diff --git a/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/gui.rkt b/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/gui.rkt
index e07b1b319f..404dc863c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/gui.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/gui.rkt
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
   (define (make-snip w h) snip)
   
   (define frame
-    (parameterize ([current-eventspace  (make-eventspace)])
-      (new snip-frame% [label label] [width (+ 20 width)] [height (+ 20 height)])))
+    (new snip-frame% [label label] [width (+ 20 width)] [height (+ 20 height)]))
   
   (new snip-canvas%
        [parent frame]
@@ -30,7 +29,3 @@
        [horizontal-inset 5] [vertical-inset 5])
   
   frame)
-
-(define (with-new-eventspace thnk)
-  (parameterize ([current-eventspace  (make-eventspace)])
-    (thnk)))
diff --git a/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/plot2d.rkt b/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/plot2d.rkt
index e646f19bd7..a8330352ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/plot2d.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/plot2d.rkt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 ;; Require lazily, in case someone wants to just (require plot) in a headless setup
 (lazy-require ["snip2d.rkt" (make-2d-plot-snip)]
-              ["gui.rkt" (make-snip-frame with-new-eventspace)])
+              ["gui.rkt" (make-snip-frame)])
 
 (provide plot-snip plot-frame plot)
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
     (when out-file
       (call plot-file out-file out-kind))
     
-    (cond [(plot-new-window?)  (define frame (with-new-eventspace (λ () (call plot-frame))))
+    (cond [(plot-new-window?)  (define frame (call plot-frame))
                                (send frame show #t)
                                (void)]
           [else  (call plot-snip)])))
diff --git a/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/plot3d.rkt b/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/plot3d.rkt
index be1be1a715..648e1a47c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/plot3d.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/plot3d.rkt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 ;; Require lazily, in case someone wants to just (require plot) in a headless setup
 (lazy-require ["snip3d.rkt" (make-3d-plot-snip)]
-              ["gui.rkt" (make-snip-frame with-new-eventspace)])
+              ["gui.rkt" (make-snip-frame)])
 
 (provide plot3d-snip plot3d-frame plot3d)
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
     (when out-file
       (call plot3d-file out-file out-kind))
     
-    (cond [(plot-new-window?)  (define frame (with-new-eventspace (λ () (call plot3d-frame))))
+    (cond [(plot-new-window?)  (define frame (call plot3d-frame))
                                (send frame show #t)
                                (void)]
           [else  (call plot3d-snip)])))
diff --git a/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/snip2d.rkt b/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/snip2d.rkt
index a6d39bbdf8..2b948fed49 100644
--- a/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/snip2d.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/snip2d.rkt
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
         (when (not (update-thread-running?))
           (start-update-thread #t))
         (set-update #t))
-      #f)
+      (super resize w h))
     ))
 
 (define (make-2d-plot-snip
diff --git a/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/snip3d.rkt b/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/snip3d.rkt
index f244afddf8..bc7aadc227 100644
--- a/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/snip3d.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/plot-pkgs/plot-gui-lib/plot/private/gui/snip3d.rkt
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
         (when (not (update-thread-running?))
           (start-update-thread #t))
         (set-update #t))
-      #f)
+      (super resize w h))
     ))
 
 (define (make-3d-plot-snip