--- old/modules/controls/src/main/java/javafx/scene/chart/Chart.java	2016-06-03 11:04:03.273423596 -0700
+++ new/modules/controls/src/main/java/javafx/scene/chart/Chart.java	2016-06-03 11:04:03.129423598 -0700
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 
 import com.sun.javafx.charts.ChartLayoutAnimator;
 import com.sun.javafx.charts.Legend;
+import com.sun.javafx.scene.NodeHelper;
 
 import javafx.css.StyleableBooleanProperty;
 import javafx.css.StyleableObjectProperty;
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@
      * is visible and in a scene.
      */
     protected final boolean shouldAnimate(){
-        return getAnimated() && impl_isTreeVisible() && getScene() != null;
+        return getAnimated() && NodeHelper.isTreeVisible(this) && getScene() != null;
     }
 
     /**