diff --git a/libs/canvas/canvas/rectangle.h b/libs/canvas/canvas/rectangle.h
index 2983d33ed2..5c6b66fbb6 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/canvas/rectangle.h
+++ b/libs/canvas/canvas/rectangle.h
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #include "canvas/visibility.h"
 #include "canvas/item.h"
 #include "canvas/types.h"
-#include "canvas/outline.h"
-#include "canvas/fill.h"
 
 namespace ArdourCanvas
 {
diff --git a/libs/canvas/tracking_text.cc b/libs/canvas/tracking_text.cc
index 24def571d3..ea44102f8f 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/tracking_text.cc
+++ b/libs/canvas/tracking_text.cc
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ TrackingText::init ()
 {
 	_canvas->MouseMotion.connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &TrackingText::pointer_motion));
 	set_ignore_events (true);
+	set_outline (true);
 	hide ();
 }