diff --git a/lib/gui_qt.py b/lib/gui_qt.py
index fd328bda..25fab485 100644
--- a/lib/gui_qt.py
+++ b/lib/gui_qt.py
@@ -304,8 +304,6 @@ def ok_cancel_buttons(dialog):
     return hbox
 
 
-default_column_widths = { "history":[40,140,350,140,140], "receive":[50,310,200,130,130,10], "contacts":[350,330,100] }
-
 class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
 
     def __init__(self, wallet, config):
@@ -326,7 +324,6 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.completions = QStringListModel()
 
         self.tabs = tabs = QTabWidget(self)
-        self.column_widths = self.config.get("column-widths", default_column_widths )
         tabs.addTab(self.create_history_tab(), _('History') )
         tabs.addTab(self.create_send_tab(), _('Send') )
         tabs.addTab(self.create_receive_tab(), _('Receive') )
@@ -433,8 +430,11 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
     def create_history_tab(self):
         self.history_list = l = MyTreeWidget(self)
         l.setColumnCount(5)
-        for i,width in enumerate(self.column_widths['history']):
-            l.setColumnWidth(i, width)
+        l.setColumnWidth(0, 40) 
+        l.setColumnWidth(1, 140) 
+        l.setColumnWidth(2, 350) 
+        l.setColumnWidth(3, 140) 
+        l.setColumnWidth(4, 140) 
         l.setHeaderLabels( [ '', _( 'Date' ), _( 'Description' ) , _('Amount'), _('Balance')] )
         self.connect(l, SIGNAL('itemDoubleClicked(QTreeWidgetItem*, int)'), self.tx_label_clicked)
         self.connect(l, SIGNAL('itemChanged(QTreeWidgetItem*, int)'), self.tx_label_changed)
@@ -1061,8 +1061,12 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
         l.setColumnHidden(3, not self.receive_tab_mode == 2)
         l.setColumnHidden(4, self.receive_tab_mode == 0)
         l.setColumnHidden(5, not self.receive_tab_mode == 1)
-        for i,width in enumerate(self.column_widths['receive']):
-            l.setColumnWidth(i, width)        
+        l.setColumnWidth(0, 50)
+        l.setColumnWidth(1, 310) 
+        l.setColumnWidth(2, 200)
+        l.setColumnWidth(3, 130)
+        l.setColumnWidth(4, 130)
+        l.setColumnWidth(5, 10)
 
         gap = 0
         is_red = False
@@ -1118,8 +1122,9 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
 
         l = self.contacts_list
         l.clear()
-        for i,width in enumerate(self.column_widths['contacts']):
-            l.setColumnWidth(i, width)        
+        l.setColumnWidth(0, 350) 
+        l.setColumnWidth(1, 330)
+        l.setColumnWidth(2, 100) 
 
         alias_targets = []
         for alias, v in self.wallet.aliases.items():
@@ -2027,14 +2032,6 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
     def closeEvent(self, event):
         g = self.geometry()
         self.config.set_key("winpos-qt", [g.left(),g.top(),g.width(),g.height()], True)
-        widths = { "history":[], "receive":[], "contacts":[] }
-        for i in range(self.history_list.columnCount()):
-            widths["history"].append(self.history_list.columnWidth(i))
-        for i in range(self.receive_list.columnCount()):
-            widths["receive"].append(self.receive_list.columnWidth(i))
-        for i in range(self.contacts_list.columnCount()):
-            widths["contacts"].append(self.contacts_list.columnWidth(i))
-        self.config.set_key("column-widths", widths, True)
         event.accept()