diff --git a/src/line-number-gutter-component.coffee b/src/line-number-gutter-component.coffee
index 5b399570a..b31131ab0 100644
--- a/src/line-number-gutter-component.coffee
+++ b/src/line-number-gutter-component.coffee
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class LineNumberGutterComponent extends TiledComponent
   dummyLineNumberNode: null
 
   constructor: ({@onMouseDown, @editor, @gutter}) ->
-    @lineNumberNodesById = {}
     @visible = true
 
     @domNode = atom.views.getView(@gutter)
@@ -55,9 +54,7 @@ class LineNumberGutterComponent extends TiledComponent
     if @newState.maxLineNumberDigits isnt @oldState.maxLineNumberDigits
       @updateDummyLineNumber()
       @oldState.styles = {}
-
-  afterUpdateSync: (state) ->
-    @oldState.maxLineNumberDigits = @newState.maxLineNumberDigits
+      @oldState.maxLineNumberDigits = @newState.maxLineNumberDigits
 
   buildComponentForTile: (id) -> new LineNumbersTileComponent({id})
 
diff --git a/src/line-numbers-tile-component.coffee b/src/line-numbers-tile-component.coffee
index 9a5dc4055..155c9a23a 100644
--- a/src/line-numbers-tile-component.coffee
+++ b/src/line-numbers-tile-component.coffee
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class LineNumbersTileComponent
     @domNode.classList.add("tile")
     @domNode.style.position = "absolute"
     @domNode.style.display = "block"
-    @domNode.style.top = 0
+    @domNode.style.top = 0 # Cover the space occupied by a dummy lineNumber
 
   getDomNode: ->
     @domNode
diff --git a/src/lines-component.coffee b/src/lines-component.coffee
index bef14aec3..70a428b57 100644
--- a/src/lines-component.coffee
+++ b/src/lines-component.coffee
@@ -46,17 +46,13 @@ class LinesComponent extends TiledComponent
         @placeholderTextDiv.textContent = @newState.placeholderText
         @domNode.appendChild(@placeholderTextDiv)
 
-    @removeTileNodes() unless @oldState.indentGuidesVisible is @newState.indentGuidesVisible
-    @updateTileNodes()
-
     if @newState.width isnt @oldState.width
       @domNode.style.width = @newState.width + 'px'
+      @oldState.width = @newState.width
 
     @cursorsComponent.updateSync(state)
 
     @oldState.indentGuidesVisible = @newState.indentGuidesVisible
-    @oldState.scrollWidth = @newState.scrollWidth
-    @oldState.width = @newState.width
 
   buildComponentForTile: (id) -> new LinesTileComponent({id, @presenter})