diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 9dffa68f9d..0202d0d2af 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ ol.Map = function(mapOptions) {
 
   goog.events.listen(this, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.VIEW),
       this.handleViewChanged_, false, this);
+  goog.events.listen(this, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.SIZE),
+      this.handleSizeChanged_, false, this);
   this.setValues(mapOptionsInternal.values);
 
   this.handleBrowserWindowResize();
@@ -567,6 +569,14 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleBrowserWindowResize = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.handleSizeChanged_ = function() {
+  this.render();
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @private
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js
index c107c50c9f..d06eeda438 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js
@@ -93,15 +93,6 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.Map.prototype.handleLayerRendererChange = function(event) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.renderer.canvas.Map.prototype.handleSizeChanged = function() {
-  goog.base(this, 'handleSizeChanged');
-  this.getMap().render();
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
index 1ebf22042f..5eb3c507bb 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
@@ -58,11 +58,7 @@ ol.renderer.Map = function(container, map) {
 
     goog.events.listen(
         map, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.LAYERS),
-        this.handleLayersChanged, false, this),
-
-    goog.events.listen(
-        map, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.SIZE),
-        this.handleSizeChanged, false, this)
+        this.handleLayersChanged, false, this)
   ];
 
 };
@@ -210,14 +206,6 @@ ol.renderer.Map.prototype.handleLayersRemove = function(collectionEvent) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @protected
- */
-ol.renderer.Map.prototype.handleSizeChanged = function() {
-  this.getMap().render();
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer Layer.
  * @protected