diff --git a/apps/probability/law/law_controller.cpp b/apps/probability/law/law_controller.cpp
index f6656b86d..3e1f76b1b 100644
--- a/apps/probability/law/law_controller.cpp
+++ b/apps/probability/law/law_controller.cpp
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ int Probability::LawController::reusableCellCount() {
 
 void Probability::LawController::willDisplayCellForIndex(TableViewCell * cell, int index) {
   MenuListCell * myCell = (MenuListCell *)cell;
-  myCell->textView()->setText(m_messages[index]);
-  myCell->textView()->setAlignment(0., 0.5);
+  myCell->setText(m_messages[index]);
 }
 
 KDCoordinate Probability::LawController::cellHeight() {
diff --git a/escher/include/escher/menu_list_cell.h b/escher/include/escher/menu_list_cell.h
index e0df272c4..b98e289fd 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/menu_list_cell.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/menu_list_cell.h
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 class MenuListCell : public TableViewCell {
 public:
   MenuListCell(char * label = nullptr);
-  PointerTextView * textView();
   virtual View * contentView() const;
+  void setText(const char * text);
   void drawRect(KDContext * ctx, KDRect rect) const override;
   void reloadCell() override;
   int numberOfSubviews() const override;
diff --git a/escher/src/menu_list_cell.cpp b/escher/src/menu_list_cell.cpp
index e2b9c22ef..d76236d95 100644
--- a/escher/src/menu_list_cell.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/menu_list_cell.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ void MenuListCell::reloadCell() {
   m_pointerTextView.setBackgroundColor(backgroundColor);
 }
 
-PointerTextView * MenuListCell::textView() {
-  return &m_pointerTextView;
+void MenuListCell::setText(const char * text) {
+  m_pointerTextView.setText(text);
+  layoutSubviews();
 }
 
 View * MenuListCell::contentView() const {