diff --git a/src/apps/activitymonitor/ActivityView.cpp b/src/apps/activitymonitor/ActivityView.cpp
index 19f4f48d7f..f10bd84dc8 100644
--- a/src/apps/activitymonitor/ActivityView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/activitymonitor/ActivityView.cpp
@@ -1107,22 +1107,17 @@ ActivityView::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 	switch (message->what) {
 		case B_ABOUT_REQUESTED:
 		{
-			bool needsInit;
-			BAboutWindow* window = BAboutWindow::GetWindow(kAppName, kSignature,
-				&needsInit);
-			if (needsInit) {
-				const char* authors[] = {
-					"Axel Dörfler",
-					NULL
-				};
+			BAboutWindow* window = new BAboutWindow(kAppName, kSignature);
 
-				window->AddCopyright(2008, "Haiku, Inc.");
-				window->AddAuthors(authors);
-			}
+			const char* authors[] = {
+				"Axel Dörfler",
+				NULL
+			};
 
-			if (window->IsHidden())
-				window->Show();
-			window->Activate();
+			window->AddCopyright(2008, "Haiku, Inc.");
+			window->AddAuthors(authors);
+
+			window->Show();
 
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.cpp b/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.cpp
index 9ea6aeb870..62ef64e4d7 100644
--- a/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/powerstatus/PowerStatusView.cpp
@@ -620,25 +620,20 @@ PowerStatusReplicant::MouseDown(BPoint point)
 void
 PowerStatusReplicant::_AboutRequested()
 {
-	bool needsInit;
-	BAboutWindow* window = BAboutWindow::GetWindow(
-		B_TRANSLATE_SYSTEM_NAME("PowerStatus"), kSignature, &needsInit);
+	BAboutWindow* window = new BAboutWindow(
+		B_TRANSLATE_SYSTEM_NAME("PowerStatus"), kSignature);
 
-	if (needsInit) {
-		const char* authors[] = {
-			"Axel Dörfler",
-			"Alexander von Gluck",
-			"Clemens Zeidler",
-			NULL
-		};
+	const char* authors[] = {
+		"Axel Dörfler",
+		"Alexander von Gluck",
+		"Clemens Zeidler",
+		NULL
+	};
 
-		window->AddCopyright(2006, "Haiku, Inc.");
-		window->AddAuthors(authors);
-	}
+	window->AddCopyright(2006, "Haiku, Inc.");
+	window->AddAuthors(authors);
 
-	if (window->IsHidden())
-		window->Show();
-	window->Activate();
+	window->Show();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/kits/shared/AboutWindow.cpp b/src/kits/shared/AboutWindow.cpp
index 84d17ea4c8..0b81b02dce 100644
--- a/src/kits/shared/AboutWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/shared/AboutWindow.cpp
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ AboutView::SetIcon(BBitmap* icon)
 
 BAboutWindow::BAboutWindow(const char* appName, const char* signature)
 	:	BWindow(BRect(0.0, 0.0, 200.0, 200.0), appName, B_MODAL_WINDOW,
-		B_ASYNCHRONOUS_CONTROLS | B_NOT_MOVABLE | B_NOT_ZOOMABLE
-			| B_NOT_RESIZABLE | B_AUTO_UPDATE_SIZE_LIMITS | B_CLOSE_ON_ESCAPE)
+		B_ASYNCHRONOUS_CONTROLS | B_NOT_ZOOMABLE | B_NOT_RESIZABLE 
+		| B_AUTO_UPDATE_SIZE_LIMITS | B_CLOSE_ON_ESCAPE)
 {
 	SetLayout(new BGroupLayout(B_VERTICAL));