diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathHelix.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathHelix.py
index 77a9903d2f..787f7e2066 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathHelix.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathHelix.py
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ class ObjectPathHelix(object):
         zero = {'xc': 0, 'yc': 0}
 
         out.append(find_closest(jobs, zero, sqdist))
+        jobs.remove(out[-1])
 
         while jobs:
             closest = find_closest(jobs, out[-1], sqdist)