diff --git a/src/gui/gui.config b/src/gui/gui.config
index fe87f0d577..8f1b33a42f 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.config
+++ b/src/gui/gui.config
@@ -91,12 +91,10 @@
 <plugin filename="TransformControl" name="Transform control">
   <ignition-gui>
     <title>Transform control</title>
-    <anchors target="3D View">
-      <line own="left" target="left"/>
-      <line own="top" target="top"/>
-    </anchors>
     <property key="resizable" type="bool">false</property>
-    <property key="width" type="double">230</property>
+    <property key="x" type="double">0</property>
+    <property key="y" type="double">0</property>
+    <property key="width" type="double">250</property>
     <property key="height" type="double">50</property>
     <property key="state" type="string">floating</property>
     <property key="showTitleBar" type="bool">false</property>
@@ -107,12 +105,10 @@
 <!-- Insert simple shapes -->
 <plugin filename="Shapes" name="Shapes">
   <ignition-gui>
-    <anchors target="Transform control">
-      <line own="left" target="right"/>
-      <line own="top" target="top"/>
-    </anchors>
     <property key="resizable" type="bool">false</property>
-    <property key="width" type="double">250</property>
+    <property key="x" type="double">250</property>
+    <property key="y" type="double">0</property>
+    <property key="width" type="double">150</property>
     <property key="height" type="double">50</property>
     <property key="state" type="string">floating</property>
     <property key="showTitleBar" type="bool">false</property>
@@ -123,12 +119,10 @@
 <!-- Insert lights -->
 <plugin filename="Lights" name="Lights">
   <ignition-gui>
-    <anchors target="Shapes">
-      <line own="left" target="right"/>
-      <line own="top" target="top"/>
-    </anchors>
     <property key="resizable" type="bool">false</property>
-    <property key="width" type="double">250</property>
+    <property key="x" type="double">400</property>
+    <property key="y" type="double">0</property>
+    <property key="width" type="double">150</property>
     <property key="height" type="double">50</property>
     <property key="state" type="string">floating</property>
     <property key="showTitleBar" type="bool">false</property>