diff --git a/generic/tkTextWind.c b/generic/tkTextWind.c
index a74d747d1..c2fc0bc6d 100644
--- a/generic/tkTextWind.c
+++ b/generic/tkTextWind.c
@@ -991,19 +991,11 @@ EmbWinLayoutProc(
     } else {
 	if (ewPtr->body.ew.padXObj) {
 	    Tk_GetPixelsFromObj(NULL, textPtr->tkwin, ewPtr->body.ew.padXObj, &padX);
-	    if (padX < 0) {
-		Tcl_DecrRefCount(ewPtr->body.ew.padXObj);
-		ewPtr->body.ew.padXObj = Tcl_NewIntObj(0);
-		Tcl_IncrRefCount(ewPtr->body.ew.padXObj);
-	    }
+
 	}
 	if (ewPtr->body.ew.padYObj) {
 	    Tk_GetPixelsFromObj(NULL, textPtr->tkwin, ewPtr->body.ew.padYObj, &padY);
-	    if (padY < 0) {
-		Tcl_DecrRefCount(ewPtr->body.ew.padYObj);
-		ewPtr->body.ew.padYObj = Tcl_NewIntObj(0);
-		Tcl_IncrRefCount(ewPtr->body.ew.padYObj);
-	    }
+
 	}
 	width = Tk_ReqWidth(ewPtr->body.ew.tkwin) + 2 * padX;
 	height = Tk_ReqHeight(ewPtr->body.ew.tkwin) + 2 * padY;
@@ -1271,19 +1263,9 @@ EmbWinBboxProc(
     }
     if (ewPtr->body.ew.padXObj) {
 	Tk_GetPixelsFromObj(NULL, textPtr->tkwin, ewPtr->body.ew.padXObj, &padX);
-	if (padX < 0) {
-	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(ewPtr->body.ew.padXObj);
-	    ewPtr->body.ew.padXObj = Tcl_NewIntObj(0);
-	    Tcl_IncrRefCount(ewPtr->body.ew.padXObj);
-	}
     }
     if (ewPtr->body.ew.padYObj) {
 	Tk_GetPixelsFromObj(NULL, textPtr->tkwin, ewPtr->body.ew.padYObj, &padY);
-	if (padY < 0) {
-	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(ewPtr->body.ew.padYObj);
-	    ewPtr->body.ew.padYObj = Tcl_NewIntObj(0);
-	    Tcl_IncrRefCount(ewPtr->body.ew.padYObj);
-	}
     }
     *xPtr = chunkPtr->x + padX;
     if (ewPtr->body.ew.stretch) {