         // 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"]) ||
-             affectVisibility))
+            propChanges && propChanges.end["visible"] !== undefined &&
+            propertyChanges.end["visible"] != propertyChanges.start["visible"])
         {
             makeInvisible = true;
         }

     */
    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 &&
            (!propertyChanges ||
             (propChanges.end["visible"] !== undefined &&
                propChanges.end["visible"] != propChanges.start["visible"])))
        {
            target.alpha = 0;
            target.visible = true;
