diff --git a/core/ui/gadgets.factor b/core/ui/gadgets.factor
index 7b60bef3ae..9c324502fd 100644
--- a/core/ui/gadgets.factor
+++ b/core/ui/gadgets.factor
@@ -38,13 +38,6 @@ M: array rect-dim drop { 0 0 } ;
 : intersects? ( rect/point rect -- ? )
     (rect-intersect) [v-] { 0 0 } = ;
 
-! gadget-pref-dim is a cached value; call pref-dim instead
-! gadget-children is a vector
-! gadget-orientation is { 1 0 } or { 0 1 }
-! gadget-state is f, relayout or relayout-1
-! gadget-root? relayout requests do not propogate higher
-! gadget-grafted? are we part of a live world's gadget hierarchy
-! gadget-interior, gadget-boundary: see paint.factor
 TUPLE: gadget
 pref-dim parent children orientation state
 visible? root? clipped? grafted?
@@ -89,7 +82,7 @@ M: gadget children-on nip gadget-children ;
 : (pick-up) ( point gadget -- gadget/f )
     dupd children-on <reversed> [ inside? ] find-with nip ;
 
-: translate ( point -- ) origin [ v+ ] change ;
+: translate ( rect/point -- ) rect-loc origin [ v+ ] change ;
 
 : pick-up ( point gadget -- child/f )
     [
diff --git a/core/ui/paint.factor b/core/ui/paint.factor
index ef40870116..1c3f02dd58 100644
--- a/core/ui/paint.factor
+++ b/core/ui/paint.factor
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ DEFER: draw-gadget
 
 : (draw-gadget) ( gadget -- )
     [
-        dup rect-loc translate
+        dup translate
         dup dup gadget-interior draw-interior
         dup draw-gadget*
         dup visible-children [ draw-gadget ] each