diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
index a862c957..8453115e 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
@@ -1506,17 +1506,6 @@ void Graphics::textboxapplyposition(void)
     textboxes[m].applyposition();
 }
 
-void Graphics::textboxadjust(void)
-{
-    if (!INBOUNDS_VEC(m, textboxes))
-    {
-        vlog_error("textboxadjust() out-of-bounds!");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    textboxes[m].adjust();
-}
-
 void Graphics::setlinegap(int customvalue)
 {
     if (!INBOUNDS_VEC(m, textboxes))
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
index 4916f15a..b7187396 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ public:
 
     void textboxapplyposition(void);
 
-    void textboxadjust(void);
-
     void addline(const std::string& t);
 
     void setlarge(bool large);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
index a49a4906..02bfba01 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
                 }
                 graphics.textboxtranslate(TEXTTRANSLATE_CUTSCENE, NULL);
 
-                graphics.textboxadjust();
+                graphics.textboxapplyposition();
                 if (words[0] == "speak_active")
                 {
                     graphics.textboxactive();
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
index 7e5d2c01..37f9ed8c 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
@@ -87,12 +87,15 @@ void textboxclass::applyposition(void)
     {
         centery();
     }
+    if (translate == TEXTTRANSLATE_CUTSCENE)
+    {
+        adjust();
+    }
 }
 
 void textboxclass::adjust(void)
 {
     resize();
-    applyposition();
     if (xp < 10) xp = 10;
     if (yp < 10) yp = 10;
     if (xp + w > 310) xp = 310 - w;