diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBar.cpp b/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBar.cpp
index 3a839286..7b10bb73 100644
--- a/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBar.cpp
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBar.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "CircularProgressBar.h"
 
 #include <QskAnimator.h>
+#include <QskArcMetrics.h>
 #include <QskFunctions.h>
 
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( CircularProgressBar, Groove )
@@ -179,6 +180,14 @@ void CircularProgressBar::setValueInternal( qreal value )
     if ( !qskFuzzyCompare( value, m_data->value ) )
     {
         m_data->value = value;
+
+        // if we didn't change the metrics here we would have to
+        // add our own drawing code to the skinlet:
+        QskArcMetrics arcMetrics = arcMetricsHint( Bar );
+        const int spanAngle = qRound( valueAsRatio() * -5760 );
+        arcMetrics.setSpanAngle( spanAngle );
+        setArcMetricsHint( Bar, arcMetrics );
+
         Q_EMIT valueChanged( value );
 
         update();
diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBarSkinlet.cpp b/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBarSkinlet.cpp
index 3d6ed822..d8bdece1 100644
--- a/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBarSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBarSkinlet.cpp
@@ -35,47 +35,20 @@ QSGNode* CircularProgressBarSkinlet::updateSubNode(
 
     switch( nodeRole )
     {
-        case GrooveRole: // fall through
+        case GrooveRole:
+        {
+            return updateArcNode( skinnable, node, CircularProgressBar::Groove,
+                bar->window() );
+        }
         case BarRole:
         {
-            return updateBarNode( bar, nodeRole, node );
+            const auto subControl = CircularProgressBar::Bar;
+            return updateArcNode( skinnable, node, CircularProgressBar::Bar,
+                bar->window() );
         }
     }
 
     return Inherited::updateSubNode( skinnable, nodeRole, node );
 }
 
-QSGNode* CircularProgressBarSkinlet::updateBarNode(
-    const CircularProgressBar* bar, quint8 nodeRole, QSGNode* node ) const
-{
-    auto arcNode = static_cast< QskArcNode* >( node );
-
-    if( arcNode == nullptr )
-    {
-        arcNode = new QskArcNode();
-    }
-
-    // ### for the groove case, we can just call updateArcNode directly,
-    // but not for the bar case, because we need to change the angles
-    // for the latter case, we can just set the metrics rather than having
-    // this method here
-    const auto subControl = ( nodeRole == GrooveRole ) ?
-                CircularProgressBar::Groove : CircularProgressBar::Bar;
-
-    const QRectF rect = bar->contentsRect(); // ### rather call subcontrolrect
-
-    QskArcMetrics arcMetrics = bar->arcMetricsHint( subControl );
-    const int spanAngle = ( nodeRole == GrooveRole ) ?
-                5760 : qRound( bar->valueAsRatio() * -5760 );
-    arcMetrics.setSpanAngle( spanAngle );
-
-    QQuickWindow* window = bar->window();
-
-    const QskGradient gradient = bar->gradientHint( subControl );
-
-    arcNode->setArcData( rect, arcMetrics, gradient, window );
-
-    return arcNode;
-}
-
 #include "moc_CircularProgressBarSkinlet.cpp"
diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBarSkinlet.h b/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBarSkinlet.h
index f7789fe8..be867d05 100644
--- a/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBarSkinlet.h
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/CircularProgressBarSkinlet.h
@@ -33,7 +33,4 @@ class CircularProgressBarSkinlet : public QskSkinlet
   protected:
     QSGNode* updateSubNode( const QskSkinnable*,
         quint8 nodeRole, QSGNode* ) const override;
-
-  private:
-    QSGNode* updateBarNode( const CircularProgressBar*, quint8 nodeRole, QSGNode* ) const;
 };