diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
index 65d49ffc9..61fcacca4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             Log(Debug::Warning) << "Warning: no splash screens found!";
     }
 
-    void LoadingScreen::setLabel(const std::string &label, bool important, bool center)
+    void LoadingScreen::setLabel(const std::string &label, bool important)
     {
         mImportantLabel = important;
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         size.width = std::max(300, size.width);
         mLoadingBox->setSize(size);
 
-        if (center)
+        if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getMessagesCount() > 0)
             mLoadingBox->setPosition(mMainWidget->getWidth()/2 - mLoadingBox->getWidth()/2, mMainWidget->getHeight()/2 - mLoadingBox->getHeight()/2);
         else
             mLoadingBox->setPosition(mMainWidget->getWidth()/2 - mLoadingBox->getWidth()/2, mMainWidget->getHeight() - mLoadingBox->getHeight() - 8);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
index ac911ab60..c64396534 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         virtual ~LoadingScreen();
 
         /// Overridden from Loading::Listener, see the Loading::Listener documentation for usage details
-        void setLabel (const std::string& label, bool important, bool center) override;
+        void setLabel (const std::string& label, bool important) override;
         void loadingOn(bool visible=true) override;
         void loadingOff() override;
         void setProgressRange (size_t range) override;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
index fb418b94a..ffef9d74a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -260,10 +260,9 @@ void MWState::StateManager::saveGame (const std::string& description, const Slot
         writer.save (stream);
 
         Loading::Listener& listener = *MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getLoadingScreen();
-        int messagesCount = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getMessagesCount();
         // Using only Cells for progress information, since they typically have the largest records by far
         listener.setProgressRange(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->countSavedGameCells());
-        listener.setLabel("#{sNotifyMessage4}", true, messagesCount > 0);
+        listener.setLabel("#{sNotifyMessage4}", true);
 
         Loading::ScopedLoad load(&listener);
 
@@ -385,10 +384,9 @@ void MWState::StateManager::loadGame (const Character *character, const std::str
         std::map<int, int> contentFileMap = buildContentFileIndexMap (reader);
 
         Loading::Listener& listener = *MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getLoadingScreen();
-        int messagesCount = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getMessagesCount();
 
         listener.setProgressRange(100);
-        listener.setLabel("#{sLoadingMessage14}", false, messagesCount > 0);
+        listener.setLabel("#{sLoadingMessage14}");
 
         Loading::ScopedLoad load(&listener);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 83e9805f6..1614e0705 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -566,9 +566,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         Loading::Listener* loadingListener = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getLoadingScreen();
         Loading::ScopedLoad load(loadingListener);
-        int messagesCount = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getMessagesCount();
         std::string loadingExteriorText = "#{sLoadingMessage3}";
-        loadingListener->setLabel(loadingExteriorText, false, messagesCount > 0);
+        loadingListener->setLabel(loadingExteriorText);
         loadingListener->setProgressRange(refsToLoad);
 
         const auto getDistanceToPlayerCell = [&] (const std::pair<int, int>& cellPosition)
@@ -798,9 +797,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->fadeScreenOut(0.5);
 
         Loading::Listener* loadingListener = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getLoadingScreen();
-        int messagesCount = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getMessagesCount();
         std::string loadingInteriorText = "#{sLoadingMessage2}";
-        loadingListener->setLabel(loadingInteriorText, false, messagesCount > 0);
+        loadingListener->setLabel(loadingInteriorText);
         Loading::ScopedLoad load(loadingListener);
 
         if(mCurrentCell != nullptr && *mCurrentCell == *cell)
diff --git a/components/loadinglistener/loadinglistener.hpp b/components/loadinglistener/loadinglistener.hpp
index 93467c141..14a1b96f9 100644
--- a/components/loadinglistener/loadinglistener.hpp
+++ b/components/loadinglistener/loadinglistener.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Loading
         /// @note "non-important" labels may not show on screen if the loading process went so fast
         /// that the implementation decided not to show a loading screen at all. "important" labels
         /// will show in a separate message-box if the loading screen was not shown.
-        virtual void setLabel (const std::string& label, bool important=false, bool center=false) {}
+        virtual void setLabel (const std::string& label, bool important=false) {}
 
         /// Start a loading sequence. Must call loadingOff() when done.
         /// @note To get the loading screen to actually update, you must call setProgress / increaseProgress periodically.