diff --git a/src/story_gui.cpp b/src/story_gui.cpp
--- a/src/story_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/story_gui.cpp
@@ -970,19 +970,15 @@ static const NWidgetPart _nested_story_b
 		NWidget(WWT_STICKYBOX, COLOUR_BROWN),
 	EndContainer(),
 	NWidget(NWID_HORIZONTAL), SetFill(1, 1),
-		NWidget(NWID_VERTICAL), SetFill(1, 1),
-			NWidget(WWT_PANEL, COLOUR_BROWN, WID_SB_PAGE_PANEL), SetResize(1, 1), SetScrollbar(WID_SB_SCROLLBAR), EndContainer(),
-			NWidget(NWID_HORIZONTAL),
-				NWidget(WWT_TEXTBTN, COLOUR_BROWN, WID_SB_PREV_PAGE), SetMinimalSize(100, 0), SetFill(0, 0), SetDataTip(STR_STORY_BOOK_PREV_PAGE, STR_STORY_BOOK_PREV_PAGE_TOOLTIP),
-				NWidget(NWID_BUTTON_DROPDOWN, COLOUR_BROWN, WID_SB_SEL_PAGE), SetMinimalSize(93, 12), SetFill(1, 0),
-														SetDataTip(STR_BLACK_RAW_STRING, STR_STORY_BOOK_SEL_PAGE_TOOLTIP), SetResize(1, 0),
-				NWidget(WWT_TEXTBTN, COLOUR_BROWN, WID_SB_NEXT_PAGE), SetMinimalSize(100, 0), SetFill(0, 0), SetDataTip(STR_STORY_BOOK_NEXT_PAGE, STR_STORY_BOOK_NEXT_PAGE_TOOLTIP),
-			EndContainer(),
-		EndContainer(),
-		NWidget(NWID_VERTICAL), SetFill(0, 1),
-			NWidget(NWID_VSCROLLBAR, COLOUR_BROWN, WID_SB_SCROLLBAR),
-			NWidget(WWT_RESIZEBOX, COLOUR_BROWN),
-		EndContainer(),
+		NWidget(WWT_PANEL, COLOUR_BROWN, WID_SB_PAGE_PANEL), SetResize(1, 1), SetScrollbar(WID_SB_SCROLLBAR), EndContainer(),
+		NWidget(NWID_VSCROLLBAR, COLOUR_BROWN, WID_SB_SCROLLBAR),
+	EndContainer(),
+	NWidget(NWID_HORIZONTAL),
+		NWidget(WWT_TEXTBTN, COLOUR_BROWN, WID_SB_PREV_PAGE), SetMinimalSize(100, 0), SetFill(0, 0), SetDataTip(STR_STORY_BOOK_PREV_PAGE, STR_STORY_BOOK_PREV_PAGE_TOOLTIP),
+		NWidget(NWID_BUTTON_DROPDOWN, COLOUR_BROWN, WID_SB_SEL_PAGE), SetMinimalSize(93, 12), SetFill(1, 0),
+												SetDataTip(STR_BLACK_RAW_STRING, STR_STORY_BOOK_SEL_PAGE_TOOLTIP), SetResize(1, 0),
+		NWidget(WWT_TEXTBTN, COLOUR_BROWN, WID_SB_NEXT_PAGE), SetMinimalSize(100, 0), SetFill(0, 0), SetDataTip(STR_STORY_BOOK_NEXT_PAGE, STR_STORY_BOOK_NEXT_PAGE_TOOLTIP),
+		NWidget(WWT_RESIZEBOX, COLOUR_BROWN),
 	EndContainer(),
 };