diff --git a/js/ui/appDisplay.js b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
index 1240caf04..0eebbe976 100644
--- a/js/ui/appDisplay.js
+++ b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
@@ -918,15 +918,6 @@ var BaseAppView = GObject.registerClass({
         this._grid.moveItem(item, newPage, newPosition);
     }
 
-    vfunc_allocate(box) {
-        const width = box.get_width();
-        const height = box.get_height();
-
-        this.adaptToSize(width, height);
-
-        super.vfunc_allocate(box);
-    }
-
     vfunc_map() {
         this._swipeTracker.enabled = true;
         this._connectDnD();
@@ -1011,27 +1002,6 @@ var BaseAppView = GObject.registerClass({
         this._grid.goToPage(pageNumber, animate);
     }
 
-    adaptToSize(width, height) {
-        let box = new Clutter.ActorBox({
-            x2: width,
-            y2: height,
-        });
-        box = this.get_theme_node().get_content_box(box);
-        box = this._scrollView.get_theme_node().get_content_box(box);
-        box = this._grid.get_theme_node().get_content_box(box);
-
-        const availWidth = box.get_width();
-        const availHeight = box.get_height();
-
-        this._grid.adaptToSize(availWidth, availHeight);
-
-        const leftPadding = Math.floor(
-            (availWidth - this._grid.layout_manager.pageWidth) / 2);
-        this._pageIndicatorOffset = leftPadding;
-        this._pageArrowOffset = Math.max(
-            leftPadding - PAGE_PREVIEW_MAX_ARROW_OFFSET, 0);
-    }
-
     _getIndicatorOffset(page, progress, baseOffset) {
         const rtl = this.get_text_direction() === Clutter.TextDirection.RTL;
         const translationX =
@@ -1311,14 +1281,6 @@ class AppDisplay extends BaseAppView {
         super._redisplay();
     }
 
-    adaptToSize(width, height) {
-        const [, indicatorHeight] = this._pageIndicators.get_preferred_height(-1);
-        height -= indicatorHeight;
-
-        this._grid.findBestModeForSize(width, height);
-        super.adaptToSize(width, height);
-    }
-
     _savePages() {
         const pages = [];
 
@@ -2013,10 +1975,6 @@ class FolderGrid extends IconGrid.IconGrid {
             page_valign: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER,
         });
     }
-
-    adaptToSize(width, height) {
-        this.layout_manager.adaptToSize(width, height);
-    }
 });
 
 var FolderView = GObject.registerClass(
@@ -2149,13 +2107,6 @@ class FolderView extends BaseAppView {
         return false;
     }
 
-    adaptToSize(width, height) {
-        const [, indicatorHeight] = this._pageIndicators.get_preferred_height(-1);
-        height -= indicatorHeight;
-
-        super.adaptToSize(width, height);
-    }
-
     _loadApps() {
         let apps = [];
         let appSys = Shell.AppSystem.get_default();
diff --git a/js/ui/iconGrid.js b/js/ui/iconGrid.js
index 599374fa3..a5f86fc64 100644
--- a/js/ui/iconGrid.js
+++ b/js/ui/iconGrid.js
@@ -1207,6 +1207,11 @@ var IconGrid = GObject.registerClass({
         delete child._iconGridKeyFocusInId;
     }
 
+    vfunc_allocate(box) {
+        this.layout_manager.adaptToSize(...box.get_size());
+        super.vfunc_allocate(box);
+    }
+
     vfunc_style_changed() {
         super.vfunc_style_changed();
 
@@ -1391,10 +1396,6 @@ var IconGrid = GObject.registerClass({
         return this.layout_manager.nPages;
     }
 
-    adaptToSize(width, height) {
-        this.layout_manager.adaptToSize(width, height);
-    }
-
     setGridModes(modes) {
         this._gridModes = modes ? modes : defaultGridModes;
         this.queue_relayout();