diff --git a/src/kits/interface/View.cpp b/src/kits/interface/View.cpp
index d2278514a5..9c23d86bde 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/View.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/View.cpp
@@ -3648,7 +3648,7 @@ bool BView::attachView(BView *aView){
 	owner->session->WriteRect( aView->Frame() );
 	owner->session->WriteUInt32( aView->ResizingMode() );
 	owner->session->WriteUInt32( aView->Flags() );
-	owner->session->WriteBool( aView->IsHidden() );
+	owner->session->WriteBool( aView->IsHidden(aView) );
 	owner->session->WriteInt32( aView->CountChildren() );
 	
 	aView->setCachedState();
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Window.cpp b/src/kits/interface/Window.cpp
index 764538364e..7b6ce24f36 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Window.cpp
@@ -2247,7 +2247,6 @@ void BWindow::BuildTopView(){
 	top_view		= new BView( fFrame, "top_view",
 								 B_FOLLOW_ALL, B_WILL_DRAW);
 	top_view->top_level_view	= true;
-	top_view->fShowLevel		= 1;
 
 		// set top_view's owner, add it to window's eligible handler list
 		// and also set its next handler to this window.