diff --git a/src/layouts/QskLayoutConstraint.cpp b/src/layouts/QskLayoutConstraint.cpp
index fdc3b17e..4aecb734 100644
--- a/src/layouts/QskLayoutConstraint.cpp
+++ b/src/layouts/QskLayoutConstraint.cpp
@@ -43,42 +43,6 @@ static inline bool qskHasHintFor( const QQuickItem* item, const char* method )
     return false;
 }
 
-static inline QSizeF qskExpandedSize( const QQuickItem* item, const QSizeF& constraint )
-{
-    using namespace QskLayoutConstraint;
-
-    const auto policy = sizePolicy( item );
-
-    QSizeF size = constraint;
-
-    const bool vGrow = ( policy.policy( Qt::Vertical ) & QskSizePolicy::GrowFlag );
-    const bool hGrow = ( policy.policy( Qt::Horizontal ) & QskSizePolicy::GrowFlag );
-
-    if ( !vGrow || !hGrow )
-    {
-        const auto hint = sizeHint( item, Qt::PreferredSize, constraint );
-
-        if ( !vGrow )
-            size.setHeight( hint.height() );
-
-        if ( !hGrow )
-            size.setWidth( hint.width() );
-    }
-
-    if ( !size.isValid() )
-    {
-        const auto hint = sizeHint( item, Qt::MaximumSize, size );
-
-        if ( size.width() == -1 )
-            size.setWidth( hint.width() );
-
-        if ( size.height() == -1 )
-            size.setHeight( hint.height() );
-    }
-
-    return size;
-}
-
 static inline QSizeF qskEffectiveSizeHint(
     const QQuickItem* item, Qt::SizeHint whichHint )
 {
@@ -403,32 +367,13 @@ QSizeF QskLayoutConstraint::sizeHint( const QQuickItem* item,
     return hint;
 }
 
-QRectF QskLayoutConstraint::itemRect( const QQuickItem* item,
+QRectF QskLayoutConstraint::boundedRect( const QQuickItem* item,
     const QRectF& rect, Qt::Alignment alignment )
 {
-    QSizeF size = qskExpandedSize( item, QSizeF( -1, -1 ) );
-
-    switch( constraintType( item ) )
-    {
-        case HeightForWidth:
-        {
-            if ( size.width() > rect.width() )
-                size = qskExpandedSize( item, QSizeF( rect.width(), -1 ) );
-
-            break;
-        }
-        case WidthForHeight:
-        {
-            if ( size.height() > rect.height() )
-                size = qskExpandedSize( item, QSizeF( -1, rect.height() ) );
-
-            break;
-        }
-        default:
-            break;
-    }
-
-    size = size.boundedTo( rect.size() );
+    auto size = boundedSize( item, rect.size() );
+#if 0
+    size = size.boundedTo( rect.size() ); // ignoring minimumSize
+#endif
 
     return qskAlignedRectF( rect, size.width(), size.height(), alignment );
 }
diff --git a/src/layouts/QskLayoutConstraint.h b/src/layouts/QskLayoutConstraint.h
index 742482b6..70445efc 100644
--- a/src/layouts/QskLayoutConstraint.h
+++ b/src/layouts/QskLayoutConstraint.h
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ namespace QskLayoutConstraint
 
     QSK_EXPORT QskSizePolicy sizePolicy( const QQuickItem* );
 
+    // size/rect bounded by the layout hints
     QSK_EXPORT QSizeF boundedSize( const QQuickItem*, const QSizeF& );
+    QSK_EXPORT QRectF boundedRect(
+        const QQuickItem*, const QRectF&, Qt::Alignment );
 
     QSK_EXPORT QSizeF sizeHint( const QQuickItem*,
         Qt::SizeHint, const QSizeF& constraint = QSizeF() );
@@ -54,9 +57,6 @@ namespace QskLayoutConstraint
     QSK_EXPORT qreal sizeHint(
         const QQuickItem*, Qt::SizeHint, Qt::Orientation, qreal constraint );
 
-    QSK_EXPORT QRectF itemRect(
-        const QQuickItem*, const QRectF&, Qt::Alignment );
-
     QSK_EXPORT QskLayoutHint layoutHint(
         const QQuickItem*, Qt::Orientation, qreal constraint );
 
diff --git a/src/layouts/QskLayoutEngine2D.cpp b/src/layouts/QskLayoutEngine2D.cpp
index d1116be9..884dd234 100644
--- a/src/layouts/QskLayoutEngine2D.cpp
+++ b/src/layouts/QskLayoutEngine2D.cpp
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void QskLayoutEngine2D::layoutItem( QQuickItem* item,
     alignment = m_data->effectiveAlignment( alignment );
 
     QRectF rect = layoutData->geometryAt( grid );
-    rect = QskLayoutConstraint::itemRect(item, rect, alignment );
+    rect = QskLayoutConstraint::boundedRect(item, rect, alignment );
 
     if ( layoutData->direction == Qt::RightToLeft )
     {
diff --git a/src/layouts/QskStackBox.cpp b/src/layouts/QskStackBox.cpp
index 6e5b49c2..456930ca 100644
--- a/src/layouts/QskStackBox.cpp
+++ b/src/layouts/QskStackBox.cpp
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ QRectF QskStackBox::geometryForItemAt( int index ) const
         const auto& info = m_data->itemInfos[ index ];
 
         const auto align = info.alignment ? info.alignment : m_data->defaultAlignment;
-        return QskLayoutConstraint::itemRect( info.item, r, align );
+        return QskLayoutConstraint::boundedRect( info.item, r, align );
     }
 
     return QRectF( r.x(), r.y(), 0.0, 0.0 );