diff --git a/src/Viewport.test.ts b/src/Viewport.test.ts
index fc2cd1174c..5b106b4345 100644
--- a/src/Viewport.test.ts
+++ b/src/Viewport.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 import { assert } from 'chai';
 import { Viewport } from './Viewport';
 
-class MockWindow {
-  // Disable refreshLoop in test
-  public requestAnimationFrame() { }
-}
-
 describe('Viewport', () => {
   var terminal;
   var viewportElement;
@@ -16,7 +11,6 @@ describe('Viewport', () => {
   const CHARACTER_HEIGHT = 10;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    (<any>global).window = new MockWindow();
     terminal = {
       lines: [],
       rows: 0,
@@ -79,14 +73,10 @@ describe('Viewport', () => {
       terminal.rows = 1;
       assert.equal(scrollAreaElement.style.height, 0 * CHARACTER_HEIGHT + 'px');
       viewport.syncScrollArea();
-      assert.ok(viewport.isRefreshQueued);
-      viewport.refresh();
       assert.equal(viewportElement.style.height, 1 * CHARACTER_HEIGHT + 'px');
       assert.equal(scrollAreaElement.style.height, 1 * CHARACTER_HEIGHT + 'px');
       terminal.lines.push('');
       viewport.syncScrollArea();
-      assert.ok(viewport.isRefreshQueued);
-      viewport.refresh();
       assert.equal(viewportElement.style.height, 1 * CHARACTER_HEIGHT + 'px');
       assert.equal(scrollAreaElement.style.height, 2 * CHARACTER_HEIGHT + 'px');
     });
diff --git a/src/Viewport.ts b/src/Viewport.ts
index 32a71dde0b..3aa1319fb1 100644
--- a/src/Viewport.ts
+++ b/src/Viewport.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export class Viewport {
   private currentRowHeight: number;
   private lastRecordedBufferLength: number;
   private lastRecordedViewportHeight: number;
-  private isRefreshQueued: boolean;
 
   /**
    * Creates a new Viewport.
@@ -30,25 +29,12 @@ export class Viewport {
     this.currentRowHeight = 0;
     this.lastRecordedBufferLength = 0;
     this.lastRecordedViewportHeight = 0;
-    this.isRefreshQueued = false;
 
     this.terminal.on('scroll', this.syncScrollArea.bind(this));
     this.terminal.on('resize', this.syncScrollArea.bind(this));
     this.viewportElement.addEventListener('scroll', this.onScroll.bind(this));
 
     this.syncScrollArea();
-    this.refreshLoop();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Queues a refresh to be done on next animation frame.
-   */
-  private refreshLoop(): void {
-    if (this.isRefreshQueued) {
-      this.refresh();
-      this.isRefreshQueued = false;
-    }
-    window.requestAnimationFrame(this.refreshLoop.bind(this));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -82,15 +68,15 @@ export class Viewport {
     if (this.lastRecordedBufferLength !== this.terminal.lines.length) {
       // If buffer height changed
       this.lastRecordedBufferLength = this.terminal.lines.length;
-      this.isRefreshQueued = true;
+      this.refresh();
     } else if (this.lastRecordedViewportHeight !== this.terminal.rows) {
       // If viewport height changed
-      this.isRefreshQueued = true;
+      this.refresh();
     } else {
       // If size has changed, refresh viewport
       var size = this.charMeasureElement.getBoundingClientRect();
       if (size.height !== this.currentRowHeight) {
-        this.isRefreshQueued = true;
+        this.refresh(size);
       }
     }