      */
     public var alphaTo:Number;
 
-    //----------------------------------
-    //  affectVisibility
-    //----------------------------------
-
-    /** 
-     *  @copy spark.effects.Fade#affectVisibility
-     *  
-     *  @langversion 3.0
-     *  @playerversion Flash 10
-     *  @playerversion AIR 1.5
-     *  @productversion Flex 4
-     */
-    public var affectVisibility:Boolean;
-
     /**
      *  @private
      */

        // to be fading it in
        if ("visible" in target && !target.visible && 
            alphaFrom == 0 && alphaTo != 0 &&
            ((propChanges && propChanges.end["visible"] !== undefined &&
              propertyChanges.end["visible"] != propertyChanges.start["visible"]) ||
             affectVisibility))
        {
            target.alpha = 0;
            target.visible = true;

        // side-effecting and what we should reset at the end
        if ("visible" in target && target.visible && 
            alphaFrom != 0 && alphaTo == 0 &&
            propChanges && propChanges.end["visible"] !== undefined &&
            propertyChanges.end["visible"] != propertyChanges.start["visible"])
        {
            makeInvisible = true;
        }
