diff --git a/src/inkscape-window.cpp b/src/inkscape-window.cpp
index 38810245a0a0f80be296632a528cda40a2309e81..66d8c06fd48d150e26d042167be0a3669f917d03 100644
--- a/src/inkscape-window.cpp
+++ b/src/inkscape-window.cpp
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ InkscapeWindow::setup_view()
     //       the window, but a call to hide() causes Inkscape to just exit since the migration to Gtk::Application
     show();
 
-    // TODO: Extra call seems to ensure toolbar widgets are visible after programmatic resize
-    // (incomplete workaround for https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues/125)
-    check_resize();
-
     sp_namedview_zoom_and_view_from_document(_desktop);
     sp_namedview_update_layers_from_document(_desktop);
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/desktop-widget.cpp b/src/widgets/desktop-widget.cpp
index b99ca9c2142ed627f071f1648013a2f0c6b0d351..4c494f819ce83fef363ebc96139d2a8fe27ac9b4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/desktop-widget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/desktop-widget.cpp
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ SPDesktopWidget::setWindowSize (gint w, gint h)
 {
     if (window)
     {
-        window->set_default_size (w, h);
+        window->set_default_size (-1, -1);
         window->resize (w, h);
     }
 }