--- gnome-panel-3.0.0.1/gnome-panel/panel-toplevel.c	2011-04-01 04:39:58.000000000 -0600
+++ gnome-panel-3.0.0.1.mine/gnome-panel/panel-toplevel.c	2011-07-04 13:44:12.161608721 -0500
@@ -2426,9 +2426,9 @@
 	else
 		non_panel_widget_size = 0;
 
-	minimum_height = calculate_minimum_height (GTK_WIDGET (toplevel),
-						   toplevel->priv->orientation);
-
+	//minimum_height = calculate_minimum_height (GTK_WIDGET (toplevel),
+	//				   toplevel->priv->orientation);
+	minimum_height=15;
 	if (toplevel->priv->orientation & PANEL_HORIZONTAL_MASK) {
 
 		height = MAX (MIN (MAX (height, toplevel->priv->size),
@@ -5355,8 +5355,9 @@
 int
 panel_toplevel_get_minimum_size (PanelToplevel *toplevel)
 {
-	return calculate_minimum_height (GTK_WIDGET (toplevel),
-					 toplevel->priv->orientation);
+	//return calculate_minimum_height (GTK_WIDGET (toplevel),
+	//				 toplevel->priv->orientation);
+	return 15; //Taken from a totally fair random roll of 1d20
 }
 
 int
