diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
--- a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,12 @@
                        const NetworkStyle *networkStyle, QWidget *parent)
     : QMainWindow(parent), enableWallet(false), platformStyle(_platformStyle),
       config(configIn) {
-    GUIUtil::restoreWindowGeometry("nWindow", QSize(850, 550), this);
+    QSettings settings;
+    if (!restoreGeometry(settings.value("MainWindowGeometry").toByteArray())) {
+        // Restore failed (perhaps missing setting), center the window
+        move(QApplication::desktop()->availableGeometry().center() -
+             frameGeometry().center());
+    }
 
     QString windowTitle = tr(PACKAGE_NAME) + " - ";
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
@@ -218,7 +223,8 @@
     // Unsubscribe from notifications from core
     unsubscribeFromCoreSignals();
 
-    GUIUtil::saveWindowGeometry("nWindow", this);
+    QSettings settings;
+    settings.setValue("MainWindowGeometry", saveGeometry());
     // Hide tray icon, as deleting will let it linger until quit (on Ubuntu)
     if (trayIcon) {
         trayIcon->hide();
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.h b/src/qt/guiutil.h
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.h
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.h
@@ -208,12 +208,6 @@
 bool GetStartOnSystemStartup();
 bool SetStartOnSystemStartup(bool fAutoStart);
 
-/** Save window size and position */
-void saveWindowGeometry(const QString &strSetting, QWidget *parent);
-/** Restore window size and position */
-void restoreWindowGeometry(const QString &strSetting,
-                           const QSize &defaultSizeIn, QWidget *parent);
-
 /* Convert QString to OS specific boost path through UTF-8 */
 fs::path qstringToBoostPath(const QString &path);
 
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -859,28 +859,6 @@
 
 #endif
 
-void saveWindowGeometry(const QString &strSetting, QWidget *parent) {
-    QSettings settings;
-    settings.setValue(strSetting + "Pos", parent->pos());
-    settings.setValue(strSetting + "Size", parent->size());
-}
-
-void restoreWindowGeometry(const QString &strSetting, const QSize &defaultSize,
-                           QWidget *parent) {
-    QSettings settings;
-    QPoint pos = settings.value(strSetting + "Pos").toPoint();
-    QSize size = settings.value(strSetting + "Size", defaultSize).toSize();
-
-    if (!pos.x() && !pos.y()) {
-        QRect screen = QApplication::desktop()->screenGeometry();
-        pos.setX((screen.width() - size.width()) / 2);
-        pos.setY((screen.height() - size.height()) / 2);
-    }
-
-    parent->resize(size);
-    parent->move(pos);
-}
-
 void setClipboard(const QString &str) {
     QApplication::clipboard()->setText(str, QClipboard::Clipboard);
     QApplication::clipboard()->setText(str, QClipboard::Selection);
diff --git a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
--- a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <db_cxx.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <QDesktopWidget>
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QMessageBox>
@@ -499,7 +500,13 @@
       platformStyle(_platformStyle), peersTableContextMenu(0),
       banTableContextMenu(0), consoleFontSize(0) {
     ui->setupUi(this);
-    GUIUtil::restoreWindowGeometry("nRPCConsoleWindow", this->size(), this);
+    QSettings settings;
+    if (!restoreGeometry(
+            settings.value("RPCConsoleWindowGeometry").toByteArray())) {
+        // Restore failed (perhaps missing setting), center the window
+        move(QApplication::desktop()->availableGeometry().center() -
+             frameGeometry().center());
+    }
 
     ui->openDebugLogfileButton->setToolTip(
         ui->openDebugLogfileButton->toolTip().arg(tr(PACKAGE_NAME)));
@@ -543,7 +550,6 @@
     ui->detailWidget->hide();
     ui->peerHeading->setText(tr("Select a peer to view detailed information."));
 
-    QSettings settings;
     consoleFontSize =
         settings.value(fontSizeSettingsKey, QFontInfo(QFont()).pointSize())
             .toInt();
@@ -551,7 +557,8 @@
 }
 
 RPCConsole::~RPCConsole() {
-    GUIUtil::saveWindowGeometry("nRPCConsoleWindow", this);
+    QSettings settings;
+    settings.setValue("RPCConsoleWindowGeometry", saveGeometry());
     RPCUnsetTimerInterface(rpcTimerInterface);
     delete rpcTimerInterface;
     delete ui;