diff --git a/examples/js/src/neighbourSampling-papaparsing.js b/examples/js/src/neighbourSampling-papaparsing.js
index c858f33..d8f6661 100644
--- a/examples/js/src/neighbourSampling-papaparsing.js
+++ b/examples/js/src/neighbourSampling-papaparsing.js
@@ -264,12 +264,11 @@ function startNeighbourSamplingSimulation() {
       .neighbourSize(NEIGHBOUR_SIZE)
       .sampleSize(SAMPLE_SIZE)
       // .freeness(0.5)
-      .multiplier(MULTIPLIER)
       .distanceRange(SELECTED_DISTANCE)
       // The distance function that will be used to calculate distances
       //  between nodes.
       .distance(function (s, t) {
-        return distanceFunction(s, t, props, norm);
+        return distanceFunction(s, t, props, norm) * MULTIPLIER;
       }));
   // Restart the simulation.
   console.log(simulation.force(forceName).neighbourSize(), simulation.force(forceName).sampleSize());
diff --git a/src/hybridSimulation.js b/src/hybridSimulation.js
index 6d7e5c3..bb98ed0 100644
--- a/src/hybridSimulation.js
+++ b/src/hybridSimulation.js
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ export default function (nodes, config) {
     FullneighbourSize = config.hasOwnProperty("fullNeighbourSize") ? config.fullNeighbourSize : 6,
     FullsampleSize = config.hasOwnProperty("fullSampleSize") ? config.fullSampleSize : 3,
     FulldistanceRange = config.hasOwnProperty("fullDistanceRange") ? config.fullDistanceRange : 10,
-    MULTIPLIER = config.hasOwnProperty("multiplier") ? config.multiplier : 50,
-    distance = config.hasOwnProperty("distance") ? config.distance : constant(300),
+    distanceFn = config.hasOwnProperty("distanceFn") ? config.distance : constant(300),
     PIVOTS = config.hasOwnProperty("pivots") ? config.pivots : false,
     NUMPIVOTS = config.hasOwnProperty("numPivots") ? config.numPivots : 3,
     event = d3.dispatch("sampleTick", "fullTick", "startFull", "end");
@@ -40,8 +39,7 @@ export default function (nodes, config) {
       .neighbourSize(neighbourSize)
       .sampleSize(sampleSize)
       .distanceRange(distanceRange)
-      .distance(distance)
-      .multiplier(MULTIPLIER)
+      .distance(distanceFn)
       )
     .alpha(1).restart();
 
@@ -66,8 +64,7 @@ export default function (nodes, config) {
         .neighbourSize(FullneighbourSize)
         .sampleSize(FullsampleSize)
         .distanceRange(FulldistanceRange)
-        .distance(distance)
-        .multiplier(MULTIPLIER)
+        .distance(distanceFn)
         )
       .on("tick", function () {
         event.call("fullTick", fullSimulation);
diff --git a/src/neighbourSamplingDistance.js b/src/neighbourSamplingDistance.js
index c5787f5..e5b468c 100644
--- a/src/neighbourSamplingDistance.js
+++ b/src/neighbourSamplingDistance.js
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ export default function () {
     //freeness = 0.85,
     //springForce = 0.7,
     //dampingFactor = 0.3,
-    velocity,
-    multiplier = 50;
+    velocity;
 
   /**
    * Calculates the forces at each iteration between the node and the
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ export default function () {
     x = target.x + target.vx - source.x - source.vx || jiggle();
     y = target.y + target.vy - source.y - source.vy || jiggle();
     l = Math.sqrt(x * x + y * y);
-    l = (l - dist * multiplier) / l * alpha;
+    l = (l - dist) / l * alpha;
     x *= l, y *= l;
     velocity += x + y;
     // Set the calculated velocites for both nodes.
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ export default function () {
         if (i !== j) {
           source = nodes[i], target = nodes[j];
           realDist = Math.hypot(target.x - source.x, target.y - source.y);
-          highDist = +distance(source, target) * multiplier;
+          highDist = +distance(source, target);
           totalDiffSq += Math.pow(realDist - highDist, 2);
           totalHighDistSq += highDist * highDist;
         }
@@ -285,10 +284,6 @@ export default function () {
     return arguments.length ? (distanceRange = +_, force) : distanceRange;
   };
 
-  force.multiplier = function (_) {
-    return arguments.length ? (multiplier = +_, initialize(), force) : multiplier;
-  };
-
   force.nodeNeighbours = function (_) {
     return arguments.length ? neighbours[+_] : neighbours;
   };