diff --git a/core/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.tsx b/core/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.tsx
index 5c23242d57..bc1aae68e4 100644
--- a/core/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.tsx
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ export class VirtualScroll {
     }
     contentEl.componentOnReady().then(() => {
       this.scrollEl = contentEl.getScrollElement();
-      this.calcDimensions();
       this.calcCells();
       this.updateState();
     });
@@ -147,7 +146,6 @@ export class VirtualScroll {
   @Listen('window:resize')
   onResize() {
     this.indexDirty = 0;
-    this.calcDimensions();
     this.calcCells();
     this.updateVirtualScroll();
   }
@@ -232,6 +230,7 @@ export class VirtualScroll {
     }
     this.viewportOffset = topOffset;
     if (scrollEl) {
+      this.viewportHeight = scrollEl.offsetHeight;
       this.currentScrollTop = scrollEl.scrollTop;
     }
   }
@@ -313,8 +312,7 @@ export class VirtualScroll {
   private updateState() {
     const shouldEnable = !!(
       this.scrollEl &&
-      this.cells &&
-      this.viewportHeight > 1
+      this.cells
     );
     if (shouldEnable !== this.isEnabled) {
       this.enableScrollEvents(shouldEnable);
@@ -360,12 +358,6 @@ export class VirtualScroll {
     this.indexDirty = Infinity;
   }
 
-  private calcDimensions() {
-    if (this.scrollEl) {
-      this.viewportHeight = this.scrollEl.offsetHeight;
-    }
-  }
-
   private enableScrollEvents(shouldListen: boolean) {
     if (this.scrollEl) {
       this.isEnabled = shouldListen;