diff --git a/dist/tablefilter/tablefilter.js b/dist/tablefilter/tablefilter.js
index 9df388ac..469a5cd3 100644
--- a/dist/tablefilter/tablefilter.js
+++ b/dist/tablefilter/tablefilter.js
@@ -7943,11 +7943,7 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
 	            }
 	        });
 	
-	        console.log(hiddenCols);
-	        this.emitter.emit('set-hidden-columns', tf, hiddenCols);
-	
 	        hiddenCols.forEach(function (colIdx) {
-	            console.log('hide', colIdx);
 	            _this6.emitter.emit('hide-column', tf, colIdx);
 	        });
 	    };
diff --git a/dist/tablefilter/tf-1.js b/dist/tablefilter/tf-1.js
index 40f1cb73..13335d51 100644
--- a/dist/tablefilter/tf-1.js
+++ b/dist/tablefilter/tf-1.js
@@ -1129,10 +1129,11 @@ webpackJsonp([1],{
 	        this.emitter.on(['hide-column'], function (tf, colIndex) {
 	            return _this.hideCol(colIndex);
 	        });
-	        this.emitter.on(['set-hidden-columns'], function (tf, hiddenCols) {
-	            return _this.setHiddenCols(hiddenCols);
-	        });
 	        this.emitter.emit('columns-visibility-initialized', tf, this);
+	
+	        // Hide columns at start at very end of initialization
+	        // TODO: re-evaluate this as conceptually wrong
+	        this.hideAtStart();
 	    };
 	
 	    /**
@@ -1294,16 +1295,16 @@ webpackJsonp([1],{
 	        this.btnEl.parentNode.insertBefore(container, this.btnEl);
 	        this.contEl = container;
 	
-	        if (this.atStart) {
-	            var a = this.atStart;
-	            for (var k = 0; k < a.length; k++) {
-	                // let itm = Dom.id('col_' + a[k] + '_' + tf.id);
-	                // if (itm) {
-	                //     itm.click();
-	                // }
-	                this.hideCol(a[k]);
-	            }
-	        }
+	        // if (this.atStart) {
+	        //     let a = this.atStart;
+	        //     for (let k = 0; k < a.length; k++) {
+	        //         // let itm = Dom.id('col_' + a[k] + '_' + tf.id);
+	        //         // if (itm) {
+	        //         //     itm.click();
+	        //         // }
+	        //         this.hideCol(a[k]);
+	        //     }
+	        // }
 	    };
 	
 	    /**
@@ -1412,7 +1413,6 @@ webpackJsonp([1],{
 	
 	
 	    ColsVisibility.prototype.hideCol = function hideCol(colIndex) {
-	        console.log(colIndex);
 	        if (colIndex === undefined || this.isColHidden(colIndex)) {
 	            return;
 	        }
@@ -1422,7 +1422,6 @@ webpackJsonp([1],{
 	                itm.click();
 	            }
 	        } else {
-	            console.log(colIndex, this.isColHidden(colIndex));
 	            this.setHidden(colIndex, true);
 	        }
 	    };
@@ -1455,7 +1454,7 @@ webpackJsonp([1],{
 	    };
 	
 	    /**
-	     * Returns the indexes of the columns currently hidden
+	     * Return the indexes of the columns currently hidden
 	     * @return {Array} column indexes
 	     */
 	
@@ -1464,10 +1463,19 @@ webpackJsonp([1],{
 	        return this.hiddenCols;
 	    };
 	
-	    ColsVisibility.prototype.setHiddenCols = function setHiddenCols() {
-	        var hiddenCols = arguments.length <= 0 || arguments[0] === undefined ? [] : arguments[0];
+	    /**
+	     * Hide columns at start
+	     */
 	
-	        this.hiddenCols = hiddenCols;
+	
+	    ColsVisibility.prototype.hideAtStart = function hideAtStart() {
+	        if (!this.atStart) {
+	            return;
+	        }
+	        var a = this.atStart;
+	        for (var k = 0; k < a.length; k++) {
+	            this.hideCol(a[k]);
+	        }
 	    };
 	
 	    /**
@@ -1495,9 +1503,6 @@ webpackJsonp([1],{
 	        this.emitter.off(['hide-column'], function (tf, colIndex) {
 	            return _this4.hideCol(colIndex);
 	        });
-	        this.emitter.off(['set-hidden-columns'], function (tf, hiddenCols) {
-	            return _this4.setHiddenCols(hiddenCols);
-	        });
 	
 	        this.initialized = false;
 	    };
diff --git a/src/extensions/colsVisibility/colsVisibility.js b/src/extensions/colsVisibility/colsVisibility.js
index 72973221..350b5016 100644
--- a/src/extensions/colsVisibility/colsVisibility.js
+++ b/src/extensions/colsVisibility/colsVisibility.js
@@ -181,9 +181,11 @@ export default class ColsVisibility {
 
         this.emitter.on(['hide-column'],
             (tf, colIndex) => this.hideCol(colIndex));
-        this.emitter.on(['set-hidden-columns'],
-            (tf, hiddenCols) => this.setHiddenCols(hiddenCols));
         this.emitter.emit('columns-visibility-initialized', tf, this);
+
+        // Hide columns at start at very end of initialization
+        // TODO: re-evaluate this as conceptually wrong
+        this.hideAtStart();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -328,16 +330,16 @@ export default class ColsVisibility {
         this.btnEl.parentNode.insertBefore(container, this.btnEl);
         this.contEl = container;
 
-        if (this.atStart) {
-            let a = this.atStart;
-            for (let k = 0; k < a.length; k++) {
-                // let itm = Dom.id('col_' + a[k] + '_' + tf.id);
-                // if (itm) {
-                //     itm.click();
-                // }
-                this.hideCol(a[k]);
-            }
-        }
+        // if (this.atStart) {
+        //     let a = this.atStart;
+        //     for (let k = 0; k < a.length; k++) {
+        //         // let itm = Dom.id('col_' + a[k] + '_' + tf.id);
+        //         // if (itm) {
+        //         //     itm.click();
+        //         // }
+        //         this.hideCol(a[k]);
+        //     }
+        // }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -443,7 +445,7 @@ export default class ColsVisibility {
      * Hide specified column
      * @param  {Number} colIndex Column index
      */
-    hideCol(colIndex) {console.log(colIndex);
+    hideCol(colIndex) {
         if (colIndex === undefined || this.isColHidden(colIndex)) {
             return;
         }
@@ -453,7 +455,6 @@ export default class ColsVisibility {
                 itm.click();
             }
         } else {
-            console.log(colIndex, this.isColHidden(colIndex));
             this.setHidden(colIndex, true);
         }
     }
@@ -482,15 +483,24 @@ export default class ColsVisibility {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the indexes of the columns currently hidden
+     * Return the indexes of the columns currently hidden
      * @return {Array} column indexes
      */
     getHiddenCols() {
         return this.hiddenCols;
     }
 
-    setHiddenCols(hiddenCols=[]){
-        this.hiddenCols = hiddenCols;
+    /**
+     * Hide columns at start
+     */
+    hideAtStart() {
+        if (!this.atStart) {
+            return;
+        }
+        let a = this.atStart;
+        for (let k = 0; k < a.length; k++) {
+            this.hideCol(a[k]);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -513,8 +523,6 @@ export default class ColsVisibility {
 
         this.emitter.off(['hide-column'],
             (tf, colIndex) => this.hideCol(colIndex));
-        this.emitter.off(['set-hidden-columns'],
-            (tf, hiddenCols) => this.setHiddenCols(hiddenCols));
 
         this.initialized = false;
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/state.js b/src/modules/state.js
index ceccf999..14f64022 100644
--- a/src/modules/state.js
+++ b/src/modules/state.js
@@ -323,11 +323,7 @@ export class State extends Feature {
             }
         });
 
-        console.log(hiddenCols);
-        this.emitter.emit('set-hidden-columns', tf, hiddenCols);
-
         hiddenCols.forEach((colIdx) => {
-            console.log('hide', colIdx);
             this.emitter.emit('hide-column', tf, colIdx);
         });
     }