5 files changed, 0 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbsoluteLayout.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbsoluteLayout.java
index 47ebdd12cd..aac544ae18 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbsoluteLayout.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbsoluteLayout.java
@@ -684,8 +684,6 @@ public class AbsoluteLayout extends AbstractLayout implements
     public void readDesign(Element design, DesignContext designContext) {
         // process default attributes
         super.readDesign(design, designContext);
-        // remove current children
-        removeAllComponents();
         // handle children
         for (Element childComponent : design.children()) {
             Attributes attr = childComponent.attributes();
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractSingleComponentContainer.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractSingleComponentContainer.java
index 23fa8a78c7..a646f17f23 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractSingleComponentContainer.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractSingleComponentContainer.java
@@ -299,8 +299,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractSingleComponentContainer extends
             Element childElement = design.children().get(0);
             Component newChild = designContext.createChild(childElement);
             setContent(newChild);
-        } else {
-            setContent(null);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractSplitPanel.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractSplitPanel.java
index 8d1db549a9..3daf759c30 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractSplitPanel.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractSplitPanel.java
@@ -592,8 +592,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractSplitPanel extends AbstractComponentContainer {
             setMaxSplitPosition(maxSplitPosition.getSize(),
                     maxSplitPosition.getUnit());
         }
-        // remove current children
-        removeAllComponents();
         // handle children
         if (design.children().size() > 2) {
             throw new DesignException(
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CssLayout.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CssLayout.java
index 1042947f21..541d369c55 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CssLayout.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CssLayout.java
@@ -371,8 +371,6 @@ public class CssLayout extends AbstractLayout implements LayoutClickNotifier {
     public void readDesign(Element design, DesignContext designContext) {
         // process default attributes
         super.readDesign(design, designContext);
-        // remove current children
-        removeAllComponents();
         // handle children
         for (Element childComponent : design.children()) {
             Component newChild = designContext.createChild(childComponent);
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/TabSheet.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/TabSheet.java
index ef3ef80960..6bd5ef2221 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/TabSheet.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/TabSheet.java
@@ -1464,8 +1464,6 @@ public class TabSheet extends AbstractComponentContainer implements Focusable,
     @Override
     public void readDesign(Element design, DesignContext designContext) {
         super.readDesign(design, designContext);
-        // clear old tabs
-        removeAllComponents();
         // create new tabs
         for (Element tab : design.children()) {
             if (!tab.tagName().equals("tab")) {