diff --git a/modules/skin.lua b/modules/skin.lua
index 867d4c0d..d7f98e49 100644
--- a/modules/skin.lua
+++ b/modules/skin.lua
@@ -1,39 +1,4 @@
 pfUI:RegisterModule("skin", function ()
-  -- align UIParent panels
-  pfUI.panelalign = CreateFrame("Frame", "pfUIParentPanelAlign", UIParent)
-  pfUI.panelalign:SetScript("OnUpdate", function()
-    -- throttle to 5 updates per second instead of every frame
-    if (this.tick or 0.2) > GetTime() then return else this.tick = GetTime() + 0.2 end
-
-    local left = UIParent.left
-    local center = UIParent.center
-    local rbpos, ropos
-
-    -- detect outer frame backdrops
-    if left and not left.rightObj then
-      left.rightObj = left.backdrop or left
-      for _, frame in pairs({left:GetChildren()}) do
-        rbpos = frame.backdrop and frame.backdrop.GetRight and frame.backdrop:GetRight()
-        ropos = left.rightObj  and left.rightObj.GetRight  and left.rightObj:GetRight()
-        if rbpos and ropos and rbpos > ropos then
-          left.rightObj = frame.backdrop
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    -- reset anchors
-    if not left or not left:IsShown() or not center or not center:IsShown() then
-      UIParent.pfLeftAligned = nil
-      return
-    elseif center and center:IsShown() and left and left:IsShown() then
-      local width = left.rightObj:GetRight()
-      if width and width ~= UIParent.pfLeftAligned then
-        center:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", "UIParent", "TOPLEFT", width + 10, -104)
-        UIParent.pfLeftAligned = width
-      end
-    end
-  end)
-
   -- durability frame
   pfUI.durability = CreateFrame("Frame", "pfDurability", UIParent)
   if pfUI.minimap then
@@ -79,4 +44,4 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("skin", function ()
   else
     UIErrorsFrame:RegisterEvent("UI_ERROR_MESSAGE")
   end
-end)
\ No newline at end of file
+end)
diff --git a/skins/blizzard/friends.lua b/skins/blizzard/friends.lua
index 53973c6a..bd571b7b 100644
--- a/skins/blizzard/friends.lua
+++ b/skins/blizzard/friends.lua
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ pfUI:RegisterSkin("Friends", function ()
   CreateBackdropShadow(FriendsFrame)
 
   FriendsFrame.backdrop:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", 8, -10)
-  FriendsFrame.backdrop:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", -32, 74)
-  FriendsFrame:SetHitRectInsets(8,32,10,74)
+  FriendsFrame.backdrop:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", -32, 72)
+  FriendsFrame:SetHitRectInsets(8,32,10,72)
   EnableMovable("FriendsFrame")
 
   SkinCloseButton(FriendsFrameCloseButton, FriendsFrame.backdrop, -6, -6)
diff --git a/skins/blizzard/questlog.lua b/skins/blizzard/questlog.lua
index adef8344..dc5828af 100644
--- a/skins/blizzard/questlog.lua
+++ b/skins/blizzard/questlog.lua
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@ pfUI:RegisterSkin("Quest Log", function ()
   local rawborder, border = GetBorderSize()
   local bpad = rawborder > 1 and border - GetPerfectPixel() or GetPerfectPixel()
 
-  _G.QUESTS_DISPLAYED = 23
+  _G.QUESTS_DISPLAYED = 22
   _G.MAX_WATCHABLE_QUESTS = 20 -- TODO
 
   do -- quest log frame
     QuestLogQuestCount:ClearAllPoints()
     QuestLogQuestCount:SetPoint("TOPRIGHT", -10, -30)
 
-    hooksecurefunc("QuestLog_OnShow", function()
-      QuestLogFrame:ClearAllPoints()
-      QuestLogFrame:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", 10, -104)
-    end)
+    -- let the panel manager anchor this doublewide panel at 10, -114
+    UIPanelWindows["QuestLogFrame"].xoffset = 10
+    UIPanelWindows["QuestLogFrame"].yoffset = -10
 
-    QuestLogFrame:SetSize(676, 440)
+    -- match the 430px height and top edge of the other skinned panels
+    QuestLogFrame:SetSize(676, 430)
     QuestLogFrame:DisableDrawLayer("BACKGROUND")
 
     StripTextures(QuestLogFrame, true)
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pfUI:RegisterSkin("Quest Log", function ()
     end
 
     QuestLogListScrollFrame:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", 10, -54)
-    QuestLogListScrollFrame:SetHeight(350)
+    QuestLogListScrollFrame:SetHeight(340)
 
     hooksecurefunc("QuestLog_Update", function()
       local numEntries = GetNumQuestLogEntries()
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ pfUI:RegisterSkin("Quest Log", function ()
 
     QuestLogDetailScrollFrame:ClearAllPoints()
     QuestLogDetailScrollFrame:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", QuestLogListScrollFrame, "TOPRIGHT", 35, 0)
-    QuestLogDetailScrollFrame:SetHeight(376)
-    QuestLogDetailScrollChildFrame:SetHeight(376)
+    QuestLogDetailScrollFrame:SetHeight(366)
+    QuestLogDetailScrollChildFrame:SetHeight(366)
 
     local bg = QuestLogDetailScrollFrame:CreateTexture(nil, "BACKGROUND")
     bg:SetAllPoints()
diff --git a/skins/blizzard/spellbook.lua b/skins/blizzard/spellbook.lua
index 4524e9ce..94a0a444 100644
--- a/skins/blizzard/spellbook.lua
+++ b/skins/blizzard/spellbook.lua
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ pfUI:RegisterSkin("Spellbook", function ()
   CreateBackdrop(SpellBookFrame, nil, nil, .75)
   CreateBackdropShadow(SpellBookFrame)
 
-  SpellBookFrame.backdrop:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", 12, -12)
+  SpellBookFrame.backdrop:SetPoint("TOPLEFT", 10, -10)
   SpellBookFrame.backdrop:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT", -30, 72)
-  SpellBookFrame:SetHitRectInsets(12,30,12,72)
+  SpellBookFrame:SetHitRectInsets(10,30,10,72)
   EnableMovable(SpellBookFrame)
 
   SpellBookTitleText:ClearAllPoints()