diff --git a/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatEdgePairs.cc b/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatEdgePairs.cc
index aa4037f18..29dc42390 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatEdgePairs.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatEdgePairs.cc
@@ -256,11 +256,10 @@ AsIfFlatEdgePairs::filtered_pair (const EdgePairFilterBase &filter) const
 {
   std::unique_ptr<FlatEdgePairs> new_edge_pairs_true (new FlatEdgePairs ());
   std::unique_ptr<FlatEdgePairs> new_edge_pairs_false (new FlatEdgePairs ());
-  db::PropertyMapper pm (new_edge_pairs_true->properties_repository (), properties_repository ());
 
   for (EdgePairsIterator p (begin ()); ! p.at_end (); ++p) {
-    FlatEdgePairs *dest = filter.selected (*p) ? new_edge_pairs_true.get () : new_edge_pairs_false.get ();
-    insert_ep (dest, *p, pm (p.prop_id ()));
+    FlatEdgePairs *dest = filter.selected (*p, p.prop_id ()) ? new_edge_pairs_true.get () : new_edge_pairs_false.get ();
+    insert_ep (dest, *p, p.prop_id ());
   }
 
   return std::make_pair (new_edge_pairs_true.release (), new_edge_pairs_false.release ());
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatEdges.cc b/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatEdges.cc
index 8bb36fce2..6ab1eac43 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatEdges.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatEdges.cc
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ AsIfFlatEdges::filtered_pair (const EdgeFilterBase &filter) const
   std::unique_ptr<FlatEdges> new_region_false (new FlatEdges ());
 
   for (EdgesIterator p (begin_merged ()); ! p.at_end (); ++p) {
-    if (filter.selected (*p)) {
+    if (filter.selected (*p, p.prop_id ())) {
       new_region_true->insert (*p);
     } else {
       new_region_false->insert (*p);
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatRegion.cc b/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatRegion.cc
index a3e0dcfb6..f05e76fcd 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatRegion.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatRegion.cc
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ AsIfFlatRegion::filtered_pair (const PolygonFilterBase &filter) const
   std::unique_ptr<FlatRegion> new_region_false (new FlatRegion ());
 
   for (RegionIterator p (begin_merged ()); ! p.at_end (); ++p) {
-    if (filter.selected (*p)) {
+    if (filter.selected (*p, p.prop_id ())) {
       new_region_true->insert (*p);
     } else {
       new_region_false->insert (*p);
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatTexts.cc b/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatTexts.cc
index ba2d0bdf5..6b7f887e9 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatTexts.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbAsIfFlatTexts.cc
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ AsIfFlatTexts::filtered_pair (const TextFilterBase &filter) const
   std::unique_ptr<FlatTexts> new_texts_false (new FlatTexts ());
 
   for (TextsIterator p (begin ()); ! p.at_end (); ++p) {
-    if (filter.selected (*p)) {
+    if (filter.selected (*p, p.prop_id ())) {
       new_texts_true->insert (*p);
     } else {
       new_texts_false->insert (*p);
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.cc b/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.cc
index 75f3732d4..3bce3d9f0 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbDeepRegion.cc
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ DeepRegion::apply_filter (const PolygonFilterBase &filter, bool with_true, bool
         for (db::Shapes::shape_iterator si = s.begin (db::ShapeIterator::All); ! si.at_end (); ++si) {
           db::Polygon poly;
           si->polygon (poly);
-          if (filter.selected (poly.transformed (*v), si->prop_id ())) {
+          if (filter.selected (poly.transformed (tr), si->prop_id ())) {
             if (st_true) {
               st_true->insert (*si);
             }
diff --git a/src/db/unit_tests/dbLayoutQueryTests.cc b/src/db/unit_tests/dbLayoutQueryTests.cc
index 9ecc708d9..79b059a57 100644
--- a/src/db/unit_tests/dbLayoutQueryTests.cc
+++ b/src/db/unit_tests/dbLayoutQueryTests.cc
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ TEST(65)
   }
 }
 
-TEST(65)
+TEST(66)
 {
   db::Layout g;
   init_layout (g);
@@ -1609,6 +1609,6 @@ TEST(65)
     s = q2s_var (iq, "cell_name");
     EXPECT_EQ (s, "c1,c5x");
     s = q2s_var (iq, "inst_elements");
-    EXPECT_EQ (s, "cell_index=0 r0 *1 10,-20,cell_index=4 r0 *1 10,-20");
+    EXPECT_EQ (s, "(cell_index=0 r0 *1 10,-20),(cell_index=4 r0 *1 10,-20)");
   }
 }
diff --git a/testdata/algo/dss_bug_au.gds b/testdata/algo/dss_bug_au.gds
index 528f82c7c..c8a1f3215 100644
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