diff --git a/lively.morphic/layout.js b/lively.morphic/layout.js
index a0ac44f91a..cef6c8ed70 100644
--- a/lively.morphic/layout.js
+++ b/lively.morphic/layout.js
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ export class TilingLayout extends Layout {
   attach () {
     this.initializeResizePolicies();
     super.attach();
-    this.measureAfterRender(this.container); // no longer needed with yoga??
   }
 
   initializeResizePolicies (_initializingPoliciesAfterwards = false) {
@@ -1785,8 +1784,7 @@ export class ConstraintLayout extends Layout {
     }
     if (change.prop === 'extent' &&
         !change.value.equals(change.prevValue)) {
-      if (change.meta?.isLayoutAction) this.measureAfterRender(submorph);
-      else {
+      if (!change.meta?.isLayoutAction) {
         let config = this._morphConfigurations?.get(submorph);
         if (config) {
           this.adjustConfigViaExtentDelta(config, change.value.subPt(change.prevValue), submorph);
@@ -1796,8 +1794,7 @@ export class ConstraintLayout extends Layout {
     }
     if (change.prop === 'position' &&
         !change.value.equals(change.prevValue)) {
-      if (change.meta?.isLayoutAction) this.measureAfterRender(submorph);
-      else {
+      if (!change.meta?.isLayoutAction) {
         let config = this._morphConfigurations?.get(submorph);
         if (config) {
           this.adjustConfigViaPositionDelta(config, change.value.subPt(change.prevValue), submorph);
diff --git a/lively.morphic/tests/layout-test.js b/lively.morphic/tests/layout-test.js
index fe84fa47bb..59a5731bd7 100644
--- a/lively.morphic/tests/layout-test.js
+++ b/lively.morphic/tests/layout-test.js
@@ -156,9 +156,7 @@ describe('layout', () => {
         ]
       });
       world.addMorph(m1);
-      expect(!!m1.renderingState.cssLayoutToMeasureWith).not.to.be.false;
       env.forceUpdate();
-      expect(!!m1.renderingState.cssLayoutToMeasureWith, 'all layouts have finished measuring').to.be.false;
       expect(m1.width).to.equal(m2.width + m3.width + 3 * padDist);
       expect(m1.height).to.equal(m1.submorphBounds().height + m1.layout.padding.top() + m1.layout.padding.bottom());
       expect(m1.width).to.equal(m1.submorphBounds().width + m1.layout.padding.left() + m1.layout.padding.right());