diff --git a/canvas_test.go b/canvas_test.go
index 1632ab81ee..22508b65f6 100644
--- a/canvas_test.go
+++ b/canvas_test.go
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 package fyne
-
diff --git a/desktop/canvas.go b/desktop/canvas.go
index 1541a47491..4df15ac5ef 100644
--- a/desktop/canvas.go
+++ b/desktop/canvas.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import "unsafe"
 import "github.com/fyne-io/fyne"
 import "github.com/fyne-io/fyne/canvas"
 import "github.com/fyne-io/fyne/theme"
+import "github.com/fyne-io/fyne/layout"
 
 var canvases = make(map[*C.Evas]*eflCanvas)
 
@@ -64,6 +65,14 @@ type eflCanvas struct {
 	dirty   map[fyne.CanvasObject]bool
 }
 
+func ignoreObject(o fyne.CanvasObject) bool {
+	if _, ok := o.(layout.SpacerObject); ok {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 func (c *eflCanvas) buildObject(o fyne.CanvasObject, target fyne.CanvasObject, offset fyne.Position) *C.Evas_Object {
 	var obj *C.Evas_Object
 	var opts canvas.Options
@@ -144,7 +153,9 @@ func (c *eflCanvas) buildContainer(parent fyne.CanvasObject, objs []fyne.CanvasO
 				parent = child
 			}
 
-			c.buildObject(child, parent, childOffset)
+			if !ignoreObject(child) {
+				c.buildObject(child, parent, childOffset)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -210,6 +221,9 @@ func (c *eflCanvas) refreshObject(o, o2 fyne.CanvasObject) {
 
 	// TODO a better solution here as objects are added to the UI
 	if obj == nil {
+		if ignoreObject(o) {
+			return
+		}
 		obj = c.buildObject(o, o2, c.offsets[o])
 	}
 	pos := c.offsets[o].Add(o.CurrentPosition())
@@ -330,7 +344,9 @@ func (c *eflCanvas) setup(o fyne.CanvasObject, offset fyne.Position) {
 		c.buildContainer(set, set.Renderer().Objects(),
 			set.MinSize(), o.CurrentPosition(), offset)
 	default:
-		c.buildObject(o, o, offset)
+		if !ignoreObject(o) {
+			c.buildObject(o, o, offset)
+		}
 	}
 
 	C.ecore_thread_main_loop_end()
diff --git a/layout/listlayout.go b/layout/listlayout.go
index 30b3d913c9..463539177c 100644
--- a/layout/listlayout.go
+++ b/layout/listlayout.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package layout
 import (
 	"github.com/fyne-io/fyne"
 	"github.com/fyne-io/fyne/theme"
-	"log"
 )
 
 type listLayout struct {
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ func (g *listLayout) Layout(objects []fyne.CanvasObject, size fyne.Size) {
 	if len(spacers) > 0 {
 		extraCellHeight = int(float64(extraHeight) / float64(len(spacers)))
 	}
-	log.Println("Missing allocation", extraHeight)
+
 	for _, child := range objects {
 		height := child.MinSize().Height
 		if isVerticalSpacer(child) {