diff --git a/src/Chart.vala b/src/Chart.vala
index 3119466..e6b19b0 100644
--- a/src/Chart.vala
+++ b/src/Chart.vala
@@ -380,13 +380,6 @@ namespace CairoChart {
 
 		protected virtual void eval_plarea () {
 			plarea = evarea.copy();
-			if (legend.show)
-				switch(legend.position) {
-				case Legend.Position.TOP: plarea.y0 += legend.spacing; break;
-				case Legend.Position.BOTTOM: plarea.y1 -= legend.spacing; break;
-				case Legend.Position.LEFT: plarea.x0 += legend.spacing; break;
-				case Legend.Position.RIGHT: plarea.x1 -= legend.spacing; break;
-				}
 
 			// Check for joint axes
 			joint_x = joint_y = true;
diff --git a/src/Legend.vala b/src/Legend.vala
index 54a2bb2..2576605 100644
--- a/src/Legend.vala
+++ b/src/Legend.vala
@@ -261,10 +261,10 @@ namespace CairoChart {
 			case ProcessType.CALC:
 				height = leg_height_sum;
 				switch (position) {
-					case Position.TOP: chart.evarea.y0 += height; break;
-					case Position.BOTTOM: chart.evarea.y1 -= height; break;
-					case Position.LEFT: chart.evarea.x0 += width; break;
-					case Position.RIGHT: chart.evarea.x1 -= width; break;
+					case Position.TOP: chart.evarea.y0 += height + spacing; break;
+					case Position.BOTTOM: chart.evarea.y1 -= height + spacing; break;
+					case Position.LEFT: chart.evarea.x0 += width + spacing; break;
+					case Position.RIGHT: chart.evarea.x1 -= width + spacing; break;
 				}
 				break;
 			}