diff --git a/piper/mousemap.py b/piper/mousemap.py
index 7b122ba..0d8fbb5 100644
--- a/piper/mousemap.py
+++ b/piper/mousemap.py
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ class MouseMap(Gtk.Container):
 
         Gtk.Container.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
         self.set_has_window(False)
-        self.set_redraw_on_allocate(False)
 
         self.spacing = spacing
         self._layer = layer