDistanceToStart = lineDistanceToStart;
+        }
 
         // Don't stop drawing when not at least minLineSegmentCount reached
         if (currentLineSegmentIndex < minLineSegmentCount)
@@ -68,41 +60,18 @@ private bool StopDrawing(Vector3 lineSegmentPosition)
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (PreviousSegmentRecededStartPos())
+        if (lineDistanceToStart < furthestDistanceToStart)
         {
-            // Don't stop drawing when receding from start pos
-            return false;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Approaching start pos again, check if close enough
+            // furthestDistanceToStart did not update
+            // i.e. we might be already getting close to start pos
             if (lineDistanceToStart < distanceToStartWhenDrawingShouldStop)
             {
                 return true;
             }
         }
 
-        // If too many turning points reached, stop drawing
-        if (fieldLineTurningPoints > maxTurningPoints)
-            return true;
-
         // If very small field line loop, we also should stop when very close to Start even when we have not yet reached a smaller furthestDistanceToStart
         bool VeryCloseToStartPos = lineDistanceToStart <= (fieldLine.minLineSegmentLength * 2);
         return VeryCloseToStartPos;
     }
-
-    private void UpdateSegmentProperties(float newLineDistanceToStart)
-    {
-        bool segmentIsNowReceding = newLineDistanceToStart > lastDistanceToStart;
-        if (segmentIsNowReceding != PreviousSegmentRecededStartPos())
-        {
-            fieldLineTurningPoints++;
-        }
-        lastDistanceToStart = newLineDistanceToStart;
-    }
-
-    private bool PreviousSegmentRecededStartPos()
-    {
-        return fieldLineTurningPoints % 2 == 0;
-    }
 }