diff --git a/demos/font-explorer/fontcontrols.c b/demos/font-explorer/fontcontrols.c
index 77c02932aa..95a42efc14 100644
--- a/demos/font-explorer/fontcontrols.c
+++ b/demos/font-explorer/fontcontrols.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ enum {
   PROP_LINE_HEIGHT,
   PROP_FOREGROUND,
   PROP_BACKGROUND,
-  PROP_DISABLE_SIZE,
   NUM_PROPERTIES
 };
 
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ struct _FontControls
   GtkColorButton *background;
 
   GSimpleAction *reset_action;
-  gboolean disable_size;
 };
 
 struct _FontControlsClass
@@ -141,10 +139,6 @@ font_controls_set_property (GObject      *object,
       gtk_adjustment_set_value (self->size_adjustment, g_value_get_float (value));
       break;
 
-    case PROP_DISABLE_SIZE:
-      self->disable_size = g_value_get_boolean (value);
-      break;
-
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
     }
@@ -188,10 +182,6 @@ font_controls_get_property (GObject      *object,
       }
       break;
 
-    case PROP_DISABLE_SIZE:
-      g_value_set_boolean (value, self->disable_size);
-      break;
-
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
     }
@@ -234,11 +224,6 @@ font_controls_class_init (FontControlsClass *class)
                           GDK_TYPE_RGBA,
                           G_PARAM_READABLE);
 
-  properties[PROP_DISABLE_SIZE] =
-      g_param_spec_boolean ("disable-size", "", "",
-                            FALSE,
-                            G_PARAM_READWRITE);
-
   g_object_class_install_properties (G_OBJECT_CLASS (class), NUM_PROPERTIES, properties);
 
   gtk_widget_class_set_template_from_resource (GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (class),
diff --git a/demos/font-explorer/fontcontrols.ui b/demos/font-explorer/fontcontrols.ui
index 3d5d5127da..1bd4ab2623 100644
--- a/demos/font-explorer/fontcontrols.ui
+++ b/demos/font-explorer/fontcontrols.ui
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     <property name="layout-manager"><object class="GtkGridLayout"/></property>
     <child>
       <object class="GtkLabel">
-        <property name="sensitive" bind-source="FontControls" bind-property="disable-size" bind-flags="invert-boolean"/>
         <property name="label">Size</property>
         <property name="xalign">0</property>
         <property name="valign">baseline</property>
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
     </child>
     <child>
       <object class="RangeEdit">
-        <property name="sensitive" bind-source="FontControls" bind-property="disable-size" bind-flags="invert-boolean"/>
         <property name="hexpand">1</property>
         <property name="width-request">160</property>
         <property name="valign">baseline</property>
diff --git a/demos/font-explorer/fontexplorerwin.ui b/demos/font-explorer/fontexplorerwin.ui
index 512f56541b..68c6ad0b26 100644
--- a/demos/font-explorer/fontexplorerwin.ui
+++ b/demos/font-explorer/fontexplorerwin.ui
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
                 </child>
                 <child>
                   <object class="FontControls" id="controls">
-                    <property name="disable-size" bind-source="view" bind-property="ignore-size" bind-flags="sync-create"/>
                   </object>
                 </child>
                 <child>
diff --git a/demos/font-explorer/fontview.c b/demos/font-explorer/fontview.c
index 32aee30ac5..f734cfdb2c 100644
--- a/demos/font-explorer/fontview.c
+++ b/demos/font-explorer/fontview.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ enum {
   PROP_FEATURES,
   PROP_PALETTE,
   PROP_SAMPLE_TEXT,
-  PROP_IGNORE_SIZE,
   NUM_PROPERTIES
 };
 
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ update_view (FontView *self)
     {
       GString *str;
       int sizes[] = { 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 24, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 90 };
-      int start, text_len;
+      int start, end, text_len;
 
       str = g_string_new ("");
       start = 0;
@@ -142,11 +141,12 @@ update_view (FontView *self)
 
           g_string_append (str, self->sample_text);
           g_string_append (str, "
"); /* Unicode line separator */
+          end = start + text_len + strlen ("
");
 
           attr = pango2_attr_size_new (sizes[i] * PANGO2_SCALE);
-          pango2_attribute_set_range (attr, start, start + text_len);
+          pango2_attribute_set_range (attr, start, end);
           pango2_attr_list_insert (attrs, attr);
-          start += text_len + strlen ("
");
+          start = end;
         }
       gtk_label_set_text (self->content, str->str);
       gtk_label_set_attributes (self->content, attrs);
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ plain_changed (GtkToggleButton *button,
     }
 
   update_view (self);
-  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_IGNORE_SIZE]);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -229,7 +228,6 @@ waterfall_changed (GtkToggleButton *button,
     }
 
   update_view (self);
-  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_IGNORE_SIZE]);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -242,8 +240,6 @@ glyphs_changed (GtkToggleButton *button,
       gtk_stack_set_visible_child_name (self->stack, "glyphs");
       self->do_waterfall = FALSE;
     }
-
-  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_IGNORE_SIZE]);
 }
 
 static Pango2Font *
@@ -407,10 +403,6 @@ font_view_get_property (GObject    *object,
       g_value_set_string (value, self->sample_text);
       break;
 
-    case PROP_IGNORE_SIZE:
-      g_value_set_boolean (value, self->do_waterfall);
-      break;
-
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
     }
@@ -476,12 +468,6 @@ font_view_class_init (FontViewClass *class)
                            "",
                            G_PARAM_READWRITE);
 
-  properties[PROP_IGNORE_SIZE] =
-      g_param_spec_boolean ("ignore-size", "", "",
-                            FALSE,
-                            G_PARAM_READWRITE);
-
-
   g_object_class_install_properties (G_OBJECT_CLASS (class), NUM_PROPERTIES, properties);
 
   gtk_widget_class_set_template_from_resource (GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (class),