diff --git a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
index f7f9e5466..1141fc78e 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
@@ -4379,7 +4379,7 @@ describe "TextEditor", ->
   describe ".pageUp/Down()", ->
     it "moves the cursor down one page length", ->
       editor.setLineHeightInPixels(10)
-      editor.setHeight(50)
+      editor.setHeight(50, true)
       expect(editor.getCursorBufferPosition().row).toBe 0
 
       editor.pageDown()
@@ -4397,7 +4397,7 @@ describe "TextEditor", ->
   describe ".selectPageUp/Down()", ->
     it "selects one screen height of text up or down", ->
       editor.setLineHeightInPixels(10)
-      editor.setHeight(50)
+      editor.setHeight(50, true)
       expect(editor.getCursorBufferPosition().row).toBe 0
 
       editor.selectPageDown()
diff --git a/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee b/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
index 85bd32886..658d1672c 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ class TextEditorPresenter
     return unless @height? and @horizontalScrollbarHeight?
 
     clientHeight = @height - @horizontalScrollbarHeight
-    @model.setHeight(clientHeight)
+    @model.setHeight(clientHeight, true)
 
     unless @clientHeight is clientHeight
       @clientHeight = clientHeight
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ class TextEditorPresenter
     return unless @contentFrameWidth? and @verticalScrollbarWidth?
 
     clientWidth = @contentFrameWidth - @verticalScrollbarWidth
-    @model.setWidth(clientWidth) unless @editorWidthInChars
+    @model.setWidth(clientWidth, true) unless @editorWidthInChars
 
     unless @clientWidth is clientWidth
       @clientWidth = clientWidth
diff --git a/src/text-editor.coffee b/src/text-editor.coffee
index 192ff2f39..3d18481a5 100644
--- a/src/text-editor.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor.coffee
@@ -2991,7 +2991,7 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
 
   getHeight: ->
     Grim.deprecate("This is now a view method. Call TextEditorElement::getHeight instead.")
-    atom.views.getView(this).getHeight()
+    @displayBuffer.getHeight()
 
   getClientHeight: -> @displayBuffer.getClientHeight()
 
@@ -3004,7 +3004,7 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
 
   getWidth: ->
     Grim.deprecate("This is now a view method. Call TextEditorElement::getWidth instead.")
-    atom.views.getView(this).getWidth()
+    @displayBuffer.getWidth()
 
   getScrollRow: -> @scrollRow
   setScrollRow: (@scrollRow) ->