diff --git a/windows/windlg.c b/windows/windlg.c
index f10f091a..adb0639f 100644
--- a/windows/windlg.c
+++ b/windows/windlg.c
@@ -205,19 +205,6 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK LicenceProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void MakeDlgItemBorderless(HWND parent, int id)
-{
-    HWND child = GetDlgItem(parent, id);
-    LONG_PTR style = GetWindowLongPtr(child, GWL_STYLE);
-    LONG_PTR exstyle = GetWindowLongPtr(child, GWL_EXSTYLE);
-    style &= ~WS_BORDER;
-    exstyle &= ~(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE | WS_EX_STATICEDGE | WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE);
-    SetWindowLongPtr(child, GWL_STYLE, style);
-    SetWindowLongPtr(child, GWL_EXSTYLE, exstyle);
-    SetWindowPos(child, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-                 SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_FRAMECHANGED);
-}
-
 static INT_PTR CALLBACK AboutProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg,
                                   WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {
diff --git a/windows/winpgen.c b/windows/winpgen.c
index 81dc64a3..7c44a279 100644
--- a/windows/winpgen.c
+++ b/windows/winpgen.c
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK AboutProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg,
                  "\251 " SHORT_COPYRIGHT_DETAILS ". All rights reserved.");
             sfree(buildinfo_text);
             SetDlgItemText(hwnd, 1000, text);
+            MakeDlgItemBorderless(hwnd, 1000);
             sfree(text);
         }
         return 1;
diff --git a/windows/winpgnt.c b/windows/winpgnt.c
index 9477085d..951a3474 100644
--- a/windows/winpgnt.c
+++ b/windows/winpgnt.c
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK AboutProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg,
              "\251 " SHORT_COPYRIGHT_DETAILS ". All rights reserved.");
         sfree(buildinfo_text);
         SetDlgItemText(hwnd, IDC_ABOUT_TEXTBOX, text);
+        MakeDlgItemBorderless(hwnd, IDC_ABOUT_TEXTBOX);
         sfree(text);
         return 1;
       }
diff --git a/windows/winstuff.h b/windows/winstuff.h
index 31012c6a..21c96764 100644
--- a/windows/winstuff.h
+++ b/windows/winstuff.h
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ void filereq_free(filereq *state);
 void pgp_fingerprints_msgbox(HWND owner);
 int message_box(HWND owner, LPCTSTR text, LPCTSTR caption,
                 DWORD style, DWORD helpctxid);
+void MakeDlgItemBorderless(HWND parent, int id);
 char *GetDlgItemText_alloc(HWND hwnd, int id);
 void split_into_argv(char *, int *, char ***, char ***);
 
diff --git a/windows/winutils.c b/windows/winutils.c
index df0c41be..973c3be0 100644
--- a/windows/winutils.c
+++ b/windows/winutils.c
@@ -157,6 +157,23 @@ void pgp_fingerprints_msgbox(HWND owner)
         HELPCTXID(pgp_fingerprints));
 }
 
+/*
+ * Helper function to remove the border around a dialog item such as
+ * a read-only edit control.
+ */
+void MakeDlgItemBorderless(HWND parent, int id)
+{
+    HWND child = GetDlgItem(parent, id);
+    LONG_PTR style = GetWindowLongPtr(child, GWL_STYLE);
+    LONG_PTR exstyle = GetWindowLongPtr(child, GWL_EXSTYLE);
+    style &= ~WS_BORDER;
+    exstyle &= ~(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE | WS_EX_STATICEDGE | WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE);
+    SetWindowLongPtr(child, GWL_STYLE, style);
+    SetWindowLongPtr(child, GWL_EXSTYLE, exstyle);
+    SetWindowPos(child, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+                 SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_FRAMECHANGED);
+}
+
 /*
  * Handy wrapper around GetDlgItemText which doesn't make you invent
  * an arbitrary length limit on the output string. Returned string is