diff --git a/src/news_gui.cpp b/src/news_gui.cpp
--- a/src/news_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/news_gui.cpp
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ static const NWidgetPart _nested_message
 		NWidget(WWT_PANEL, COLOUR_BROWN, MHW_BACKGROUND), SetMinimalSize(200, 125), SetDataTip(0x0, STR_MESSAGE_HISTORY_TOOLTIP), SetResize(1, 12),
 		EndContainer(),
 		NWidget(NWID_VERTICAL),
-			NWidget(WWT_SCROLLBAR, COLOUR_BROWN, MHW_SCROLLBAR), SetFill(false, true), SetDataTip(0x0, STR_TOOLTIP_VSCROLL_BAR_SCROLLS_LIST), SetResize(0, 1),
+			NWidget(WWT_SCROLLBAR, COLOUR_BROWN, MHW_SCROLLBAR),
 			NWidget(WWT_RESIZEBOX, COLOUR_BROWN, MHW_RESIZEBOX),
 		EndContainer(),
 	EndContainer(),