diff --git a/spec/scatter-plot-spec.js b/spec/scatter-plot-spec.js
index 8688ac432..c3d929d52 100644
--- a/spec/scatter-plot-spec.js
+++ b/spec/scatter-plot-spec.js
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ describe('dc.scatterPlot', function () {
                 chart.redraw();
             });
 
+            it('should not create brush handles', function () {
+                var selectAll = chart.select('g.brush').selectAll('path.custom-brush-handle');
+                expect(selectAll.size()).toBe(0);
+            });
+
             it('should filter dimensions based on the same data', function () {
                 jasmine.clock().tick(100);
                 expect(otherDimension.top(Infinity).length).toBe(3);
diff --git a/src/scatter-plot.js b/src/scatter-plot.js
index bea0c75d2..14917b161 100644
--- a/src/scatter-plot.js
+++ b/src/scatter-plot.js
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ dc.scatterPlot = function (parent, chartGroup) {
         _symbol.size(oldSize);
     }
 
-    _chart.setHandlePaths = function () {
+    _chart.createBrushHandlePaths = function () {
         // no handle paths for poly-brushes
     };