diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
index c7186a4e6..e77b995fc 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,13 @@ void CSVDoc::View::addSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, const std::strin
     if (!hint.empty())
         view->useHint (hint);
 
+    int minWidth = 325; // default value if none found
+    if(CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().hasSettingDefinitions("SubView/minimum width"))
+        minWidth = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue("SubView/minimum width").toInt();
+    else
+        CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().setDefinitions("SubView/minimum width", (QStringList() << "minWidth"));
+    view->setMinimumWidth(minWidth);
+
     view->setStatusBar (mShowStatusBar->isChecked());
 // NOTE: only required if show status bar setting should be applied to existing
 // window
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.cpp
index 561eccc5c..d35492ea2 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.cpp
@@ -302,8 +302,6 @@ void CSVSettings::Dialog::buildPages()
     // subview
     if(model()->hasSettingDefinitions("SubView/minimum width"))
         sbMinSubViewWidth->setValue(model()->settingValue("SubView/minimum width").toInt());
-    else
-        sbMinSubViewWidth->setValue(325);
 
     SettingWindow::createPages ();
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.cpp
index d6a2bc13e..8790601ea 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "../../model/world/tablemimedata.hpp"
 #include "../../model/doc/document.hpp"
 #include "../../model/world/commands.hpp"
-#include "../../model/settings/usersettings.hpp"
 
 #include "recordstatusdelegate.hpp"
 #include "util.hpp"
@@ -393,12 +392,6 @@ void CSVWorld::EditWidget::remake(int row)
 
     mWidgetMapper->setCurrentModelIndex(mTable->index(row, 0));
 
-    int minWidth = 325;
-    if(CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().hasSettingDefinitions("SubView/minimum width"))
-        minWidth = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue("SubView/minimum width").toInt();
-    else
-        CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().setDefinitions("SubView/minimum width", (QStringList() << "minWidth"));
-    this->setMinimumWidth(minWidth);
     this->setWidget(mMainWidget);
     this->setWidgetResizable(true);
 }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp
index f56ca7674..316f7c71e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 #include "../widget/scenetoolbar.hpp"
 #include "../widget/scenetoolmode.hpp"
 
-#include "../../model/settings/usersettings.hpp"
-
 CSVWorld::PreviewSubView::PreviewSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::Document& document)
 : SubView (id)
 {
@@ -43,13 +41,6 @@ CSVWorld::PreviewSubView::PreviewSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDo
 
     widget->setLayout (layout);
 
-    int minWidth = 325;
-    if(CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().hasSettingDefinitions("SubView/minimum width"))
-        minWidth = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue("SubView/minimum width").toInt();
-    else
-        CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().setDefinitions("SubView/minimum width", (QStringList() << "minWidth"));
-    widget->setMinimumWidth(minWidth);
-
     setWidget (widget);
 
     connect (mScene, SIGNAL (closeRequest()), this, SLOT (closeRequest()));
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/regionmapsubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/regionmapsubview.cpp
index 2e20be349..411e24e75 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/regionmapsubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/regionmapsubview.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include "regionmapsubview.hpp"
 
 #include "regionmap.hpp"
-#include "../../model/settings/usersettings.hpp"
 
 CSVWorld::RegionMapSubView::RegionMapSubView (CSMWorld::UniversalId universalId,
     CSMDoc::Document& document)
@@ -10,13 +9,6 @@ CSVWorld::RegionMapSubView::RegionMapSubView (CSMWorld::UniversalId universalId,
 {
     mRegionMap = new RegionMap (universalId, document, this);
 
-    int minWidth = 325;
-    if(CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().hasSettingDefinitions("SubView/minimum width"))
-        minWidth = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue("SubView/minimum width").toInt();
-    else
-        CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().setDefinitions("SubView/minimum width", (QStringList() << "minWidth"));
-    mRegionMap->setMinimumWidth(minWidth);
-
     setWidget (mRegionMap);
 
     connect (mRegionMap, SIGNAL (editRequest (const CSMWorld::UniversalId&, const std::string&)),
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.cpp
index f2cc8505b..699bf81f6 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.cpp
@@ -74,13 +74,6 @@ CSVWorld::SceneSubView::SceneSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::D
 
     widget->setLayout (layout);
 
-    int minWidth = 325;
-    if(CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().hasSettingDefinitions("SubView/minimum width"))
-        minWidth = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue("SubView/minimum width").toInt();
-    else
-        CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().setDefinitions("SubView/minimum width", (QStringList() << "minWidth"));
-    widget->setMinimumWidth(minWidth);
-
     setWidget (widget);
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
index 4a87319eb..e2c8d5c1e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include "../../model/doc/document.hpp"
 #include "../../model/world/tablemimedata.hpp"
-#include "../../model/settings/usersettings.hpp"
 
 #include "../filter/filterbox.hpp"
 #include "table.hpp"
@@ -35,13 +34,6 @@ CSVWorld::TableSubView::TableSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::D
 
     widget->setLayout (layout);
 
-    int minWidth = 325;
-    if(CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().hasSettingDefinitions("SubView/minimum width"))
-        minWidth = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue("SubView/minimum width").toInt();
-    else
-        CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().setDefinitions("SubView/minimum width", (QStringList() << "minWidth"));
-    widget->setMinimumWidth(minWidth);
-
     setWidget (widget);
 
     connect (mTable, SIGNAL (editRequest (const CSMWorld::UniversalId&, const std::string&)),
diff --git a/files/ui/settingstab.ui b/files/ui/settingstab.ui
index 88b7e9231..5a8d71976 100644
--- a/files/ui/settingstab.ui
+++ b/files/ui/settingstab.ui
@@ -146,12 +146,6 @@
        <property name="alignment">
         <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
        </property>
-       <property name="minimum">
-        <number>325</number>
-       </property>
-       <property name="maximum">
-        <number>20000</number>
-       </property>
        <property name="singleStep">
         <number>5</number>
        </property>