diff --git a/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/ScreenViewFactoryFinder.kt b/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/ScreenViewFactoryFinder.kt
index c55902c686..193428f91f 100644
--- a/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/ScreenViewFactoryFinder.kt
+++ b/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/ScreenViewFactoryFinder.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import com.squareup.workflow1.ui.container.EnvironmentScreen
  *    by ScreenViewFactory(
  *      buildView = { environment, context, _ ->
  *        val view = MyBackStackContainer(context)
- *          .apply { layoutParams = (LayoutParams(MATCH_PARENT, MATCH_PARENT)) }
  *        ScreenViewHolder(environment, view) { rendering, environment ->
  *          view.update(rendering, environment)
  *        }
diff --git a/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/WorkflowLayout.kt b/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/WorkflowLayout.kt
index 7ed280da40..28a518a566 100644
--- a/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/WorkflowLayout.kt
+++ b/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/WorkflowLayout.kt
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import android.os.Parcelable.Creator
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.util.SparseArray
 import android.view.View
-import android.view.ViewGroup
-import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
 import android.widget.FrameLayout
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle.State
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ public class WorkflowLayout(
 
   private val showing: WorkflowViewStub = WorkflowViewStub(context).also { rootStub ->
     rootStub.updatesVisibility = false
-    addView(rootStub, ViewGroup.LayoutParams(MATCH_PARENT, MATCH_PARENT))
+    addView(rootStub)
   }
 
   private var restoredChildState: SparseArray<Parcelable>? = null
diff --git a/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/WorkflowViewStub.kt b/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/WorkflowViewStub.kt
index 26e0b80604..e5ce76cbc5 100644
--- a/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/WorkflowViewStub.kt
+++ b/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/WorkflowViewStub.kt
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class WorkflowViewStub @JvmOverloads constructor(
   public var replaceOldViewInParent: (ViewGroup, View) -> Unit = { parent, newView ->
     val index = parent.indexOfChild(actual)
     parent.removeView(actual)
-    actual.layoutParams
+    layoutParams?.takeIf { newView.layoutParams == null }
       ?.let { parent.addView(newView, index, it) }
       ?: run { parent.addView(newView, index) }
   }
diff --git a/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/container/BodyAndOverlaysContainer.kt b/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/container/BodyAndOverlaysContainer.kt
index ea5ef4c41c..04a1bd2ef0 100644
--- a/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/container/BodyAndOverlaysContainer.kt
+++ b/workflow-ui/core-android/src/main/java/com/squareup/workflow1/ui/container/BodyAndOverlaysContainer.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import android.os.Parcelable.Creator
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.view.KeyEvent
 import android.view.MotionEvent
-import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
 import android.widget.FrameLayout
 import com.squareup.workflow1.ui.Compatible
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ internal class BodyAndOverlaysContainer @JvmOverloads constructor(
   private lateinit var savedStateParentKey: String
 
   private val baseViewStub: WorkflowViewStub = WorkflowViewStub(context).also {
-    addView(it, ViewGroup.LayoutParams(MATCH_PARENT, MATCH_PARENT))
+    addView(it)
   }
 
   private val dialogs = LayeredDialogSessions.forView(