diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/layout/convert.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/layout/convert.rs
index 42aaa77f73..079e73bb49 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/layout/convert.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/layout/convert.rs
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ impl Val {
             Val::Px(value) => {
                 taffy::style::LengthPercentageAuto::Length(context.scale_factor * value)
             }
-            Val::VMin(value) => {
-                taffy::style::LengthPercentageAuto::Length(context.min_size * value / 100.)
-            }
-            Val::VMax(value) => {
-                taffy::style::LengthPercentageAuto::Length(context.max_size * value / 100.)
-            }
+            Val::VMin(value) => taffy::style::LengthPercentageAuto::Length(
+                context.physical_size.min_element() * value / 100.,
+            ),
+            Val::VMax(value) => taffy::style::LengthPercentageAuto::Length(
+                context.physical_size.max_element() * value / 100.,
+            ),
             Val::Vw(value) => {
                 taffy::style::LengthPercentageAuto::Length(context.physical_size.x * value / 100.)
             }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/layout/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/layout/mod.rs
index ca077a9e56..99d1f37693 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/layout/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/layout/mod.rs
@@ -33,24 +33,18 @@ pub(crate) mod ui_surface;
 pub struct LayoutContext {
     pub scale_factor: f32,
     pub physical_size: Vec2,
-    pub min_size: f32,
-    pub max_size: f32,
 }
 
 impl LayoutContext {
     pub const DEFAULT: Self = Self {
         scale_factor: 1.0,
         physical_size: Vec2::ZERO,
-        min_size: 0.0,
-        max_size: 0.0,
     };
     /// create new a [`LayoutContext`] from the window's physical size and scale factor
     fn new(scale_factor: f32, physical_size: Vec2) -> Self {
         Self {
             scale_factor,
             physical_size,
-            min_size: physical_size.x.min(physical_size.y),
-            max_size: physical_size.x.max(physical_size.y),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -60,8 +54,6 @@ impl LayoutContext {
     pub const TEST_CONTEXT: Self = Self {
         scale_factor: 1.0,
         physical_size: Vec2::new(1000.0, 1000.0),
-        min_size: 0.0,
-        max_size: 1000.0,
     };
 }