diff --git a/src/sheet/mod.rs b/src/sheet/mod.rs
index 10de9a8696..d840fb8e51 100644
--- a/src/sheet/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sheet/mod.rs
@@ -604,12 +604,12 @@ impl Sheet {
         }
     }
 
-    /// returns true if resizing is needed
+    /// remove any colliding stroke
     pub fn remove_colliding_strokes(
         &self,
         eraser: &Eraser,
         viewport: Option<p2d::bounding_volume::AABB>,
-    ) -> bool {
+    ) {
         let priv_ = imp::Sheet::from_instance(self);
 
         if let Some(ref eraser_current_input) = eraser.current_input {
@@ -682,9 +682,6 @@ impl Sheet {
                 .borrow_mut()
                 .append(&mut removed_strokes);
 
-            self.resize_autoexpand()
-        } else {
-            false
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/canvas.rs b/src/ui/canvas.rs
index ca1dce70df..4919cfdb8a 100644
--- a/src/ui/canvas.rs
+++ b/src/ui/canvas.rs
@@ -1066,12 +1066,15 @@ impl Canvas {
                 if let Some(inputdata) = data_entries.pop_back() {
                     self.pens().borrow_mut().eraser.current_input = Some(inputdata);
 
-                    if self.sheet().remove_colliding_strokes(
+
+                    self.sheet().remove_colliding_strokes(
                         &self.pens().borrow().eraser,
                         canvas_scroller_viewport_descaled,
-                    ) {
+                    );
+                    if self.sheet().resize_autoexpand() {
                         self.regenerate_background(false, true);
                     }
+                    self.queue_draw();
                 }
             }
             PenStyle::Selector => {