                     elt = freeRenderers.pop();
                     elt.visible = true;
                     elt.includeInLayout = true;
-                    if (elt is IItemRenderer)
-                        IItemRenderer(elt).labelText = itemToLabel(item);
                     recycledIR = true;
                 }
                 else 

        var myItemRenderer:IVisualElement = createRendererForItem(item);
        indexToRenderer.splice(index, 0, myItemRenderer);
        addItemRendererToDisplayList(myItemRenderer as DisplayObject, index);
        updateRendererData(myItemRenderer, item);
        dispatchEvent(new RendererExistenceEvent(
                      RendererExistenceEvent.RENDERER_ADD, false, false, 
                      myItemRenderer, index, item));

            
            if (createdIR || recycledIR) 
            {
                updateRendererInformation(elt, item);
                if (elt is IInvalidating)
                    IInvalidating(elt).validateNow();
            }
