diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 7a2f470..7e07b76 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@
 void* render_job(void* data);
 bool render(zathura_t* zathura, zathura_page_t* page);
 
+static void
+page_calc_height_width(zathura_page_t* page, unsigned int* page_height, unsigned int* page_width)
+{
+  if (page->document->rotate == 0 || page->document->rotate == 180) {
+    *page_width  = page->width  * page->document->scale;
+    *page_height = page->height * page->document->scale;
+  } else {
+    *page_width  = page->height * page->document->scale;
+    *page_height = page->width  * page->document->scale;
+  }
+}
+
 void*
 render_job(void* data)
 {
@@ -153,14 +165,7 @@ render(zathura_t* zathura, zathura_page_t* page)
   /* create cairo surface */
   unsigned int page_width  = 0;
   unsigned int page_height = 0;
-
-  if (page->document->rotate == 0 || page->document->rotate == 180) {
-    page_width  = page->width  * zathura->document->scale;
-    page_height = page->height * zathura->document->scale;
-  } else {
-    page_width  = page->height * zathura->document->scale;
-    page_height = page->width  * zathura->document->scale;
-  }
+  page_calc_height_width(page, &page_height, &page_width);
 
   cairo_surface_t* surface = cairo_image_surface_create(CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24, page_width, page_height);
 
@@ -255,7 +260,6 @@ render(zathura_t* zathura, zathura_page_t* page)
 
   /* draw to gtk widget */
   page->surface = surface;
-  gtk_widget_set_size_request(page->drawing_area, page_width, page_height);
   gtk_widget_queue_draw(page->drawing_area);
 
   g_static_mutex_unlock(&(page->lock));
@@ -273,13 +277,16 @@ render_all(zathura_t* zathura)
 
   /* unmark all pages */
   for (unsigned int page_id = 0; page_id < zathura->document->number_of_pages; page_id++) {
-    cairo_surface_destroy(zathura->document->pages[page_id]->surface);
-    zathura->document->pages[page_id]->surface = NULL;
-  }
+    zathura_page_t* page = zathura->document->pages[page_id];
+    cairo_surface_destroy(page->surface);
+    page->surface = NULL;
 
-  /* redraw current page */
-  GtkAdjustment* view_vadjustment = gtk_scrolled_window_get_vadjustment(GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(zathura->ui.session->gtk.view));
-  cb_view_vadjustment_value_changed(view_vadjustment, zathura);
+    unsigned int page_height = 0, page_width = 0;
+    page_calc_height_width(page, &page_height, &page_width);
+
+    gtk_widget_set_size_request(page->drawing_area, page_width, page_height);
+    gtk_widget_queue_resize(page->drawing_area);
+  }
 }
 
 gboolean
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index e10dab6..4c36d5a 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -178,65 +178,6 @@ document_index_build(GtkTreeModel* model, GtkTreeIter* parent,
   GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH_END(list, gchar*, iter, name);
 }
 
-char*
-string_concat(const char* string1, ...)
-{
-  if(!string1) {
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  va_list args;
-  char* s;
-  int l = strlen(string1) + 1;
-
-  /* calculate length */
-  va_start(args, string1);
-
-  s = va_arg(args, char*);
-
-  while(s) {
-    l += strlen(s);
-    s = va_arg(args, char*);
-  }
-
-  va_end(args);
-
-  /* prepare */
-  char* c = malloc(sizeof(char) * l);
-  char* p = c;
-
-  /* copy */
-  char* d = p;
-  char* x = (char*) string1;
-
-  do {
-    *d++ = *x;
-  } while (*x++ != '\0');
-
-  p = d - 1;
-
-  va_start(args, string1);
-
-  s = va_arg(args, char*);
-
-  while(s) {
-    d = p;
-    x = s;
-
-    do {
-      *d++ = *x;
-    } while (*x++ != '\0');
-
-    p = d - 1;
-    s = va_arg(args, char*);
-  }
-
-  va_end(args);
-
-  return c;
-}
-
-
 page_offset_t*
 page_calculate_offset(zathura_page_t* page)
 {
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
index d04e75f..499e654 100644
--- a/utils.h
+++ b/utils.h
@@ -62,16 +62,6 @@ bool execute_command(char* const argv[], char** output);
  */
 void document_index_build(GtkTreeModel* model, GtkTreeIter* parent, girara_tree_node_t* tree);
 
-/**
- * This function is used to concatenate multiple strings. Argument list has to
- * be ended with NULL. Returned string has to be freed with free().
- *
- * @param string1 First string
- * @param ... Additional strings
- * @return Concatenated string or NULL if an error occured
- */
-char* string_concat(const char* string1, ...);
-
 /**
  * Calculates the offset of the page to the top of the viewing area as
  * well as to the left side of it. The result has to be freed.
diff --git a/zathura.c b/zathura.c
index ed13cd4..2199539 100644
--- a/zathura.c
+++ b/zathura.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ page_view_set_mode(zathura_t* zathura, unsigned int pages_per_row)
   {
     int x = i % pages_per_row;
     int y = i / pages_per_row;
-    gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(zathura->ui.page_view), zathura->document->pages[i]->event_box, x, x + 1, y, y + 1, GTK_EXPAND, GTK_EXPAND, 0, 0);
+    gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(zathura->ui.page_view), zathura->document->pages[i]->event_box, x, x + 1, y, y + 1, GTK_SHRINK, GTK_SHRINK, 0, 0);
   }
 
   gtk_widget_show_all(zathura->ui.page_view);