diff --git a/source/blender/editors/screen/area.c b/source/blender/editors/screen/area.c
index 827f19307b8..5af60726f14 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/screen/area.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/screen/area.c
@@ -1783,10 +1783,6 @@ void ED_region_panels(const bContext *C, ARegion *ar, int vertical, const char *
 void ED_region_panels_init(wmWindowManager *wm, ARegion *ar)
 {
 	wmKeyMap *keymap;
-	
-	/* used for correctly initialized User-Prefs only?  */
-//	if (!(ar->v2d.align & V2D_ALIGN_NO_POS_Y))
-//		ar->v2d.flag &= ~V2D_IS_INITIALISED;
 
 	UI_view2d_region_reinit(&ar->v2d, V2D_COMMONVIEW_PANELS_UI, ar->winx, ar->winy);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_userpref/space_userpref.c b/source/blender/editors/space_userpref/space_userpref.c
index 6560f218002..5ebbebec35b 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_userpref/space_userpref.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_userpref/space_userpref.c
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ static SpaceLink *userpref_duplicate(SpaceLink *sl)
 /* add handlers, stuff you only do once or on area/region changes */
 static void userpref_main_area_init(wmWindowManager *wm, ARegion *ar)
 {
-	ar->v2d.flag &= ~V2D_IS_INITIALISED;
+	/* do not use here, the properties changed in userprefs do a system-wide refresh, then scroller jumps back */
+	/*	ar->v2d.flag &= ~V2D_IS_INITIALISED; */
+	
 	ar->v2d.scroll = V2D_SCROLL_RIGHT | V2D_SCROLL_VERTICAL_HIDE;
 
 	ED_region_panels_init(wm, ar);