diff --git a/redo/objc_darwin.h b/redo/objc_darwin.h
index b739f39..28b07e4 100644
--- a/redo/objc_darwin.h
+++ b/redo/objc_darwin.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ extern id newLabel(void);
 extern void moveControl(id, intptr_t, intptr_t, intptr_t, intptr_t);
 
 /* tab_darwin.m */
-extern id newTab(void *);
+extern id newTab(void);
 extern void tabAppend(id, char *, id);
 
 /* table_darwin.m */
diff --git a/redo/tab_darwin.go b/redo/tab_darwin.go
index 3a9b338..25b94d0 100644
--- a/redo/tab_darwin.go
+++ b/redo/tab_darwin.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ type tab struct {
 }
 
 func newTab() Tab {
-	t := new(tab)
-	t._id = C.newTab(unsafe.Pointer(t))
-	return t
+	return &tab{
+		_id:		C.newTab(),
+	}
 }
 
 func (t *tab) Append(name string, control Control) {
@@ -28,15 +28,6 @@ func (t *tab) Append(name string, control Control) {
 	C.tabAppend(t._id, cname, c.view)
 }
 
-//export tabResized
-func tabResized(data unsafe.Pointer, width C.intptr_t, height C.intptr_t) {
-//	t := (*tab)(unsafe.Pointer(data))
-//	for _, c := range t.tabs {
-		// the tab area's coordinate system is localized, so the origin is (0, 0)
-//		c.resize(0, 0, int(width), int(height))
-//	}
-}
-
 func (t *tab) id() C.id {
 	return t._id
 }
@@ -54,7 +45,7 @@ func (t *tab) preferredSize(d *sizing) (width, height int) {
 	return int(s.width), int(s.height)
 }
 
-// no need to override Control.commitResize() as only prepared the tabbed control; its children will be reallocated when that one is resized
+// no need to override Control.commitResize() as only prepared the tabbed control; its children will be resized when that one is resized (and NSTabView itself will call setFrame: for us)
 func (t *tab) commitResize(a *allocation, d *sizing) {
 	basecommitResize(t, a, d)
 }
diff --git a/redo/tab_darwin.m b/redo/tab_darwin.m
index 7697e26..a143934 100644
--- a/redo/tab_darwin.m
+++ b/redo/tab_darwin.m
@@ -7,32 +7,12 @@
 #define toNSTabView(x) ((NSTabView *) (x))
 #define toNSView(x) ((NSView *) (x))
 
-@interface goTabView : NSTabView {
-@public
-	void *gotab;
-}
-@end
-
-@implementation goTabView
-
-- (void)setFrame:(NSRect)r
+id newTab(void)
 {
-	NSRect content;
+	NSTabView *t;
 
-	[super setFrame:r];
-	content = [self contentRect];
-	tabResized(self->gotab, (intptr_t) content.size.width, (intptr_t) content.size.height);
-}
-
-@end
-
-id newTab(void *gotab)
-{
-	goTabView *t;
-
-	t = [[goTabView alloc] initWithFrame:NSMakeRect(0, 0, 100, 100)];
+	t = [[NSTabView alloc] initWithFrame:NSMakeRect(0, 0, 100, 100)];
 	setStandardControlFont((id) t);		// safe; same selector provided by NSTabView
-	t->gotab = gotab;
 	return (id) t;
 }