diff --git a/include/SimpleTextFloat.h b/include/SimpleTextFloat.h
index e930d2430..2821ca411 100644
--- a/include/SimpleTextFloat.h
+++ b/include/SimpleTextFloat.h
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ public:
 
 	void showWithDelay(int msecBeforeDisplay, int msecDisplayTime);
 
-	void setVisibilityTimeOut(int msecs);
+	void showWithTimeout(int msec)
+	{
+		showWithDelay(0, msec);
+	}
 
 	void moveGlobal(QWidget * w, const QPoint & offset)
 	{
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/PianoRoll.cpp b/src/gui/editors/PianoRoll.cpp
index ea73e1993..3ef056c43 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/PianoRoll.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editors/PianoRoll.cpp
@@ -451,14 +451,7 @@ void PianoRoll::showTextFloat(const QString &text, const QPoint &pos, int timeou
 	s_textFloat->setText( text );
 	// show the float, offset slightly so as to not obscure anything
 	s_textFloat->moveGlobal( this, pos + QPoint(4, 16) );
-	if (timeout == -1)
-	{
-		s_textFloat->show();
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		s_textFloat->setVisibilityTimeOut( timeout );
-	}
+	s_textFloat->showWithTimeout(timeout);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/Fader.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/Fader.cpp
index 7ce85963b..46f336cb7 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/Fader.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/Fader.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void Fader::adjustByDecibelDelta(float value)
 	adjustModelByDBDelta(value);
 
 	updateTextFloat();
-	s_textFloat->setVisibilityTimeOut(1000);
+	s_textFloat->showWithTimeout(1000);
 }
 
 void Fader::adjustByDialog()
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/FloatModelEditorBase.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/FloatModelEditorBase.cpp
index 3c7fe93c7..ed09fa261 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/FloatModelEditorBase.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/FloatModelEditorBase.cpp
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ void FloatModelEditorBase::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent * we)
 
 	s_textFloat->setText(displayValue());
 	s_textFloat->moveGlobal(this, QPoint(width() + 2, 0));
-	s_textFloat->setVisibilityTimeOut(1000);
+	s_textFloat->showWithTimeout(1000);
 
 	emit sliderMoved(model()->value());
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/SimpleTextFloat.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/SimpleTextFloat.cpp
index e37753229..1be683837 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/SimpleTextFloat.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/SimpleTextFloat.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void SimpleTextFloat::setText(const QString & text)
 
 void SimpleTextFloat::showWithDelay(int msecBeforeDisplay, int msecDisplayTime)
 {
-	if (msecBeforeDisplay != 0)
+	if (msecBeforeDisplay > 0)
 	{
 		m_showTimer->start(msecBeforeDisplay);
 	}
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void SimpleTextFloat::showWithDelay(int msecBeforeDisplay, int msecDisplayTime)
 		show();
 	}
 
-	if (msecDisplayTime != 0)
+	if (msecDisplayTime > 0)
 	{
 		m_hideTimer->start(msecBeforeDisplay + msecDisplayTime);
 	}
@@ -84,10 +84,4 @@ void SimpleTextFloat::hide()
 	QWidget::hide();
 }
 
-void SimpleTextFloat::setVisibilityTimeOut(int msecs)
-{
-	QTimer::singleShot(msecs, this, SLOT(hide()));
-	show();
-}
-
 } // namespace lmms::gui