diff --git a/addon/src/main/java/fi/jasoft/dragdroplayouts/DDGridLayout.java b/addon/src/main/java/fi/jasoft/dragdroplayouts/DDGridLayout.java
index a0a19318..ad61039c 100644
--- a/addon/src/main/java/fi/jasoft/dragdroplayouts/DDGridLayout.java
+++ b/addon/src/main/java/fi/jasoft/dragdroplayouts/DDGridLayout.java
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ public DDGridLayout() {
      */
     @Override
     public void paintContent(PaintTarget target) throws PaintException {
-        super.paintContent(target);
         if (dropHandler != null && isEnabled()) {
             dropHandler.getAcceptCriterion().paint(target);
         }
diff --git a/addon/src/main/java/fi/jasoft/dragdroplayouts/client/ui/gridlayout/DDGridLayoutConnector.java b/addon/src/main/java/fi/jasoft/dragdroplayouts/client/ui/gridlayout/DDGridLayoutConnector.java
index e7e5c5cc..12be266d 100644
--- a/addon/src/main/java/fi/jasoft/dragdroplayouts/client/ui/gridlayout/DDGridLayoutConnector.java
+++ b/addon/src/main/java/fi/jasoft/dragdroplayouts/client/ui/gridlayout/DDGridLayoutConnector.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ public void init() {
 
     @Override
     public void updateFromUIDL(UIDL uidl, ApplicationConnection client) {
-        super.updateFromUIDL(uidl, client);
         VDragDropUtil.updateDropHandlerFromUIDL(uidl, this, new VDDGridLayoutDropHandler(this));
         if (html5Support != null) {
             html5Support.disable();