diff --git a/src/mbgl/text/placement.cpp b/src/mbgl/text/placement.cpp
index ecc8f9303..6d5f13ee3 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/text/placement.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/text/placement.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <mbgl/renderer/bucket.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/math.hpp>
 #include <utility>
+#include <iostream>
 
 namespace mbgl {
 
@@ -164,10 +165,14 @@ void Placement::placeBucket(
     auto partiallyEvaluatedIconSize = bucket.iconSizeBinder->evaluateForZoom(state.getZoom());
 
     optional<CollisionTileBoundaries> avoidEdges;
-    if (mapMode == MapMode::Tile && (layout.get<style::SymbolAvoidEdges>() ||
-                                     layout.get<style::SymbolPlacement>() == style::SymbolPlacementType::Line ||
-                                     !layout.get<style::TextVariableAnchor>().empty())) {
+    if (mapMode == MapMode::Tile) {
+        std::clog << "inside branch\n";
         avoidEdges = collisionIndex.projectTileBoundaries(posMatrix);
+        // if (avoidEdges) {
+        //   std::clog << "result " << *avoidEdges << "\n";
+        // }
+    } else {
+      std::clog << "outside branch\n";
     }
 
     const bool textAllowOverlap = layout.get<style::TextAllowOverlap>();