diff --git a/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/embeddedlist.py b/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/embeddedlist.py
index a4390cb35..4a2cceb40 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/embeddedlist.py
+++ b/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/embeddedlist.py
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ class EmbeddedList(ButtonTab):
             # insert the colum into the tree
             column.set_resizable(True)
             column.set_clickable(True)
-            column.set_expand(True)
             column.set_sizing(gtk.TREE_VIEW_COLUMN_FIXED)
             #column.set_min_width(self._column_names[pair[1]][2])
             column.set_fixed_width(self._column_names[pair[1]][2])
diff --git a/src/gui/views/listview.py b/src/gui/views/listview.py
index 011d20bbd..71270ef5e 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/listview.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/listview.py
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ class ListView(NavigationView):
 
             column.set_resizable(True)
             column.set_clickable(True)
-            column.set_expand(True)
             column.set_sizing(gtk.TREE_VIEW_COLUMN_FIXED)
             column.set_fixed_width(pair[2])