diff --git a/src/controls/QskBox.cpp b/src/controls/QskBox.cpp
index 212e4d9e..31e7a9fd 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskBox.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskBox.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "QskBox.h"
-#include "QskSkinHintTable.h"
 
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskBox, Panel )
 
@@ -72,25 +71,15 @@ void QskBox::setPadding( const QMarginsF& padding )
 void QskBox::resetPadding()
 {
     using namespace QskAspect;
-    const Aspect aspect = QskBox::Panel | Metric | Padding;
 
-    const auto oldPadding = marginsHint( aspect );
-
-    auto& table = hintTable();
-    if ( table.hint( aspect ).isValid() )
+    if ( resetHint( QskBox::Panel | Metric | Padding ) )
     {
-        table.removeHint( aspect );
+        resetImplicitSize();
 
-        const auto padding = marginsHint( aspect );
-        if ( padding != oldPadding )
-        {
-            resetImplicitSize();
+        if ( polishOnResize() || autoLayoutChildren() )
+            polish();
 
-            if ( polishOnResize() || autoLayoutChildren() )
-                polish();
-
-            Q_EMIT paddingChanged( padding );
-        }
+        Q_EMIT paddingChanged( padding() );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
index 16854455..0a6a1552 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
@@ -419,9 +419,17 @@ QskAnimationHint QskSkinnable::effectiveAnimation(
     return hint;
 }
 
-void QskSkinnable::resetHint( QskAspect::Aspect aspect )
+bool QskSkinnable::resetHint( QskAspect::Aspect aspect )
 {
-    m_data->hintTable.removeHint( aspect );
+    const auto value = m_data->hintTable.takeHint( aspect );
+
+    if ( value.isValid() )
+    {
+        // return true, if the value has changed
+        return value != storedHint( aspect );
+    }
+
+    return false;
 }
 
 QVariant QskSkinnable::effectiveHint(
@@ -571,7 +579,7 @@ const QVariant& QskSkinnable::storedHint(
 
         if ( aspect.subControl() != QskAspect::Control )
         {
-            // trying to resolve something the skin default settings
+            // trying to resolve something from the skin default settings
 
             aspect.setSubControl( QskAspect::Control );
             aspect.clearStates();
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
index d6e34a9c..aa9433d6 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSkinnable
     void setAnimation( QskAspect::Aspect, QskAnimationHint );
     QskAnimationHint animation( QskAspect::Aspect, QskSkinHintStatus* = nullptr ) const;
 
-    void resetHint( QskAspect::Aspect );
+    bool resetHint( QskAspect::Aspect );
 
     QskAnimationHint effectiveAnimation( QskAspect::Type, QskAspect::Subcontrol,
         QskAspect::State, QskSkinHintStatus* status = nullptr ) const;