diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Cheats/Cheats.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Cheats/Cheats.Designer.cs
index 39ba941d89..0280bce8b9 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Cheats/Cheats.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Cheats/Cheats.Designer.cs
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@
 			this.CheatListView.UseCompatibleStateImageBehavior = false;
 			this.CheatListView.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.Details;
 			this.CheatListView.ColumnClick += new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnClickEventHandler(this.CheatListView_ColumnClick);
-			this.CheatListView.ColumnReordered += new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnReorderedEventHandler(this.CheatListView_ColumnReordered);
 			this.CheatListView.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.CheatListView_SelectedIndexChanged);
 			this.CheatListView.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.CheatListView_Click);
 			this.CheatListView.DragDrop += new System.Windows.Forms.DragEventHandler(this.NewCheatForm_DragDrop);
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Cheats/Cheats.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Cheats/Cheats.cs
index 5be986e07d..d509dcb012 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Cheats/Cheats.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Cheats/Cheats.cs
@@ -707,19 +707,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				{ "DisplayTypeColumn", 8 },
 			};
 
-			Global.Config.CheatsColumnIndices = new Dictionary<string, int>
-			{
-				{ "NamesColumn", 0 },
-				{ "AddressColumn", 1 },
-				{ "ValueColumn", 2 },
-				{ "CompareColumn", 3 },
-				{ "OnColumn", 4 },
-				{ "DomainColumn", 5 },
-				{ "SizeColumn", 6 },
-				{ "EndianColumn", 7 },
-				{ "DisplayTypeColumn", 8 },
-			};
-
 			Global.Config.CheatsColumnShow = new Dictionary<string, bool>
 				{
 				{ "NamesColumn", true },
@@ -733,8 +720,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				{ "DisplayTypeColumn", false },
 			};
 
-			LoadColumnInfo();
 			RefreshFloatingWindowControl();
+			ColumnPositions();
+			LoadColumnInfo();
+			
 		}
 
 		#endregion
@@ -808,19 +797,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			DoSelectedIndexChange();
 		}
 
-		private void CheatListView_ColumnReordered(object sender, ColumnReorderedEventArgs e)
-		{
-			Global.Config.CheatsColumnIndices[NAME] = CheatListView.Columns[NAME].DisplayIndex;
-			Global.Config.CheatsColumnIndices[ADDRESS] = CheatListView.Columns[ADDRESS].DisplayIndex;
-			Global.Config.CheatsColumnIndices[VALUE] = CheatListView.Columns[VALUE].DisplayIndex;
-			Global.Config.CheatsColumnIndices[COMPARE] = CheatListView.Columns[COMPARE].DisplayIndex;
-			Global.Config.CheatsColumnIndices[ON] = CheatListView.Columns[ON].DisplayIndex;
-			Global.Config.CheatsColumnIndices[DOMAIN] = CheatListView.Columns[DOMAIN].DisplayIndex;
-			Global.Config.CheatsColumnIndices[SIZE] = CheatListView.Columns[SIZE].DisplayIndex;
-			Global.Config.CheatsColumnIndices[ENDIAN] = CheatListView.Columns[ENDIAN].DisplayIndex;
-			Global.Config.CheatsColumnIndices[TYPE] = CheatListView.Columns[TYPE].DisplayIndex;
-		}
-
 		private void CheatListView_DoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			ToggleMenuItem_Click(sender, e);
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
index 45cb1f2396..ee4c756e46 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
@@ -1300,16 +1300,23 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			Size = new Size(_defaultWidth, _defaultHeight);
 
+			Global.Config.RamSearchColumnWidths = new Dictionary<string, int>
+			{
+				{ "AddressColumn", -1 },
+				{ "ValueColumn", -1 },
+				{ "PrevColumn", -1 },
+				{ "ChangesColumn", -1 },
+				{ "DiffColumn", -1 },
+			};
+
 			Global.Config.RamSearchColumnIndexes = new Dictionary<string, int>
 				{
-					{ "AddressColumn", 0 },
-					{ "ValueColumn", 1 },
-					{ "PrevColumn", 2 },
-					{ "ChangesColumn", 3 },
-					{ "DiffColumn", 4 },
-					{ "DomainColumn", 5 },
-					{ "NotesColumn", 6 },
-				};
+				{ "AddressColumn", 0 },
+				{ "ValueColumn", 1 },
+				{ "PrevColumn", 2 },
+				{ "ChangesColumn", 3 },
+				{ "DiffColumn", 4 },
+			};
 
 			ColumnPositions();
 
@@ -1317,10 +1324,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			Global.Config.RamSearchShowPrevColumn = true;
 			Global.Config.RamSearchShowDiffColumn = false;
 
-			WatchListView.Columns[WatchList.ADDRESS].Width = _defaultColumnWidths[WatchList.ADDRESS];
-			WatchListView.Columns[WatchList.VALUE].Width = _defaultColumnWidths[WatchList.VALUE];
-			WatchListView.Columns[WatchList.CHANGES].Width = _defaultColumnWidths[WatchList.CHANGES];
-
 			Global.Config.RamSearchSettings.SaveWindowPosition = true;
 			Global.Config.RamSearchSettings.TopMost = TopMost = false;
 			Global.Config.RamSearchSettings.FloatingWindow = false;
@@ -1334,7 +1337,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					{ "DiffColumn", -1 },
 				};
 
-			LoadColumnInfo();
+			
 
 			_settings = new RamSearchEngine.Settings();
 			if (_settings.Mode == RamSearchEngine.Settings.SearchMode.Fast)
@@ -1343,6 +1346,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 
 			RefreshFloatingWindowControl();
+			ColumnPositions();
+			LoadColumnInfo();
 		}
 
 		#endregion