diff --git a/src/main.c3 b/src/main.c3
index f1f0d25..c2dd11d 100644
--- a/src/main.c3
+++ b/src/main.c3
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ fn int main(String[] args)
 			if (ui.button("button0", ugui::Rect{0,0,30,30}, toggle)!!.mouse_press) {
 				io::printn("press button0");
 				toggle = !toggle;
-				ui.force_update()!!;
 			}
 			//ui.layout_next_column()!!;
 			if (ui.button("button1", ugui::Rect{0,0,30,30})!!.mouse_press) {
@@ -181,11 +180,6 @@ fn int main(String[] args)
 		{|
 			ui.layout_set_row()!!;
 			ui.text_unbounded("ui avg", string::tformat("ui avg: %s\ndraw avg: %s\nTOT: %s", uts.avg, dts.avg, uts.avg+dts.avg))!!;
-
-			//ui.layout_next_row()!!;
-			//ui.text_unbounded("draw avg", string::tformat("draw avg: %s", dts.avg))!!;
-
-			//ui.force_update()!!;
 		|};
 		ui.div_end()!!;
 
diff --git a/src/ugui_core.c3 b/src/ugui_core.c3
index 793885a..edc29b8 100644
--- a/src/ugui_core.c3
+++ b/src/ugui_core.c3
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ macro bool Rect.is_null(r) => r.x == 0 && r.y == 0 && r.x == 0 && r.w == 0;
 // return a pointer to the parent of the current active div
 fn Elem*! Ctx.get_parent(&ctx)
 {
-	// FIXME: if the tree held pointers to the elements then no more
-	//        redundant cache search
 	Id parent_id = ctx.tree.get(ctx.active_div)!;
 	return ctx.cache.search(parent_id);
 }
@@ -249,8 +247,7 @@ fn void! Ctx.frame_begin(&ctx)
 	// The root should have the updated flag only if the size of the window
 	// was changed between frames, this propagates an element size recalculation
 	// down the element tree
-	c_elem.flags.updated = ctx.input.events.resize | ctx.input.events.force_update;
-	ctx.input.events.force_update = false;
+	c_elem.flags.updated = ctx.input.events.resize;
 	// if the window has focus then the root element also has focus, no other
 	// computation needed, child elements need to check the mouse positon and
 	// other stuff
@@ -282,11 +279,6 @@ fn void! Ctx.frame_begin(&ctx)
 	// TODO: add a background color taken from a theme or config
 }
 
-fn void! Ctx.force_update(&ctx)
-{
-	ctx.input.events.force_update = true;
-}
-
 fn void! Ctx.frame_end(&ctx)
 {
 	Elem* root = ctx.get_elem_by_tree_idx(0)!;
@@ -296,9 +288,7 @@ fn void! Ctx.frame_end(&ctx)
 	ctx.tree.nuke();
 
 	// 2. clear input fields
-	bool f = ctx.input.events.force_update;
 	ctx.input.events = (InputEvents)0;
-	ctx.input.events.force_update = f;
 
 	// send atlas updates
 	if (ctx.font.should_update) {
diff --git a/src/ugui_input.c3 b/src/ugui_input.c3
index 0d55615..92d31a7 100644
--- a/src/ugui_input.c3
+++ b/src/ugui_input.c3
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ bitstruct InputEvents : uint {
 	bool change_focus : 1; // window focus changed
 	bool mouse_move : 2; // mouse was moved
 	bool mouse_btn : 3; // mouse button pressed or released
-	bool force_update : 4;
 }
 
 // Window size was changed