diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c
index d838b32bfd..e8975c8395 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ evas_object_change(Evas_Object *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj)
         obj->changed_move = EINA_FALSE;
      }
 
-//   if (obj->smart.smart) printf("change smart %p %i\n", obj, obj->changed);
    if (obj->changed) return;
 
    evas_render_object_recalc(eo_obj);
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_render2.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_render2.c
index 714ec52de3..8acdae86d8 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_render2.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_render2.c
@@ -310,10 +310,10 @@ _evas_render2_begin(Eo *eo_e, Eina_Bool make_updates,
    // check viewport size is same as output - not allowed to differ
    if ((e->output.w != e->viewport.w) || (e->output.h != e->viewport.h))
      ERR("viewport size != output size!");
-   // call canvas callbacks saying we are in the pre-render state
-   _evas_render2_always_call(eo_e, EVAS_CALLBACK_RENDER_PRE, NULL);
    // we have to calculate smare objects before render so do that here
    evas_call_smarts_calculate(eo_e);
+   // call canvas callbacks saying we are in the pre-render state
+   _evas_render2_always_call(eo_e, EVAS_CALLBACK_RENDER_PRE, NULL);
    // begin out actual rendering bits
    _evas_render2_stage_generate_object_updates(e);
    _evas_render2_stage_explicit_updates(e);