diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.cpp
index b163297f9a..68e99e0dee 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.cpp
@@ -193,11 +193,4 @@ std::string CSVFilter::EditWidget::generateFilter (std::pair< std::string, std::
     }
 
     return ss.str();
-}
-
-void CSVFilter::EditWidget::useFilterRequest (const std::string& idOfFilter)
-{
-    clear();
-    insert(QString::fromUtf8(idOfFilter.c_str()));
-}
-
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.hpp
index e7e34b8e9a..a0f9f8919a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ namespace CSVFilter
 
             EditWidget (CSMWorld::Data& data, QWidget *parent = 0);
 
+            void createFilterRequest(std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > >& filterSource,
+                                     Qt::DropAction action);
+
         signals:
 
             void filterChanged (boost::shared_ptr<CSMFilter::Node> filter);
@@ -47,10 +50,7 @@ namespace CSVFilter
 
             void filterRowsInserted (const QModelIndex& parent, int start, int end);
 
-            void createFilterRequest(std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > >& filterSource,
-                                     Qt::DropAction action);
 
-            void useFilterRequest(const std::string& idOfFilter);
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.cpp
index 0089143e94..e588770b11 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ CSVFilter::FilterBox::FilterBox (CSMWorld::Data& data, QWidget *parent)
         SIGNAL (filterChanged (boost::shared_ptr<CSMFilter::Node>)),
         this, SIGNAL (recordFilterChanged (boost::shared_ptr<CSMFilter::Node>)));
 
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(createFilterRequest(std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > >&, Qt::DropAction)),
-            mRecordFilterBox, SIGNAL(createFilterRequest(std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > >&, Qt::DropAction)));
-
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(useFilterRequest(const std::string&)), mRecordFilterBox, SIGNAL(useFilterRequest(const std::string&)));
     setAcceptDrops(true);
 }
 
@@ -53,3 +49,9 @@ void CSVFilter::FilterBox::dragMoveEvent (QDragMoveEvent* event)
 {
     event->accept();
 }
+
+void CSVFilter::FilterBox::createFilterRequest (std::vector< std::pair< std::string, std::vector< std::string > > >& filterSource,
+                                                Qt::DropAction action)
+{
+    mRecordFilterBox->createFilterRequest(filterSource, action);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.hpp
index a8aa319531..c765164e76 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.hpp
@@ -24,25 +24,25 @@ namespace CSVFilter
 
             RecordFilterBox *mRecordFilterBox;
 
+        public:
+            FilterBox (CSMWorld::Data& data, QWidget *parent = 0);
+
+            void setRecordFilter (const std::string& filter);
+
+            void createFilterRequest(std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > >& filterSource,
+                                     Qt::DropAction action);
+
+
+        private:
             void dragEnterEvent (QDragEnterEvent* event);
 
             void dropEvent (QDropEvent* event);
 
             void dragMoveEvent(QDragMoveEvent *event);
 
-        public:
-
-            FilterBox (CSMWorld::Data& data, QWidget *parent = 0);
-
-            void setRecordFilter (const std::string& filter);
-
         signals:
-
             void recordFilterChanged (boost::shared_ptr<CSMFilter::Node> filter);
             void recordDropped (std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId>& types, Qt::DropAction action);
-            void createFilterRequest(std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > >& filterSource,
-                                     Qt::DropAction action);
-            void useFilterRequest(const std::string& idOfFilter);
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/filter/recordfilterbox.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/filter/recordfilterbox.cpp
index f15b1e17a0..ec56476185 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/filter/recordfilterbox.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/filter/recordfilterbox.cpp
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@ CSVFilter::RecordFilterBox::RecordFilterBox (CSMWorld::Data& data, QWidget *pare
     connect (
         mEdit, SIGNAL (filterChanged (boost::shared_ptr<CSMFilter::Node>)),
         this, SIGNAL (filterChanged (boost::shared_ptr<CSMFilter::Node>)));
-
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(createFilterRequest(std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > >&, Qt::DropAction)),
-            mEdit, SLOT(createFilterRequest(std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > >&, Qt::DropAction)));
-
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(useFilterRequest(const std::string&)), mEdit, SLOT(useFilterRequest(const std::string&)));
 }
 
 void CSVFilter::RecordFilterBox::setFilter (const std::string& filter)
 {
+    mEdit->clear();
     mEdit->setText (QString::fromUtf8 (filter.c_str()));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+void CSVFilter::RecordFilterBox::createFilterRequest (std::vector< std::pair< std::string, std::vector< std::string > > >& filterSource,
+                                                      Qt::DropAction action)
+{
+    mEdit->createFilterRequest(filterSource, action);
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/filter/recordfilterbox.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/filter/recordfilterbox.hpp
index 8e01310a36..f4d17510b6 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/filter/recordfilterbox.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/filter/recordfilterbox.hpp
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ namespace CSVFilter
 
             void setFilter (const std::string& filter);
 
+            void useFilterRequest(const std::string& idOfFilter);
+
+            void createFilterRequest(std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > >& filterSource,
+                                     Qt::DropAction action);
+
         signals:
 
             void filterChanged (boost::shared_ptr<CSMFilter::Node> filter);
-            void createFilterRequest(std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > >& filterSource,
-                                     Qt::DropAction action);
-            void useFilterRequest(const std::string& idOfFilter);
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
index 7f7b1477e9..a5a7e8252e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ CSVWorld::TableSubView::TableSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::D
 
     connect(mFilterBox, SIGNAL(recordDropped(std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId>&, Qt::DropAction)),
         this, SLOT(createFilterRequest(std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId>&, Qt::DropAction)));
-
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(useFilterRequest(const std::string&)), mFilterBox, SIGNAL(useFilterRequest(const std::string&)));
-
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(createFilterRequest(std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > >&, Qt::DropAction)),
-            mFilterBox, SIGNAL(createFilterRequest(std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > >&, Qt::DropAction)));
 }
 
 void CSVWorld::TableSubView::setEditLock (bool locked)
@@ -122,7 +117,7 @@ void CSVWorld::TableSubView::createFilterRequest (std::vector< CSMWorld::Univers
 
         filterSource.push_back(pair);
     }
-    emit createFilterRequest(filterSource, action);
+    mFilterBox->createFilterRequest(filterSource, action);
 }
 
 bool CSVWorld::TableSubView::eventFilter (QObject* object, QEvent* event)
@@ -134,7 +129,7 @@ bool CSVWorld::TableSubView::eventFilter (QObject* object, QEvent* event)
         bool handled = data->holdsType(CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Filter);
         if (handled)
         {
-            emit useFilterRequest(data->returnMatching(CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Filter).getId());
+            mFilterBox->setRecordFilter(data->returnMatching(CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Filter).getId());
         }
         return handled;
     }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.hpp
index 3f82a7592a..b344ba1ad2 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.hpp
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ namespace CSVWorld
         signals:
             void cloneRequest(const std::string&,
                               const CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type);
-            void createFilterRequest(std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > >& filterSource,
-                                     Qt::DropAction action);
-            void useFilterRequest(const std::string& idOfFilter);
 
         private slots: