diff --git a/src/layouts/QskIndexedLayoutBox.h b/src/layouts/QskIndexedLayoutBox.h
index 5ca8eadf..4f97f700 100644
--- a/src/layouts/QskIndexedLayoutBox.h
+++ b/src/layouts/QskIndexedLayoutBox.h
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskIndexedLayoutBox : public QskBox
     void itemChange( ItemChange, const ItemChangeData& ) override;
     void reparentItem( QQuickItem* );
 
+  private:
     virtual void autoAddItem( QQuickItem* ) = 0;
     virtual void autoRemoveItem( QQuickItem* ) = 0;
 
-  private:
     class PrivateData;
     std::unique_ptr< PrivateData > m_data;
 };
diff --git a/src/layouts/QskLinearBox.h b/src/layouts/QskLinearBox.h
index 59c962a0..389a6f75 100644
--- a/src/layouts/QskLinearBox.h
+++ b/src/layouts/QskLinearBox.h
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskLinearBox : public QskIndexedLayoutBox
 
     QSizeF layoutSizeHint( Qt::SizeHint, const QSizeF& ) const override;
 
+  private:
     void autoAddItem( QQuickItem* ) override final;
     void autoRemoveItem( QQuickItem* ) override final;
 
-  private:
     void setItemActive( QQuickItem*, bool );
     void removeItemInternal( int index, bool autoDelete );
 
diff --git a/src/layouts/QskStackBox.cpp b/src/layouts/QskStackBox.cpp
index 4a8f1dca..ae0c0478 100644
--- a/src/layouts/QskStackBox.cpp
+++ b/src/layouts/QskStackBox.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ void QskStackBox::autoAddItem( QQuickItem* item )
 
 void QskStackBox::autoRemoveItem( QQuickItem* item )
 {
-    removeItemInternal( indexOf( item ), false );
+    removeItemInternal( indexOf( item ), true );
 }
 
 void QskStackBox::clear( bool autoDelete )
diff --git a/src/layouts/QskStackBox.h b/src/layouts/QskStackBox.h
index 3c0bc9e8..1cf9e4c9 100644
--- a/src/layouts/QskStackBox.h
+++ b/src/layouts/QskStackBox.h
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskStackBox : public QskIndexedLayoutBox
 
     QSizeF layoutSizeHint( Qt::SizeHint, const QSizeF& ) const override;
 
-    void autoAddItem( QQuickItem* ) override final;
-    void autoRemoveItem( QQuickItem* ) override final;
-
     QskStackBoxAnimator* effectiveAnimator();
 
   private:
+    void autoAddItem( QQuickItem* ) override final;
+    void autoRemoveItem( QQuickItem* ) override final;
+
     void removeItemInternal( int index, bool autoDelete );
 
     class PrivateData;