diff --git a/Fluent.Ribbon/Controls/Backstage.cs b/Fluent.Ribbon/Controls/Backstage.cs
index 884f2bec7..77241b86e 100644
--- a/Fluent.Ribbon/Controls/Backstage.cs
+++ b/Fluent.Ribbon/Controls/Backstage.cs
@@ -164,21 +164,7 @@ public UIElement Content
         /// This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly DependencyProperty ContentProperty =
-            DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(Content), typeof(UIElement), typeof(Backstage), new UIPropertyMetadata(null, OnContentChanged));
-
-        private static void OnContentChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            var backstage = (Backstage)d;
-            if (e.OldValue != null)
-            {
-                backstage.RemoveLogicalChild(e.OldValue);
-            }
-
-            if (e.NewValue != null)
-            {
-                backstage.AddLogicalChild(e.NewValue);
-            }
-        }
+            DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(Content), typeof(UIElement), typeof(Backstage), new UIPropertyMetadata(null));
 
         #endregion
 
diff --git a/Fluent.Ribbon/Controls/DropDownButton.cs b/Fluent.Ribbon/Controls/DropDownButton.cs
index 9285ddf22..f0884e35f 100644
--- a/Fluent.Ribbon/Controls/DropDownButton.cs
+++ b/Fluent.Ribbon/Controls/DropDownButton.cs
@@ -152,27 +152,7 @@ public object Icon
         /// <summary>
         /// Using a DependencyProperty as the backing store for Icon.  This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...
         /// </summary>
-        public static readonly DependencyProperty IconProperty = RibbonControl.IconProperty.AddOwner(typeof(DropDownButton), new UIPropertyMetadata(null, OnIconChanged));
-
-        private static void OnIconChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            var element = (DropDownButton)d;
-
-            var oldElement = e.OldValue as FrameworkElement;
-
-            if (oldElement != null)
-            {
-                element.RemoveLogicalChild(oldElement);
-            }
-
-            var newElement = e.NewValue as FrameworkElement;
-
-            if (newElement != null
-                && LogicalTreeHelper.GetParent(newElement) == null)
-            {
-                element.AddLogicalChild(newElement);
-            }
-        }
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty IconProperty = RibbonControl.IconProperty.AddOwner(typeof(DropDownButton), new UIPropertyMetadata(null));
 
         #endregion
 
@@ -732,7 +712,7 @@ private static void OnIsDropDownOpenChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyProper
 
                 control.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(
                     DispatcherPriority.Normal,
-                    (DispatcherOperationCallback)delegate(object arg)
+                    (DispatcherOperationCallback)delegate (object arg)
                     {
                         var ctrl = (DropDownButton)arg;
 
@@ -798,9 +778,9 @@ private void OnDropDownOpened()
         public virtual FrameworkElement CreateQuickAccessItem()
         {
             var button = new DropDownButton
-                {
-                    Size = RibbonControlSize.Small
-                };
+            {
+                Size = RibbonControlSize.Small
+            };
 
             this.BindQuickAccessItem(button);
             RibbonControl.Bind(this, button, "DisplayMemberPath", DisplayMemberPathProperty, BindingMode.OneWay);
@@ -825,7 +805,7 @@ public virtual FrameworkElement CreateQuickAccessItem()
         /// <param name="e"></param>
         protected void OnQuickAccessOpened(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
-            var buttonInQuickAccess = (DropDownButton)sender;            
+            var buttonInQuickAccess = (DropDownButton)sender;
 
             buttonInQuickAccess.DropDownClosed += this.OnQuickAccessMenuClosedOrUnloaded;
             buttonInQuickAccess.Unloaded += this.OnQuickAccessMenuClosedOrUnloaded;
@@ -902,6 +882,11 @@ protected override IEnumerator LogicalChildren
                     yield return this.Icon;
                 }
 
+                if (this.LargeIcon != null)
+                {
+                    yield return this.LargeIcon;
+                }
+
                 foreach (var item in this.Items)
                 {
                     yield return item;
diff --git a/Fluent.Ribbon/Controls/Ribbon.cs b/Fluent.Ribbon/Controls/Ribbon.cs
index 0ea5718de..ce05a67a7 100644
--- a/Fluent.Ribbon/Controls/Ribbon.cs
+++ b/Fluent.Ribbon/Controls/Ribbon.cs
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ public UIElement Menu
         /// This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly DependencyProperty MenuProperty =
-            DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(Menu), typeof(UIElement), typeof(Ribbon), new UIPropertyMetadata(null, AddOrRemoveLogicalChildOnPropertyChanged));
+            DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(Menu), typeof(UIElement), typeof(Ribbon), new UIPropertyMetadata(null));
 
         #endregion
 
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ public StartScreen StartScreen
         /// <see cref="DependencyProperty"/> for <see cref="StartScreen"/>
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly DependencyProperty StartScreenProperty =
-            DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(StartScreen), typeof(StartScreen), typeof(Ribbon), new UIPropertyMetadata(null, AddOrRemoveLogicalChildOnPropertyChanged));
+            DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(StartScreen), typeof(StartScreen), typeof(Ribbon), new UIPropertyMetadata(null));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Window title
@@ -557,20 +557,6 @@ private static void OnSelectedTabIndexChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyProp
             }
         }
 
-        private static void AddOrRemoveLogicalChildOnPropertyChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            var ribbon = (Ribbon)d;
-            if (e.OldValue != null)
-            {
-                ribbon.RemoveLogicalChild(e.OldValue);
-            }
-
-            if (e.NewValue != null)
-            {
-                ribbon.AddLogicalChild(e.NewValue);
-            }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the first visible TabItem
         /// </summary>
@@ -849,8 +835,7 @@ protected override IEnumerator LogicalChildren
                     yield return this.QuickAccessToolBar;
                 }
 
-                if (this.TabControl != null
-                    && this.TabControl.ToolbarPanel != null)
+                if (this.TabControl?.ToolbarPanel != null)
                 {
                     yield return this.TabControl.ToolbarPanel;
                 }
@@ -1455,18 +1440,8 @@ protected override void OnGotFocus(RoutedEventArgs e)
         [SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Maintainability", "CA1502")]
         public override void OnApplyTemplate()
         {
-            if (this.layoutRoot != null)
-            {
-                this.RemoveLogicalChild(this.layoutRoot);
-            }
-
             this.layoutRoot = this.GetTemplateChild("PART_LayoutRoot") as Panel;
 
-            if (this.layoutRoot != null)
-            {
-                this.AddLogicalChild(this.layoutRoot);
-            }
-
             if (this.TitleBar != null)
             {
                 foreach (var ribbonContextualTabGroup in this.ContextualGroups)
@@ -1573,11 +1548,6 @@ public override void OnApplyTemplate()
                 };
                 this.QuickAccessToolBar.SetBinding(QuickAccessToolBar.CanQuickAccessLocationChangingProperty, binding);
 
-                if (this.QuickAccessToolBar.Parent == null)
-                {
-                    this.AddLogicalChild(this.QuickAccessToolBar);
-                }
-
                 this.QuickAccessToolBar.Loaded += this.OnFirstToolbarLoaded;
             }
         }