diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index 7534081e..eddd7cf1 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ var Editor = function(renderer, session) {
      * Emitted when a breakpoint changes.
      **/
     this.onChangeBreakpoint = function() {
-        this.renderer.setBreakpoints(this.session.getBreakpoints());
+        this.renderer.updateBreakpoints();
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/ace/layer/gutter.js b/lib/ace/layer/gutter.js
index 6b5036ee..be72a172 100644
--- a/lib/ace/layer/gutter.js
+++ b/lib/ace/layer/gutter.js
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ var Gutter = function(parentEl) {
         this.$decorations[row] = (this.$decorations[row] || "").replace(" " + className, "");
     };
 
-    this.setBreakpoints = function(rows) {
-        this.$breakpoints = rows.concat();
-    };
-
     this.setAnnotations = function(annotations) {
         // iterate over sparse array
         this.$annotations = [];
@@ -116,6 +112,7 @@ var Gutter = function(parentEl) {
         var fold = this.session.getNextFoldLine(i);
         var foldStart = fold ? fold.start.row : Infinity;
         var foldWidgets = this.$showFoldWidgets && this.session.foldWidgets;
+        var breakpoints = this.session.$breakpoints;
 
         while (true) {
             if(i > foldStart) {
@@ -129,7 +126,7 @@ var Gutter = function(parentEl) {
             var annotation = this.$annotations[i] || emptyAnno;
             html.push("<div class='ace_gutter-cell",
                 this.$decorations[i] || "",
-                this.$breakpoints[i] ? " ace_breakpoint " : " ",
+                breakpoints[i] ? " ace_breakpoint " : " ",
                 annotation.className,
                 "' title='", annotation.text.join("\n"),
                 "' style='height:", this.session.getRowLength(i) * config.lineHeight, "px;'>", (i+1));
diff --git a/lib/ace/test/mockrenderer.js b/lib/ace/test/mockrenderer.js
index 381a7918..4e5c515d 100644
--- a/lib/ace/test/mockrenderer.js
+++ b/lib/ace/test/mockrenderer.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ MockRenderer.prototype.updateBackMarkers = function() {
 MockRenderer.prototype.updateFrontMarkers = function() {
 };
 
-MockRenderer.prototype.setBreakpoints = function() {
+MockRenderer.prototype.updateBreakpoints = function() {
 };
 
 MockRenderer.prototype.onResize = function() {
diff --git a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
index e80ca2c6..88719079 100644
--- a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
+++ b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
@@ -889,13 +889,11 @@ var VirtualRenderer = function(container, theme) {
     };
 
     /**
-    * VirtualRenderer.setBreakpoints(rows) -> Void
-    * - rows (Array): An array containg row numbers
+    * VirtualRenderer.updateBreakpoints() -> Void
     *
-    * Sets a breakpoint for every row number indicated on `rows`.
+    * Redraw breakpoints.
     **/
-    this.setBreakpoints = function(rows) {
-        this.$gutterLayer.setBreakpoints(rows);
+    this.updateBreakpoints = function(rows) {
         this.$loop.schedule(this.CHANGE_GUTTER);
     };