I want to remove all data labels from a drawing and I want hatches to fill the gaps. 
  
All hatches are created as associative fills. 
  
When I remove data labels using a Quick Select or Select Similar command only a few neighboring hatch areas are updated. As for the remaining gaps from labels persist. 
  
Now I am removing them one by one. 
  
Initial state: 
 
After removing labels: 
 
  
Any ideas?