diff --git a/qt/preferences_dialog.py b/qt/preferences_dialog.py
index dc81e65f..97fe6bb0 100644
--- a/qt/preferences_dialog.py
+++ b/qt/preferences_dialog.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QSize
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
     QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QComboBox,
-    QSlider, QSizePolicy, QSpacerItem, QCheckBox, QLineEdit, QMessageBox, QSpinBox
+    QSlider, QSizePolicy, QSpacerItem, QCheckBox, QLineEdit, QMessageBox, QSpinBox, QLayout
 )
 
 from hscommon.trans import trget
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ class PreferencesDialogBase(QDialog):
 
     def _setupUi(self):
         self.setWindowTitle(tr("Options"))
-        self.resize(304, 263)
         self.setSizeGripEnabled(False)
         self.setModal(True)
         self.mainVLayout = QVBoxLayout(self)
@@ -124,6 +123,7 @@ class PreferencesDialogBase(QDialog):
         self.buttonBox = QDialogButtonBox(self)
         self.buttonBox.setStandardButtons(QDialogButtonBox.Cancel|QDialogButtonBox.Ok|QDialogButtonBox.RestoreDefaults)
         self.mainVLayout.addWidget(self.buttonBox)
+        self.layout().setSizeConstraint(QLayout.SetFixedSize)
 
     def _load(self, prefs, setchecked):
         # Edition-specific
diff --git a/qt/se/preferences_dialog.py b/qt/se/preferences_dialog.py
index 62db72d4..51c7dcaf 100644
--- a/qt/se/preferences_dialog.py
+++ b/qt/se/preferences_dialog.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
     QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QSizePolicy, QSpacerItem, QWidget, QLineEdit
 )
 
-from hscommon.plat import ISWINDOWS, ISLINUX
 from hscommon.trans import trget
 from hscommon.util import tryint
 
@@ -64,16 +63,6 @@ class PreferencesDialog(PreferencesDialogBase):
         self.widgetsVLayout.addWidget(self.widget)
         self._setupBottomPart()
 
-    def _setupUi(self):
-        PreferencesDialogBase._setupUi(self)
-
-        if ISLINUX:
-            # Under linux, whether it's a Qt layout bug or something else, the size threshold text edit
-            # doesn't have enough space, so we make the pref pane higher to compensate.
-            self.resize(self.width(), 530)
-        elif ISWINDOWS:
-            self.resize(self.width(), 440)
-
     def _load(self, prefs, setchecked):
         setchecked(self.matchSimilarBox, prefs.match_similar)
         setchecked(self.wordWeightingBox, prefs.word_weighting)