diff --git a/src/__Libraries/StellaOps.ElkSharp/ElkSharpLayeredLayoutEngine.cs b/src/__Libraries/StellaOps.ElkSharp/ElkSharpLayeredLayoutEngine.cs
index 8408e7cc3..4770c7503 100644
--- a/src/__Libraries/StellaOps.ElkSharp/ElkSharpLayeredLayoutEngine.cs
+++ b/src/__Libraries/StellaOps.ElkSharp/ElkSharpLayeredLayoutEngine.cs
@@ -261,9 +261,7 @@ public sealed class ElkSharpLayeredLayoutEngine : IElkLayoutEngine
         // 2. Iterative multi-strategy optimizer (replaces refiner + avoid crossings + diag elim + simplify + tighten)
         routedEdges = ElkEdgeRouterIterative.Optimize(routedEdges, finalNodes, options, cancellationToken);
         routedEdges = ElkEdgePostProcessor.SpreadOuterCorridors(routedEdges, finalNodes);
-        var minLC = finalNodes.Where(n => n.Kind is not "Start" and not "End").ToArray() is { Length: > 0 } svc
-            ? Math.Min(svc.Average(n => n.Width), svc.Average(n => n.Height)) / 2d : 50d;
-        routedEdges = ElkEdgePostProcessor.ShiftHighCrossingVerticals(routedEdges, finalNodes, minLC);
+        routedEdges = ElkEdgePostProcessorSimplify.SimplifyEdgePaths(routedEdges, finalNodes);
         ElkLayoutDiagnostics.LogProgress("ElkSharp layout optimize returned");
 
         return Task.FromResult(new ElkLayoutResult