diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/panel_friends.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/panel_friends.xml
index c96ddb8f0..017e38351 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/panel_friends.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/panel_friends.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	    follows="left|top|bottom|right" left="10" multi_select="true"
 	    name="friend_list" right="-100" search_column="1"
 	    tool_tip="Hold shift or control while clicking to select multiple friends"
-	    top="-60">
+	    top="-40">
 		<column image="ff_online_status_button.tga" name="icon_online_status"
 		    tool_tip="Online status" width="20" />
 		<column dynamicwidth="true" label="Name" name="friend_name" tool_tip="Name" />
@@ -25,31 +25,31 @@
 		    tool_tip="You can edit this friend&apos;s objects" width="20" />
 		<column name="friend_last_update_generation" width="0" />
 	</scroll_list>
-	<text bottom_delta="-40" follows="left|top" font="SansSerifSmall" height="16" left_delta="0" 
+	<!--text bottom_delta="-40" follows="left|top" font="SansSerifSmall" height="16" left_delta="0" 
 		name="friends" width="110">
 		Contact Group:
-	</text>
-	<text bottom_delta="-20" follows="left|top" font="SansSerifSmall" height="16" left_delta="0" 
+	</text-->
+	<text bottom_delta="-40" follows="left|top" font="SansSerifSmall" height="16" left_delta="0" 
 		name="friends" width="110">
 		Contact Search:
 	</text>
-	<combo_box allow_text_entry="false" enabled="true" follows="right|top"
+	<!--combo_box allow_text_entry="false" enabled="true" follows="right|top"
 		bottom_delta="20" height="18" hidden="false" left="-255" max_chars="20" mouse_opaque="true"
 		tool_tip="Buddy group" name="buddy_group_combobox" width="130">
 		<combo_item type="string" length="20" enabled="true" name="All" value="All">
 			All
 		</combo_item>
-	</combo_box>
-	<line_editor bottom_delta="-20" enabled="true" follows="right|top" font="SansSerif"
-		height="18" left_delta="0" name="buddy_search_lineedit"
+	</combo_box-->
+	<line_editor bottom_delta="0" enabled="true" follows="right|top" font="SansSerif"
+		height="18" left="-255" name="buddy_search_lineedit"
 		tool_tip="The friend name you want to search for" width="130" />
 	<button bottom_delta="-3" follows="top|right" height="22" label="0"
 		left_delta="132" name="expand_collapse_btn" tool_tip="Expand/Collapse extra info"
 		width="22" />
 	<pad bottom="-7" height="0" left="-90" width="1" />
-	<button bottom_delta="-25" follows="top|right" height="22" label="Set Contact"
+	<!--button bottom_delta="-25" follows="top|right" height="22" label="Set Contact"
 		left_delta="0" name="assign_btn" tool_tip="Assign a friend to a Contact Group"
-		width="80" />-->
+		width="80" /-->
 	<button bottom_delta="-25" follows="top|right" height="22" label="IM/Call"
 	    left_delta="0" name="im_btn" tool_tip="Open Instant Message session"
 	    width="80" />