diff --git a/src/prefs/MousePrefs.cpp b/src/prefs/MousePrefs.cpp
index 41a490a43..aef6c7749 100644
--- a/src/prefs/MousePrefs.cpp
+++ b/src/prefs/MousePrefs.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 // The numbers of the columns of the mList.
 enum
 {
-   BlankColumn,
    ToolColumn,
    ActionColumn,
    ButtonsColumn,
@@ -106,13 +105,14 @@ void MousePrefs::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
 /// Creates the contents of mList
 void MousePrefs::CreateList()
 {
-   //An empty first column is a workaround - under Win98 the first column
+   //A dummy first column, which is then deleted, is a workaround - under Windows the first column
    //can't be right aligned.
-   mList->InsertColumn(BlankColumn,   wxT(""),              wxLIST_FORMAT_LEFT);
-   mList->InsertColumn(ToolColumn,    _("Tool"),            wxLIST_FORMAT_RIGHT);
-   mList->InsertColumn(ActionColumn,  _("Command Action"),  wxLIST_FORMAT_RIGHT);
-   mList->InsertColumn(ButtonsColumn, _("Buttons"),         wxLIST_FORMAT_LEFT);
-   mList->InsertColumn(CommentColumn, _("Comments"),        wxLIST_FORMAT_LEFT);
+   mList->InsertColumn(0,             wxT(""),              wxLIST_FORMAT_LEFT);
+   mList->InsertColumn(ToolColumn + 1,    _("Tool"),            wxLIST_FORMAT_RIGHT);
+   mList->InsertColumn(ActionColumn + 1,  _("Command Action"),  wxLIST_FORMAT_RIGHT);
+   mList->InsertColumn(ButtonsColumn + 1, _("Buttons"),         wxLIST_FORMAT_LEFT);
+   mList->InsertColumn(CommentColumn + 1, _("Comments"),        wxLIST_FORMAT_LEFT);
+   mList->DeleteColumn(0);
 
    AddItem(_("Left-Click"),        _("Select"),   _("Set Selection Point"));
    AddItem(_("Left-Drag"),         _("Select"),   _("Set Selection Range"));
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ void MousePrefs::CreateList()
    AddItem(CTRL + _("-Wheel-Rotate"),        _("Any"),   _("Zoom waveform in or out"));
    AddItem(CTRL + _("-Shift-Wheel-Rotate"),  _("Any"),   _("Vertical Scale Waveform (dB) range"));
 
-   mList->SetColumnWidth(BlankColumn, 0);
    mList->SetColumnWidth(ToolColumn, wxLIST_AUTOSIZE);
    mList->SetColumnWidth(ActionColumn, wxLIST_AUTOSIZE);
    mList->SetColumnWidth(ButtonsColumn, wxLIST_AUTOSIZE);
@@ -184,8 +183,7 @@ void MousePrefs::AddItem(wxString const & buttons, wxString const & tool,
                          wxString const & action, wxString const & comment)
 {
    int i = mList->GetItemCount();
-   mList->InsertItem(i, wxT(""));
-   mList->SetItem(i, ToolColumn, tool);
+   mList->InsertItem(i, tool);
    mList->SetItem(i, ActionColumn, action);
    mList->SetItem(i, ButtonsColumn, buttons);