diff --git a/src/menu/menu.h b/src/menu/menu.h
index a8ec2989b..4ab3d2e10 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.h
+++ b/src/menu/menu.h
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ struct FOptionMenuSettings
 	EColorRange mFontColorHighlight;
 	EColorRange mFontColorSelection;
 	int mLinespacing;
-	int mLabelOffset;
 };
 
 struct FOptionMenuDescriptor : public FMenuDescriptor
diff --git a/src/menu/menudef.cpp b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
index 349f08bf3..98b1dc34b 100644
--- a/src/menu/menudef.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static void ParseOptionSettings(FScanner &sc)
 		else if (sc.Compare("LabelOffset"))
 		{
 			sc.MustGetNumber();
-			OptionSettings.mLabelOffset = sc.Number;
+			// ignored
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/src/menu/messagebox.cpp b/src/menu/messagebox.cpp
index e415f57c8..a97dc7bba 100644
--- a/src/menu/messagebox.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/messagebox.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void DMessageBoxMenu::Drawer ()
 			{
 				screen->DrawText(ConFont, OptionSettings.mFontColorSelection,
 					(150 - 160) * CleanXfac + screen->GetWidth() / 2,
-					(y + (fontheight + 1) * messageSelection - 100) * CleanYfac + screen->GetHeight() / 2,
+					(y + (fontheight + 1) * messageSelection - 100 + fontheight/2 - 5) * CleanYfac + screen->GetHeight() / 2,
 					"\xd",
 					DTA_CellX, 8 * CleanXfac,
 					DTA_CellY, 8 * CleanYfac,
diff --git a/src/menu/optionmenu.cpp b/src/menu/optionmenu.cpp
index 6302ffa5b..08489fe23 100644
--- a/src/menu/optionmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/optionmenu.cpp
@@ -398,8 +398,6 @@ void DOptionMenu::Drawer ()
 		}
 	}
 	mDesc->mDrawTop = y;
-	//int labelofs = OptionSettings.mLabelOffset * CleanXfac_1;
-	//int cursorspace = 14 * CleanXfac_1;
 	int fontheight = OptionSettings.mLinespacing * CleanYfac_1;
 	y *= CleanYfac_1;
 
@@ -449,11 +447,11 @@ void DOptionMenu::Drawer ()
 
 	if (CanScrollUp)
 	{
-		M_DrawConText(CR_ORANGE, 3 * CleanXfac_1, ytop + OptionSettings.mLabelOffset, "\x1a");
+		M_DrawConText(CR_ORANGE, 3 * CleanXfac_1, ytop, "\x1a");
 	}
 	if (CanScrollDown)
 	{
-		M_DrawConText(CR_ORANGE, 3 * CleanXfac_1, y - 8*CleanYfac_1 + OptionSettings.mLabelOffset, "\x1b");
+		M_DrawConText(CR_ORANGE, 3 * CleanXfac_1, y - 8*CleanYfac_1, "\x1b");
 	}
 	Super::Drawer();
 }
diff --git a/src/menu/optionmenuitems.h b/src/menu/optionmenuitems.h
index 461af0478..d57e13d05 100644
--- a/src/menu/optionmenuitems.h
+++ b/src/menu/optionmenuitems.h
@@ -407,11 +407,11 @@ public:
 		C_NameKeys (description, Key1, Key2);
 		if (description[0])
 		{
-			M_DrawConText(CR_WHITE, indent + CURSORSPACE, y-1+OptionSettings.mLabelOffset, description);
+			M_DrawConText(CR_WHITE, indent + CURSORSPACE, y + (OptionSettings.mLinespacing-8)*CleanYfac_1, description);
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			screen->DrawText(SmallFont, CR_BLACK, indent + CURSORSPACE, y + OptionSettings.mLabelOffset, "---",
+			screen->DrawText(SmallFont, CR_BLACK, indent + CURSORSPACE, y + (OptionSettings.mLinespacing-8)*CleanYfac_1, "---",
 				DTA_CleanNoMove_1, true, TAG_DONE);
 		}
 		return indent;
@@ -569,12 +569,13 @@ public:
 	//
 	//=============================================================================
 
-	void DrawSlider (int x, int y, double min, double max, double cur,int fracdigits, int indent)
+	void DrawSlider (int x, int y, double min, double max, double cur, int fracdigits, int indent)
 	{
 		char textbuf[16];
 		double range;
 		int maxlen = 0;
 		int right = x + (12*8 + 4) * CleanXfac_1;
+		int cy = y + (OptionSettings.mLinespacing-8)*CleanYfac_1;
 
 		range = max - min;
 		double ccur = clamp(cur, min, max) - min;
@@ -589,14 +590,14 @@ public:
 
 		if (!mSliderShort)
 		{
-			M_DrawConText(CR_WHITE, x, y, "\x10\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x12");
-			M_DrawConText(CR_ORANGE, x + int((5 + ((ccur * 78) / range)) * CleanXfac_1), y, "\x13");
+			M_DrawConText(CR_WHITE, x, cy, "\x10\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x12");
+			M_DrawConText(CR_ORANGE, x + int((5 + ((ccur * 78) / range)) * CleanXfac_1), cy, "\x13");
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			// On 320x200 we need a shorter slider
-			M_DrawConText(CR_WHITE, x, y, "\x10\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x12");
-			M_DrawConText(CR_ORANGE, x + int((5 + ((ccur * 38) / range)) * CleanXfac_1), y, "\x13");
+			M_DrawConText(CR_WHITE, x, cy, "\x10\x11\x11\x11\x11\x11\x12");
+			M_DrawConText(CR_ORANGE, x + int((5 + ((ccur * 38) / range)) * CleanXfac_1), cy, "\x13");
 			right -= 5*8*CleanXfac_1;
 		}
 
@@ -613,7 +614,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		drawLabel(indent, y, selected? OptionSettings.mFontColorSelection : OptionSettings.mFontColor);
 		mDrawX = indent + CURSORSPACE;
-		DrawSlider (mDrawX, y + OptionSettings.mLabelOffset, mMin, mMax, GetValue(), mShowValue, indent);
+		DrawSlider (mDrawX, y, mMin, mMax, GetValue(), mShowValue, indent);
 		return indent;
 	}
 
@@ -777,8 +778,8 @@ public:
 		if (mCVar != NULL)
 		{
 			int box_x = indent + CURSORSPACE;
-			int box_y = y + OptionSettings.mLabelOffset * CleanYfac_1 / 2;
-			screen->Clear (box_x, box_y, box_x + 32*CleanXfac_1, box_y + (SmallFont->GetHeight() - 1) * CleanYfac_1,
+			int box_y = y + CleanYfac_1;
+			screen->Clear (box_x, box_y, box_x + 32*CleanXfac_1, box_y + OptionSettings.mLinespacing*CleanYfac_1,
 				-1, (uint32)*mCVar | 0xff000000);
 		}
 		return indent;
diff --git a/src/p_conversation.cpp b/src/p_conversation.cpp
index 3ecd4f5f7..380b72de4 100644
--- a/src/p_conversation.cpp
+++ b/src/p_conversation.cpp
@@ -926,7 +926,6 @@ public:
 		const char *speakerName;
 		int x, y, linesize;
 		int width, fontheight;
-		int labelofs;
 
 		player_t *cp = &players[consoleplayer];
 
@@ -1015,8 +1014,6 @@ public:
 		}
 
 		y = mYpos;
-		labelofs = OptionSettings.mLabelOffset;
-		y -= labelofs;
 		fontheight = OptionSettings.mLinespacing;
 
 		int response = 0;
@@ -1041,7 +1038,7 @@ public:
 					int color = ((DMenu::MenuTime%8) < 4) || DMenu::CurrentMenu != this ? CR_RED:CR_GREY;
 
 					x = (50 + 3 - 160) * CleanXfac + screen->GetWidth() / 2;
-					int yy = (y-1+labelofs - 100) * CleanYfac + screen->GetHeight() / 2;
+					int yy = (y + fontheight/2 - 5 - 100) * CleanYfac + screen->GetHeight() / 2;
 					screen->DrawText (ConFont, color, x, yy, "\xd",
 						DTA_CellX, 8 * CleanXfac,
 						DTA_CellY, 8 * CleanYfac,