diff --git a/tulip/fs/ex/buttons.py b/tulip/fs/ex/buttons.py
index bcf0d427d..5d994a9b1 100644
--- a/tulip/fs/ex/buttons.py
+++ b/tulip/fs/ex/buttons.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ def cb(obj, code, ui_id):
         checkbox = obj
         print("checkbox %d now %s" % (ui_id, checkbox.get_state()))
 
-tulip.ui_clear()
 tulip.ui_callback = cb
 
     
diff --git a/tulip/macos/main.c b/tulip/macos/main.c
index 2bca0915f..78f8dc828 100644
--- a/tulip/macos/main.c
+++ b/tulip/macos/main.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ STATIC uint emit_opt = MP_EMIT_OPT_NONE;
 // Make it larger on a 64 bit machine, because pointers are larger.
 
 // TODO - make this equivalent always with Tulip CC
-long heap_size = 2 * 1024 * 1024 * (sizeof(mp_uint_t) / 4);
+long heap_size = 4 * 1024 * 1024 * (sizeof(mp_uint_t) / 4);
 #endif
 
 // Number of heaps to assign by default if MICROPY_GC_SPLIT_HEAP=1
diff --git a/tulip/shared/py/ui.py b/tulip/shared/py/ui.py
index 91ed42739..b9af6cdb4 100644
--- a/tulip/shared/py/ui.py
+++ b/tulip/shared/py/ui.py
@@ -447,7 +447,6 @@ def ui_text(ui_id=None, text=None, placeholder=None, x=0, y=0, w=None, h=None, b
     if text is not None:
         ta.set_text(text)
     if(one_line): ta.set_one_line(True)
-    current_uiscreen().add_to_kb(ta)
     if(ui_id is not None):
         ta.add_event_cb(lambda e: lv_callback(e, ui_id), lv.EVENT.VALUE_CHANGED, None)
     return ta