diff --git a/headers/libs/alm/Area.h b/headers/libs/alm/Area.h
index 1874d5d3a3..dd99241940 100644
--- a/headers/libs/alm/Area.h
+++ b/headers/libs/alm/Area.h
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ public:
 			void				SetRightInset(int32 right);
 			void				SetBottomInset(int32 bottom);
 
-			void				SetDefaultBehavior();
-			bool				AutoPreferredContentSize() const;
-			void				SetAutoPreferredContentSize(bool value);
-
 								operator BString() const;
 			void				GetString(BString& string) const;
 
@@ -114,7 +110,6 @@ private:
 			Constraint*			fMaxContentWidth;
 			Constraint*			fMinContentHeight;
 			Constraint*			fMaxContentHeight;
-			bool				fAutoPreferredContentSize;
 			Constraint*			fPreferredContentWidth;
 			Constraint*			fPreferredContentHeight;
 			double				fContentAspectRatio;
diff --git a/src/libs/alm/ALMLayout.cpp b/src/libs/alm/ALMLayout.cpp
index b26fbdb276..cb8adecc78 100644
--- a/src/libs/alm/ALMLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/alm/ALMLayout.cpp
@@ -310,8 +310,6 @@ BALMLayout::AddItem(BLayoutItem* item, XTab* left, YTab* top, XTab* right,
 		return NULL;
 
 	area->_Init(&fSolver, left, top, right, bottom);
-	area->SetDefaultBehavior();
-	area->SetAutoPreferredContentSize(false);
 	return area;
 }
 
@@ -326,8 +324,6 @@ BALMLayout::AddItem(BLayoutItem* item, Row* row, Column* column)
 		return NULL;
 
 	area->_Init(&fSolver, row, column);
-	area->SetDefaultBehavior();
-	area->SetAutoPreferredContentSize(false);
 	return area;
 }
 
@@ -631,14 +627,6 @@ BALMLayout::_CreateLayoutItem(BView* view)
 void
 BALMLayout::_SolveLayout()
 {
-	// if autoPreferredContentSize is set on an area,
-	// readjust its preferredContentSize and penalties settings
-	for (int32 i = 0; i < CountItems(); i++) {
-		Area* currentArea = _AreaForItem(ItemAt(i));
-		if (currentArea && currentArea->AutoPreferredContentSize())
-			currentArea->SetDefaultBehavior();
-	}
-
 	// Try to solve the layout until the result is OPTIMAL or INFEASIBLE,
 	// maximally 15 tries sometimes the solving algorithm encounters numerical
 	// problems (NUMFAILURE), and repeating the solving often helps to overcome
diff --git a/src/libs/alm/Area.cpp b/src/libs/alm/Area.cpp
index 49b2994429..e65b6894c0 100644
--- a/src/libs/alm/Area.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/alm/Area.cpp
@@ -29,30 +29,6 @@ Area::View()
 }
 
 
-/**
- * Gets the auto preferred content size.
- *
- * @return the auto preferred content size
- */
-bool
-Area::AutoPreferredContentSize() const
-{
-	return fAutoPreferredContentSize;
-}
-
-
-/**
- * Sets the auto preferred content size true or false.
- *
- * @param value	the auto preferred content size
- */
-void
-Area::SetAutoPreferredContentSize(bool value)
-{
-	fAutoPreferredContentSize = value;
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Gets the left tab of the area.
  *
@@ -407,34 +383,6 @@ Area::SetBottomInset(int32 bottom)
 }
 
 
-/**
- * Sets the preferred size according to the content's PreferredSize method,
- * and the penalties according to heuristics.
- */
-void
-Area::SetDefaultBehavior()
-{
-	if (View() == NULL) {
-		SetShrinkPenalties(BSize(0, 0));
-		SetGrowPenalties(BSize(0, 0));
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (dynamic_cast<BButton*>(View()) != NULL
-		|| dynamic_cast<BRadioButton*>(View()) != NULL
-		|| dynamic_cast<BCheckBox*>(View()) != NULL
-		|| dynamic_cast<BStringView*>(View()) != NULL
-		|| dynamic_cast<BPictureButton*>(View()) != NULL
-		|| dynamic_cast<BStatusBar*>(View()) != NULL) {
-		fShrinkPenalties = BSize(4, 4);
-		fGrowPenalties = BSize(3, 3);
-	} else {
-		fShrinkPenalties = BSize(2, 2);
-		fGrowPenalties = BSize(1, 1);
-	}
-}
-
-
 Area::operator BString() const
 {
 	BString string;
@@ -533,12 +481,17 @@ Area::Area(BLayoutItem* item)
 	fRow(NULL),
 	fColumn(NULL),
 
+	fShrinkPenalties(2, 2),
+	fGrowPenalties(1, 1),
+
 	fMinContentWidth(NULL),
 	fMaxContentWidth(NULL),
 	fMinContentHeight(NULL),
 	fMaxContentHeight(NULL),
 	fPreferredContentWidth(NULL),
 	fPreferredContentHeight(NULL),
+
+	fContentAspectRatio(0),
 	fContentAspectRatioC(NULL)
 {
 
@@ -551,12 +504,6 @@ Area::Area(BLayoutItem* item)
 void
 Area::_Init(LinearSpec* ls, XTab* left, YTab* top, XTab* right, YTab* bottom)
 {
-	fShrinkPenalties = BSize(2, 2);
-	fGrowPenalties = BSize(1, 1);
-	fContentAspectRatio = 0;
-
-	fAutoPreferredContentSize = false;
-
 	fLS = ls;
 	fLeft = left;
 	fRight = right;