diff --git a/lib/ace/layer/text.js b/lib/ace/layer/text.js
index 1c1a6264..4651687d 100644
--- a/lib/ace/layer/text.js
+++ b/lib/ace/layer/text.js
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ var Text = function(parentEl) {
 
     this.updateLines = function(layerConfig, firstRow, lastRow) {
         this.$computeTabString();
+        this.config = layerConfig;
 
         var first = Math.max(firstRow, layerConfig.firstRow);
         var last = Math.min(lastRow, layerConfig.lastRow);
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ var Text = function(parentEl) {
 
     this.update = function(config) {
         this.$computeTabString();
+        this.config = config;
 
         var html = [];
         var _self = this;
diff --git a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
index 6568de8d..f1bac711 100644
--- a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
+++ b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ var VirtualRenderer = function(container, theme) {
 
     this.setTheme(theme);
 
-    this.scroller = document.createElement("div");
-    this.scroller.className = "ace_scroller";
-    this.container.appendChild(this.scroller);
-
     this.$gutter = document.createElement("div");
     this.$gutter.className = "ace_gutter";
     this.container.appendChild(this.$gutter);
 
+    this.scroller = document.createElement("div");
+    this.scroller.className = "ace_scroller";
+    this.container.appendChild(this.scroller);
+
     this.content = document.createElement("div");
     this.content.style.position = "absolute";
     this.scroller.appendChild(this.content);
@@ -375,10 +375,6 @@ var VirtualRenderer = function(container, theme) {
         else if (changes & this.CHANGE_LINES) {
             this.$updateLines();     
             this.$updateScrollBar();       
-        }
-        else if (changes & this.CHANGE_SCROLL) {
-            this.$textLayer.scrollLines(this.layerConfig);
-            this.showGutter && this.$gutterLayer.update(this.layerConfig);
         } if (changes & this.CHANGE_GUTTER) {
             this.showGutter && this.$gutterLayer.update(this.layerConfig);
         }