diff --git a/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Dropdown.cs b/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Dropdown.cs
index 36f4447..4299035 100644
--- a/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Dropdown.cs
+++ b/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Dropdown.cs
@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui.Elements {
             };
         }
 
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        protected override void OnChildAreaDirty(Element child, bool grandchild) {
-            if (child != this.Panel)
-                base.OnChildAreaDirty(child, grandchild);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds an element to this dropdown's <see cref="Panel"/>
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Panel.cs b/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Panel.cs
index bdfa2a4..ef1236d 100644
--- a/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Panel.cs
+++ b/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Panel.cs
@@ -278,10 +278,10 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui.Elements {
 
             // update child padding based on whether the scroll bar is visible
             var childOffset = this.ScrollBar.IsHidden ? 0 : this.ScrollerSize.Value.X + this.ScrollBarOffset;
-            if (!this.scrollBarChildOffset.Equals(childOffset, Element.Epsilon)) {
-                // this implicitly sets our area dirty!
-                this.ChildPadding += new Padding(0, -this.scrollBarChildOffset + childOffset, 0, 0);
+            var childOffsetDelta = childOffset - this.scrollBarChildOffset;
+            if (!childOffsetDelta.Equals(0, Element.Epsilon)) {
                 this.scrollBarChildOffset = childOffset;
+                this.ChildPadding += new Padding(0, childOffsetDelta, 0, 0);
             }
 
             // the scroller height has the same relation to the scroll bar height as the visible area has to the total height of the panel's content