diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
index 3ebe1067cb..b2385d4dab 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
@@ -855,14 +855,10 @@ void SelectSkillDialog::onCancelClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender)
 /* DescriptionDialog */
 
 DescriptionDialog::DescriptionDialog(MWWorld::Environment& environment, MyGUI::IntSize gameWindowSize)
-  : Layout("openmw_chargen_class_description_layout.xml")
-  , environment(environment)
+  : WindowBase("openmw_chargen_class_description_layout.xml", environment)
 {
     // Centre dialog
-    MyGUI::IntCoord coord = mMainWidget->getCoord();
-    coord.left = (gameWindowSize.width - coord.width)/2;
-    coord.top = (gameWindowSize.height - coord.height)/2;
-    mMainWidget->setCoord(coord);
+    center();
 
     getWidget(textEdit, "TextEdit");
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
index bb76703f32..39d8b8851b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         ESM::Skill::SkillEnum skillId;
     };
 
-    class DescriptionDialog : public OEngine::GUI::Layout
+    class DescriptionDialog : public WindowBase
     {
     public:
         DescriptionDialog(MWWorld::Environment& environment, MyGUI::IntSize gameWindowSize);
@@ -270,8 +270,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         void onOkClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender);
 
     private:
-        MWWorld::Environment& environment;
-
         MyGUI::EditPtr textEdit;
     };