diff --git a/WINGs/wevent_x11.c b/WINGs/wevent_x11.c
index 7666bfc..8996de9 100644
--- a/WINGs/wevent_x11.c
+++ b/WINGs/wevent_x11.c
@@ -257,10 +257,6 @@ x11_fetch(void *ectx, WMEvent *ev)
 
     xev_to_wme(slot, ev);
     ev->_view_target = W_GetViewForXWindow(ctx->dpy, slot->xany.window);
-    if (slot->type == Expose && ev->_view_target)
-        wwarning("FETCH: expose for 0x%lx -> view %p", slot->xany.window, ev->_view_target);
-    if (slot->type == Expose && !ev->_view_target)
-        wwarning("FETCH: expose for 0x%lx -> NO VIEW", slot->xany.window);
 }
 
 static Bool
diff --git a/src/backend/x11/x11_backend.c b/src/backend/x11/x11_backend.c
index 02fd2cc..665d3ba 100644
--- a/src/backend/x11/x11_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/x11/x11_backend.c
@@ -2779,6 +2779,7 @@ x11_frame_paint_impl(struct WFrameWindow *fwin)
     return 1;
 }
 
+
 static void x11_frame_paint_button(WCoreWindow *button, WTexture *texture,
                                    unsigned long color, WPixmap *image, int pushed);
 
@@ -3678,7 +3679,12 @@ static void x11_icon_update_pixmap(WIcon *icon)
 
 static void x11_icon_paint(WIcon *icon)
 {
+    static int in_paint = 0;
+    if (in_paint)
+        return;
+    in_paint = 1;
     wIconPaint(icon);
+    in_paint = 0;
 }
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index 8309715..f40ac8a 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -199,14 +199,11 @@ WMenu *wMenuCreate(WScreen *screen, const char *title, int main_menu)
 
 	menu->menu_texture_data = None;
 
-	wwarning("menu: wMenuCreate XMapWindow win=0x%lx", (unsigned long)menu->menu->window);
 	if (menu->menu->window)
 		wm_backend->window_map((WNativeWindow)menu->menu->window);
-	wwarning("menu: wMenuCreate XMapWindow done");
 
 	if (menu->menu->window)
 		wm_backend->event_flush();
-	wwarning("menu: wMenuCreate XFlush done");
 
 	if (!brother) {
 		brother = 1;