diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.Designer.cs
index 0a509a7b03..ffc6e77688 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.Designer.cs
@@ -885,7 +885,6 @@
 			this.WatchListView.UseCompatibleStateImageBehavior = false;
 			this.WatchListView.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.Details;
 			this.WatchListView.ColumnClick += new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnClickEventHandler(this.WatchListView_ColumnClick);
-			this.WatchListView.ColumnReordered += new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnReorderedEventHandler(this.WatchListView_ColumnReordered);
 			this.WatchListView.DragDrop += new System.Windows.Forms.DragEventHandler(this.NewRamWatch_DragDrop);
 			this.WatchListView.DragEnter += new System.Windows.Forms.DragEventHandler(this.NewRamWatch_DragEnter);
 			this.WatchListView.KeyDown += new System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventHandler(this.WatchListView_KeyDown);
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
index 1868adc1ea..d4ef1b9a45 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
@@ -904,35 +904,39 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			Size = new Size(_defaultWidth, _defaultHeight);
 
 			Global.Config.RamWatchColumnIndexes = 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 },
+				{ "DomainColumn", 5 },
+				{ "NotesColumn", 6 },
+			};
 
-			ColumnPositions();
+			Global.Config.RamWatchColumnWidths = new Dictionary<string, int>
+			{
+				{ "AddressColumn", -1 },
+				{ "ValueColumn", -1 },
+				{ "PrevColumn", -1 },
+				{ "ChangesColumn", -1 },
+				{ "DiffColumn", -1 },
+				{ "DomainColumn", -1 },
+				{ "NotesColumn", -1 },
+			};
 
 			Global.Config.RamWatchShowChangeColumn = true;
 			Global.Config.RamWatchShowDomainColumn = true;
 			Global.Config.RamWatchShowPrevColumn = false;
 			Global.Config.RamWatchShowDiffColumn = 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];
-			WatchListView.Columns[WatchList.DOMAIN].Width = _defaultColumnWidths[WatchList.DOMAIN];
-			WatchListView.Columns[WatchList.NOTES].Width = _defaultColumnWidths[WatchList.NOTES];
-
 			Global.Config.DisplayRamWatch = false;
 			Global.Config.RamWatchSettings.SaveWindowPosition = true;
 			Global.Config.RamWatchSettings.TopMost = TopMost = false;
 			Global.Config.RamWatchSettings.FloatingWindow = false;
 
 			RefreshFloatingWindowControl();
+			ColumnPositions();
 			LoadColumnInfo();
 		}
 
@@ -1104,17 +1108,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			OrderColumn(e.Column);
 		}
 
-		private void WatchListView_ColumnReordered(object sender, ColumnReorderedEventArgs e)
-		{
-			Global.Config.RamWatchColumnIndexes[WatchList.ADDRESS] = WatchListView.Columns[WatchList.ADDRESS].DisplayIndex;
-			Global.Config.RamWatchColumnIndexes[WatchList.VALUE] = WatchListView.Columns[WatchList.VALUE].DisplayIndex;
-			Global.Config.RamWatchColumnIndexes[WatchList.PREV] = WatchListView.Columns[WatchList.ADDRESS].DisplayIndex;
-			Global.Config.RamWatchColumnIndexes[WatchList.CHANGES] = WatchListView.Columns[WatchList.CHANGES].DisplayIndex;
-			Global.Config.RamWatchColumnIndexes[WatchList.DIFF] = WatchListView.Columns[WatchList.DIFF].DisplayIndex;
-			Global.Config.RamWatchColumnIndexes[WatchList.DOMAIN] = WatchListView.Columns[WatchList.DOMAIN].DisplayIndex;
-			Global.Config.RamWatchColumnIndexes[WatchList.NOTES] = WatchListView.Columns[WatchList.NOTES].DisplayIndex;
-		}
-
 		protected override void OnShown(EventArgs e)
 		{
 			RefreshFloatingWindowControl();