diff --git a/src/news_gui.cpp b/src/news_gui.cpp
--- a/src/news_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/news_gui.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static const NWidgetPart _nested_normal_
 static WindowDesc _normal_news_desc(
 	WDP_CENTER, 476, 430, 170,
 	WC_NEWS_WINDOW, WC_NONE,
-	WDF_DEF_WIDGET,
+	0,
 	_nested_normal_news_widgets, lengthof(_nested_normal_news_widgets)
 );
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static const NWidgetPart _nested_vehicle
 static WindowDesc _vehicle_news_desc(
 	WDP_CENTER, 476, 430, 170,
 	WC_NEWS_WINDOW, WC_NONE,
-	WDF_DEF_WIDGET,
+	0,
 	_nested_vehicle_news_widgets, lengthof(_nested_vehicle_news_widgets)
 );
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static const NWidgetPart _nested_company
 static WindowDesc _company_news_desc(
 	WDP_CENTER, 476, 430, 170,
 	WC_NEWS_WINDOW, WC_NONE,
-	WDF_DEF_WIDGET,
+	0,
 	_nested_company_news_widgets, lengthof(_nested_company_news_widgets)
 );
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static const NWidgetPart _nested_thin_ne
 static WindowDesc _thin_news_desc(
 	WDP_CENTER, 476, 430, 130,
 	WC_NEWS_WINDOW, WC_NONE,
-	WDF_DEF_WIDGET,
+	0,
 	_nested_thin_news_widgets, lengthof(_nested_thin_news_widgets)
 );
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static NWidgetPart _nested_small_news_wi
 static WindowDesc _small_news_desc(
 	WDP_CENTER, 476, 280, 87,
 	WC_NEWS_WINDOW, WC_NONE,
-	WDF_DEF_WIDGET,
+	0,
 	_nested_small_news_widgets, lengthof(_nested_small_news_widgets)
 );
 
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ static const NWidgetPart _nested_message
 static const WindowDesc _message_history_desc(
 	240, 22, 400, 140,
 	WC_MESSAGE_HISTORY, WC_NONE,
-	WDF_STD_TOOLTIPS | WDF_STD_BTN | WDF_DEF_WIDGET | WDF_UNCLICK_BUTTONS | WDF_STICKY_BUTTON | WDF_RESIZABLE,
+	WDF_UNCLICK_BUTTONS,
 	_nested_message_history, lengthof(_nested_message_history)
 );
 
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ static const NWidgetPart _nested_message
 static const WindowDesc _message_options_desc(
 	270, 22, 0, 0,
 	WC_GAME_OPTIONS, WC_NONE,
-	WDF_STD_TOOLTIPS | WDF_STD_BTN | WDF_DEF_WIDGET | WDF_UNCLICK_BUTTONS,
+	WDF_UNCLICK_BUTTONS,
 	_nested_message_options_widgets, lengthof(_nested_message_options_widgets)
 );