diff --git a/button.go b/button.go
index 604364d..56d1c0c 100644
--- a/button.go
+++ b/button.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ func NewButton (text string) *Button {
 		label:        NewLabel(text),
 	}
 	box.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "Button", ""))
-	tomo.Apply(box)
 	box.label.SetAlign(tomo.AlignMiddle, tomo.AlignMiddle)
 	box.SetLayout(buttonLayout)
 	box.SetText(text)
diff --git a/checkbox.go b/checkbox.go
index 040ed10..868dfde 100644
--- a/checkbox.go
+++ b/checkbox.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ func NewCheckbox (value bool) *Checkbox {
 		Box: tomo.NewBox(),
 	}
 	box.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "Checkbox", ""))
-	tomo.Apply(box)
 	box.SetValue(false)
 	
 	box.OnMouseUp(box.handleMouseUp)
diff --git a/heading.go b/heading.go
index d9dfbe1..5e74683 100644
--- a/heading.go
+++ b/heading.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ func NewHeading (level int, text string) *Heading {
 	if level > 2 { level = 2 }
 	this := &Heading { TextBox: tomo.NewTextBox() }
 	this.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "Heading", fmt.Sprint(level)))
-	tomo.Apply(this)
 	this.SetText(text)
 	return this
 }
diff --git a/icon.go b/icon.go
index 74bc45a..e00cb44 100644
--- a/icon.go
+++ b/icon.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ func NewIcon (id tomo.Icon, size tomo.IconSize) *Icon {
 		Box: tomo.NewBox(),
 	}
 	this.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "Icon", size.String()))
-	tomo.Apply(this)
 	this.SetTexture(id.Texture(size))
 	return this
 }
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ func NewMimeIcon (mime data.Mime, size tomo.IconSize) *Icon {
 		Box: tomo.NewBox(),
 	}
 	this.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "Icon", size.String()))
-	tomo.Apply(this)
 	this.SetTexture(tomo.MimeIcon(mime, size))
 	return this
 }
diff --git a/label.go b/label.go
index fd2ff52..a3f7806 100644
--- a/label.go
+++ b/label.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ type Label struct {
 func NewLabel (text string) *Label {
 	this := &Label { TextBox: tomo.NewTextBox() }
 	this.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "Label", ""))
-	tomo.Apply(this)
 	this.SetText(text)
 	return this
 }
diff --git a/labelcheckbox.go b/labelcheckbox.go
index a15bc64..85d4d8b 100644
--- a/labelcheckbox.go
+++ b/labelcheckbox.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ func NewLabelCheckbox (value bool, text string) *LabelCheckbox {
 		label:        NewLabel(text),
 	}
 	box.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "LabelCheckbox", ""))
-	tomo.Apply(box)
 	box.label.SetAlign(tomo.AlignStart, tomo.AlignMiddle)
 	box.Add(box.checkbox)
 	box.Add(box.label)
diff --git a/menu.go b/menu.go
index 81ce649..acfe622 100644
--- a/menu.go
+++ b/menu.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ func NewMenu (anchor tomo.Object, items ...tomo.Object) (*Menu, error) {
 	if !menu.torn {
 		menu.tearLine = tomo.NewBox()
 		menu.tearLine.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "TearLine", ""))
-		tomo.Apply(menu.tearLine)
 		menu.tearLine.SetFocusable(true)
 		menu.tearLine.OnKeyUp(func (key input.Key, numberPad bool) {
 			if key != input.KeyEnter && key != input.Key(' ') { return }
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ func NewMenu (anchor tomo.Object, items ...tomo.Object) (*Menu, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	menu.rootContainer.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "Container", "menu"))
-	tomo.Apply(menu.rootContainer)
 
 	menu.Window.SetRoot(menu.rootContainer)
 	return menu, nil
diff --git a/menuitem.go b/menuitem.go
index 6f37bf6..913069d 100644
--- a/menuitem.go
+++ b/menuitem.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ func NewMenuItem (text string) *MenuItem {
 		icon:         NewIcon("", tomo.IconSizeSmall),
 	}
 	box.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "MenuItem", ""))
-	tomo.Apply(box)
 	box.label.SetAlign(tomo.AlignStart, tomo.AlignMiddle)
 	box.SetLayout(layouts.NewGrid([]bool { false, true }, []bool { true }))
 	
diff --git a/numberinput.go b/numberinput.go
index 34fc709..1ec3d89 100644
--- a/numberinput.go
+++ b/numberinput.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ func NewNumberInput (value float64) *NumberInput {
 		decrement:    NewButton(""),
 	}
 	box.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "NumberInput", ""))
-	tomo.Apply(box)
 	box.Add(box.input)
 	box.Add(box.decrement)
 	box.Add(box.increment)
diff --git a/scrollbar.go b/scrollbar.go
index cbbf95b..1554ab5 100644
--- a/scrollbar.go
+++ b/scrollbar.go
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ func newScrollbar (orient string) *Scrollbar {
 	this.OnScroll(this.handleScroll)
 	
 	this.handle.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "SliderHandle", orient))
-	tomo.Apply(this.handle)
 	this.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "Slider", orient))
-	tomo.Apply(this)
 	return this
 }
 
diff --git a/scrollcontainer.go b/scrollcontainer.go
index e91d350..b7751b3 100644
--- a/scrollcontainer.go
+++ b/scrollcontainer.go
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ func NewScrollContainer (sides ScrollSide) *ScrollContainer {
 	this.CaptureScroll(true)
 	this.OnScroll(this.handleScroll)
 	this.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "ScrollContainer", sides.String()))
-	tomo.Apply(this)
 	this.SetLayout(this.layout)
 	return this
 }
diff --git a/separator.go b/separator.go
index b2a5143..6ad5b21 100644
--- a/separator.go
+++ b/separator.go
@@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ func NewSeparator () *Separator {
 		Box: tomo.NewBox(),
 	}
 	this.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "Separator", ""))
-	tomo.Apply(this)
 	return this
 }
diff --git a/slider.go b/slider.go
index 1865f4f..0982de7 100644
--- a/slider.go
+++ b/slider.go
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ func newSlider (orient string, value float64) *Slider {
 	this.OnScroll(this.handleScroll)
 	
 	this.handle.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "SliderHandle", orient))
-	tomo.Apply(this.handle)
 	this.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "Slider", orient))
-	tomo.Apply(this)
 	return this
 }
 
diff --git a/textinput.go b/textinput.go
index 6f4f620..65cffc3 100644
--- a/textinput.go
+++ b/textinput.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ type TextInput struct {
 func NewTextInput (text string) *TextInput {
 	this := &TextInput { TextBox: tomo.NewTextBox() }
 	this.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "TextInput", ""))
-	tomo.Apply(this)
 	this.SetAlign(tomo.AlignStart, tomo.AlignMiddle)
 	this.SetText(text)
 	this.SetFocusable(true)
diff --git a/textview.go b/textview.go
index fca4b92..de386c1 100644
--- a/textview.go
+++ b/textview.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ type TextView struct {
 func NewTextView (text string) *TextView {
 	this := &TextView { TextBox: tomo.NewTextBox() }
 	this.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "TextView", ""))
-	tomo.Apply(this)
 	this.SetFocusable(true)
 	this.SetSelectable(true)
 	this.SetText(text)