diff --git a/bin.c b/bin.c
index f6685a57..6e41dca8 100644
--- a/bin.c
+++ b/bin.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ static void binSetMainControl(uiBin *bb, uiControl *mainControl)
 	b->mainControl = mainControl;
 	if (b->mainControl != NULL)
 		uiControlSetParent(b->mainControl, uiContainer(b));
-	uiContainerUpdate(uiContainer(b));
 }
 
 static void binSetMargins(uiBin *bb, intmax_t left, intmax_t top, intmax_t right, intmax_t bottom)
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ static void binSetMargins(uiBin *bb, intmax_t left, intmax_t top, intmax_t right
 	b->marginRight = right;
 	b->marginTop = top;
 	b->marginBottom = bottom;
-	uiContainerUpdate(uiContainer(b));
 }
 
 uiBin *newBin(void)
diff --git a/box.c b/box.c
index 9dae044d..99ad25b3 100644
--- a/box.c
+++ b/box.c
@@ -254,8 +254,7 @@ static void boxSetPadded(uiBox *ss, int padded)
 	struct box *b = (struct box *) ss;
 
 	b->padded = padded;
-	if (b->parent != NULL)
-		uiContainerUpdate(b->parent);
+	uiContainerUpdate(uiContainer(b));
 }
 
 uiBox *uiNewHorizontalBox(void)