diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWReferenceListDialog.js b/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWReferenceListDialog.js
index 4c9df8fb2e..a3bbf620c2 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWReferenceListDialog.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWReferenceListDialog.js
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
  * @param {Object} [config] Configuration options
  */
 ve.ui.MWReferenceListDialog = function VeUiMWReferenceListDialog( config ) {
-	// Configuration initialization
-	config = ve.extendObject( { 'size': 'small' }, config );
-
 	// Parent constructor
 	ve.ui.MWReferenceListDialog.super.call( this, config );
 };
@@ -37,6 +34,8 @@ ve.ui.MWReferenceListDialog.static.icon = 'references';
 
 ve.ui.MWReferenceListDialog.static.modelClasses = [ ve.dm.MWReferenceListNode ];
 
+ve.ui.MWReferenceListDialog.static.defaultSize = 'small';
+
 /* Methods */
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWSaveDialog.js b/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWSaveDialog.js
index f2c83ab85a..26859fc426 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWSaveDialog.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWSaveDialog.js
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
  * @param {Object} [config] Config options
  */
 ve.ui.MWSaveDialog = function VeUiMWSaveDialog( config ) {
-	// Configuration initialization
-	config = ve.extendObject( { 'size': 'medium' }, config );
-
 	// Parent constructor
 	ve.ui.Dialog.call( this, config );