diff --git a/src/components/scatterplot/drawScatterplotCanvas.js b/src/components/scatterplot/drawScatterplotCanvas.js
index 6040d3dd..fb54a2c8 100644
--- a/src/components/scatterplot/drawScatterplotCanvas.js
+++ b/src/components/scatterplot/drawScatterplotCanvas.js
@@ -9,6 +9,48 @@ import {
 } from "./util";
 
 const drawScatterplotCanvas = (
+  context,
+  xScale,
+  yScale,
+  currentCellSelection,
+  opacityForDeselectedCells,
+  expression,
+  scatterplotXXaccessor,
+  scatterplotYYaccessor,
+  _currentCellSelectionMap,
+) => {
+
+  return (cell) => {
+
+      /*
+        this is necessary until we are no longer getting expression for all cells, but only for 'world'
+        ...which will mean refetching when we regraph, or 'go back up to all cells'
+      */
+      if (!_currentCellSelectionMap[cell.cellname]) { return }
+
+      context.beginPath();
+      /* context.arc(x,y,r,sAngle,eAngle,counterclockwise); */
+      context.arc(
+        xScale(cell.e[expression.data.genes.indexOf(scatterplotXXaccessor)]),            /* x */
+        yScale(cell.e[expression.data.genes.indexOf(scatterplotYYaccessor)]),            /* y */
+        _currentCellSelectionMap[cell.cellname]["__selected__"] ? 3 : 1.5,                   /* r */
+        0,                  /* sAngle */
+        2 * Math.PI         /* eAngle */
+      );
+
+      context.fillStyle = _currentCellSelectionMap[cell.cellname]["__color__"]
+
+      if (_currentCellSelectionMap[cell.cellname]["__selected__"]) {
+        context.globalAlpha = 1;
+      } else {
+        context.globalAlpha = opacityForDeselectedCells;
+      }
+
+      context.fill();
+  }
+}
+
+export const drawScatterplotCanvasUsingRenderQueue = (
   context,
   xScale,
   yScale,
@@ -19,40 +61,25 @@ const drawScatterplotCanvas = (
   scatterplotYYaccessor
 ) => {
 
-  /* clear canvas */
-  context.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
-  
   const _currentCellSelectionMap = _.keyBy(currentCellSelection, "CellName"); /* move me to the reducer */
 
-  expression.data.cells.forEach((cell, i) => {
-    
-    /* 
-      this is necessary until we are no longer getting expression for all cells, but only for 'world'
-      ...which will mean refetching when we regraph, or 'go back up to all cells'
-    */
-      
-    if (!_currentCellSelectionMap[cell.cellname]) { return } 
-    
-    context.beginPath();
-    /* context.arc(x,y,r,sAngle,eAngle,counterclockwise); */
-    context.arc(
-      xScale(cell.e[expression.data.genes.indexOf(scatterplotXXaccessor)]),            /* x */
-      yScale(cell.e[expression.data.genes.indexOf(scatterplotYYaccessor)]),            /* y */
-      _currentCellSelectionMap[cell.cellname]["__selected__"] ? 3 : 1.5,                   /* r */
-      0,                  /* sAngle */
-      2 * Math.PI         /* eAngle */
-    );
-    
-    context.fillStyle = _currentCellSelectionMap[cell.cellname]["__color__"]
+  const _renderLinesWithFunctionReturnedByQueue = renderQueue(
+    drawScatterplotCanvas(
+      context,
+      xScale,
+      yScale,
+      currentCellSelection,
+      opacityForDeselectedCells,
+      expression,
+      scatterplotXXaccessor,
+      scatterplotYYaccessor,
+      _currentCellSelectionMap,
+    )
+  )
 
-    if (_currentCellSelectionMap[cell.cellname]["__selected__"]) {
-      context.globalAlpha = 1;
-    } else {
-      context.globalAlpha = opacityForDeselectedCells;
-    }
+  _renderLinesWithFunctionReturnedByQueue(expression.data.cells)
+  return _renderLinesWithFunctionReturnedByQueue;
 
-    context.fill();
-  });
 }
 
-export default _.debounce(drawScatterplotCanvas, 50)
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+export default _.debounce(drawScatterplotCanvasUsingRenderQueue, 50)