diff --git a/dat.h b/dat.h
index e267ba3..90efd23 100644
--- a/dat.h
+++ b/dat.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ extern int popupscale;
 #define PopupNumw	Fontsz
 #define PopupTextw	(12*Fontsz)
 #define PopupBasew	(2*PopupPad + PopupNumw + PopupTextw)
-#define Imgh		(2*PopupPad + (Maxdisp + 2)*Fontsz + PopupSep)
 
 typedef struct Str Str;
 struct Str
diff --git a/fn.h b/fn.h
index f49d523..84cd3c3 100644
--- a/fn.h
+++ b/fn.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int	keymeaningful(u32int);
 void*	emalloc(ulong);
 void*	erealloc(void*, ulong);
 
-int	textinit(void);
+void	textinit(void);
 void	textclose(void);
 int	textwidth(Str*);
 void	textdraw(u32int*, int, int, int, int, int, u32int, Str*);
diff --git a/font.c b/font.c
index 00a1b04..c3486f5 100644
--- a/font.c
+++ b/font.c
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@ static PangoFontMap *fontmap;
 static PangoContext *context;
 static PangoLayout *layout;
 
-static void
-resetlayout(void)
-{
-	pango_layout_set_width(layout, -1);
-	pango_layout_set_ellipsize(layout, PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_NONE);
-}
-
 void
 textclose(void)
 {
@@ -50,28 +43,16 @@ setfont(void)
 	pango_font_description_free(font);
 }
 
-int
+void
 textinit(void)
 {
-	textclose();
 	FcInit();
 	fontmap = pango_cairo_font_map_new();
-	if(fontmap == nil){
-		fprint(2, "strans: popup: can't initialize PangoCairo\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
 	pango_cairo_font_map_set_resolution(PANGO_CAIRO_FONT_MAP(fontmap), 96);
 	context = pango_font_map_create_context(fontmap);
-	if(context != nil)
-		layout = pango_layout_new(context);
-	if(context == nil || layout == nil){
-		fprint(2, "strans: popup: can't create text layout\n");
-		textclose();
-		return 0;
-	}
+	layout = pango_layout_new(context);
 	pango_layout_set_single_paragraph_mode(layout, TRUE);
 	setfont();
-	return 1;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -80,8 +61,6 @@ settext(Str *s)
 	char utf[Maxutf];
 	int n;
 
-	if(layout == nil || s == nil || s->n <= 0)
-		return 0;
 	n = stoutf(s, utf, sizeof utf);
 	pango_layout_set_text(layout, utf, n);
 	return n > 0;
@@ -109,9 +88,8 @@ textwidth(Str *s)
 {
 	PangoRectangle r;
 
-	if(layout == nil)
-		return 0;
-	resetlayout();
+	pango_layout_set_width(layout, -1);
+	pango_layout_set_ellipsize(layout, PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_NONE);
 	if(!settext(s))
 		return 0;
 	textextents(&r);
@@ -130,20 +108,16 @@ textdraw(u32int *buf, int w, int h, int x, int y, int fit, u32int color,
 	PangoRectangle r;
 	cairo_surface_t *surface;
 	cairo_t *cr;
-	int b, g, red, stride;
+	int b, g, red;
 
-	if(layout == nil || fit <= 0)
+	if(fit <= 0)
 		return;
-	resetlayout();
 	pango_layout_set_width(layout, fit * PANGO_SCALE);
 	pango_layout_set_ellipsize(layout, PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END);
 	if(w <= 0 || h <= 0 || !settext(s))
 		return;
-	stride = cairo_format_stride_for_width(CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24, w);
-	if(stride < 0 || (vlong)stride != (vlong)w * sizeof buf[0])
-		return;
 	surface = cairo_image_surface_create_for_data((uchar*)buf,
-		CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24, w, h, stride);
+		CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24, w, h, w * sizeof buf[0]);
 	if(cairo_surface_status(surface) != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS){
 		cairo_surface_destroy(surface);
 		return;
diff --git a/popup_layout.c b/popup_layout.c
index c349dfa..ad187a6 100644
--- a/popup_layout.c
+++ b/popup_layout.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void
 popuplayout(Drawcmd *dc, int areaw, int areah, Popup *p)
 {
 	char buf[32];
-	int first, i, markrow, nall, nmark, npre, pad, total, width, y;
+	int first, i, markrow, nall, nmark, npre, total, width, y;
 
 	memset(p, 0, sizeof *p);
 	p->prey = -1;
@@ -127,14 +127,12 @@ popuplayout(Drawcmd *dc, int areaw, int areah, Popup *p)
 	p->rowsy = -1;
 	p->marky = -1;
 	p->sely = -1;
-	pad = PopupPad;
 	nall = min(max(dc->nkouho, 0), Maxdisp);
 	npre = dc->pre.n != 0;
 	if((nall == 0 && !npre) || areaw <= 0 || areah <= 0)
 		return;
 
-	/* Rows first; a page marker when they do not all fit; and in a
-	 * sliver of a work area the selected row alone, unpadded. */
+	/* As many rows as fit, and a page marker when they do not all. */
 	total = max(dc->total, dc->first + nall);
 	markrow = dc->first > 0 || nall < total;
 	p->n = fitrows(areah, npre, markrow, nall);
@@ -142,15 +140,8 @@ popuplayout(Drawcmd *dc, int areaw, int areah, Popup *p)
 		markrow = 1;
 		p->n = fitrows(areah, npre, markrow, nall);
 	}
-	if(p->n == 0 && markrow){
-		markrow = 0;
-		p->n = fitrows(areah, npre, markrow, nall);
-	}
-	if(p->n == 0 && nall != 0){
-		npre = 0;
-		pad = 0;
-		p->n = max(min(nall, areah / Fontsz), 1);
-	}
+	if(p->n == 0 && !npre)
+		return;
 	if(p->n != 0 && dc->sel >= p->n)
 		p->row0 = min(dc->sel - p->n + 1, nall - p->n);
 	first = dc->first + p->row0;
@@ -171,7 +162,7 @@ popuplayout(Drawcmd *dc, int areaw, int areah, Popup *p)
 	}
 	p->w = min(width, areaw);
 
-	y = pad;
+	y = PopupPad;
 	if(npre){
 		p->prey = y;
 		y += Fontsz;
@@ -188,7 +179,7 @@ popuplayout(Drawcmd *dc, int areaw, int areah, Popup *p)
 		p->marky = y;
 		y += Fontsz;
 	}
-	p->h = min(y + pad, areah);
+	p->h = min(y + PopupPad, areah);
 	p->textw = max(p->w - 2*PopupPad - PopupNumw, 0);
 	if(markrow){
 		p->markw = min(p->markw, max(p->w - 2*PopupPad, 0));
@@ -206,10 +197,6 @@ popupdraw(u32int *img, Drawcmd *dc, Popup *p)
 	u32int color;
 	int i, j, y;
 
-	if(img == nil || p->n < 0 || p->n > Maxdisp ||
-	   p->row0 < 0 || p->row0 + p->n > dc->nkouho ||
-	   p->w <= 0 || p->h <= 0 || p->h > Imgh)
-		return;
 	fill(img, p->w*p->h, Colbg);
 	if(p->prey >= 0)
 		textdraw(img, p->w, p->h, PopupPad, p->prey,
diff --git a/tests/font_test.c b/tests/font_test.c
index aaab744..8ca443f 100644
--- a/tests/font_test.c
+++ b/tests/font_test.c
@@ -189,10 +189,7 @@ font_render(struct ct *t)
 	buf = mem + Guard;
 	fillpixels(buf, Testn, Colbg);
 	a = mkstr("A");
-	if(!CT_CHECK(t, textinit())){
-		free(mem);
-		return;
-	}
+	textinit();
 	for(i = 0; i < nelem(plain); i++)
 		checktext(t, buf, plain[i]);
 
@@ -257,6 +254,4 @@ font_render(struct ct *t)
 	checkguards(t, mem);
 	free(mem);
 	textclose();
-	textclose();
-	CT_EQ_INT(t, 0, textwidth(&a));
 }
diff --git a/tests/popup_test.c b/tests/popup_test.c
index b83b27a..3a7d2fb 100644
--- a/tests/popup_test.c
+++ b/tests/popup_test.c
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #include "fn.h"
 #include "test.h"
 
+/* A popup with every section, tall enough for the tests. */
+#define Imgh	(2*PopupPad + (Maxdisp + 2)*Fontsz + PopupSep)
+
 enum {
 	Rgbmask = 0xffffff,
 };
@@ -40,9 +43,6 @@ checkpadding(struct ct *t, u32int *img, Popup *p)
 void
 popup_layout(struct ct *t)
 {
-	int tinyheight[] = {
-		1, PopupPad, 2*PopupPad + Fontsz - 1,
-	};
 	static const struct {
 		int first;
 		int shown;
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ popup_layout(struct ct *t)
 	CT_EQ_INT(t, 100, x);
 	CT_EQ_INT(t, 200, y);
 
-	if(!CT_CHECK(t, textinit()))
-		return;
+	textinit();
 
 	/* Empty sections reserve nothing. */
 	memset(&dc, 0, sizeof dc);
@@ -320,24 +319,5 @@ popup_layout(struct ct *t)
 	CT_CHECK(t, numink > 0);  /* full-width ９ */
 	CT_CHECK(t, markink > 0); /* 9-9/9 */
 
-	/* The selected row wins over preedit and footer in one-row height. */
-	dc.pre = mkstr("preedit");
-	popuplayout(&dc, PopupBasew, 2*PopupPad + Fontsz, &p);
-	CT_EQ_INT(t, -1, p.prey);
-	CT_EQ_INT(t, 1, p.n);
-	CT_EQ_INT(t, Maxdisp - 1, p.row0);
-	CT_EQ_INT(t, -1, p.marky);
-
-	/* With less than one padded row, selected content starts at the top. */
-	for(i = 0; i < nelem(tinyheight); i++){
-		popuplayout(&dc, PopupBasew, tinyheight[i], &p);
-		CT_EQ_INT(t, min(tinyheight[i], Fontsz), p.h);
-		CT_EQ_INT(t, 0, p.rowsy);
-		CT_EQ_INT(t, 0, p.sely);
-		CT_EQ_INT(t, 1, p.n);
-		CT_EQ_INT(t, Maxdisp - 1, p.row0);
-		popupdraw(img, &dc, &p);
-		CT_EQ_UINT(t, Colsel, pixel(img, &p, p.w - PopupPad - 1, 0));
-	}
 	free(img);
 }
diff --git a/win.c b/win.c
index 6e16c81..4a52ebb 100644
--- a/win.c
+++ b/win.c
@@ -250,11 +250,7 @@ wininit(void)
 			win, type, XCB_ATOM_ATOM, 32, 1, &tooltip);
 	gc = xcb_generate_id(conn);
 	xcb_create_gc(conn, gc, win, 0, nil);
-	if(!textinit()){
-		fprint(2, "strans: popup disabled: no usable fonts\n");
-		wincleanup();
-		return 0;
-	}
+	textinit();
 	return 1;
 }