diff --git a/src/border.c b/src/border.c
index de3074a65..d70e10bb8 100644
--- a/src/border.c
+++ b/src/border.c
@@ -1355,7 +1355,6 @@ e_border_new(void)
 			    image_cache,
 			    font_dir);
    b->win.l = evas_get_window(b->evas.l);
-   e_add_child(b->win.main, b->win.l);
    b->evas.r = evas_new_all(e_display_get(),
 			    b->win.main,
 			    0, 0, 1, 1,
@@ -1365,7 +1364,6 @@ e_border_new(void)
 			    image_cache,
 			    font_dir);
    b->win.r = evas_get_window(b->evas.r);
-   e_add_child(b->win.main, b->win.r);
    b->evas.t = evas_new_all(e_display_get(),
 			    b->win.main,
 			    0, 0, 1, 1,
@@ -1375,7 +1373,6 @@ e_border_new(void)
 			    image_cache,
 			    font_dir);
    b->win.t = evas_get_window(b->evas.t);
-   e_add_child(b->win.main, b->win.t);
    b->evas.b = evas_new_all(e_display_get(),
 			    b->win.main,
 			    0, 0, 1, 1,
@@ -1385,7 +1382,6 @@ e_border_new(void)
 			    image_cache,
 			    font_dir);
    b->win.b = evas_get_window(b->evas.b); 
-   e_add_child(b->win.main, b->win.b);
    e_cursors_display_in_window(b->win.l, "Default");
    e_cursors_display_in_window(b->win.r, "Default");
    e_cursors_display_in_window(b->win.t, "Default");
diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index 05384608f..5b67ccfaf 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -936,7 +936,6 @@ e_menu_new(void)
    e_window_set_events(m->win.evas, XEV_EXPOSE | XEV_MOUSE_MOVE | XEV_BUTTON | XEV_IN_OUT | XEV_KEY);
    e_window_set_events(m->win.main, XEV_IN_OUT | XEV_KEY);
    e_window_show(m->win.evas);
-   e_add_child(m->win.main, m->win.evas);
    
    e_menu_set_background(m);
    
diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index b7b2a8f04..ac3fe3400 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -2290,7 +2290,6 @@ e_view_realize(E_View *v)
    v->win.main = evas_get_window(v->evas);
    e_cursors_display_in_window(v->win.main, "View");
    evas_event_move(v->evas, -999999, -999999);
-   e_add_child(v->win.base, v->win.main);   
    e_window_set_events(v->win.base,
 		       XEV_VISIBILITY | XEV_CONFIGURE | 
 		       XEV_PROPERTY | XEV_FOCUS);