diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Views/CheckBox.cs b/Terminal.Gui/Views/CheckBox.cs
index 3a0da8438..4c35b76b8 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Views/CheckBox.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Views/CheckBox.cs
@@ -46,29 +46,6 @@ public class CheckBox : View {
 		SetInitialProperties (s, is_checked);
 	}
 
-	/// <summary>
-	/// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="CheckBox"/> using <see cref="LayoutStyle.Absolute"/> layout.
-	/// </summary>
-	/// <remarks>
-	///   The size of <see cref="CheckBox"/> is computed based on the
-	///   text length. This <see cref="CheckBox"/> is not toggled.
-	/// </remarks>
-	public CheckBox (int x, int y, string s) : this (x, y, s, false)
-	{
-	}
-
-	/// <summary>
-	/// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="CheckBox"/> using <see cref="LayoutStyle.Absolute"/> layout.
-	/// </summary>
-	/// <remarks>
-	///   The size of <see cref="CheckBox"/> is computed based on the
-	///   text length. 
-	/// </remarks>
-	public CheckBox (int x, int y, string s, bool is_checked) : base (new Rect (x, y, s.Length, 1))
-	{
-		SetInitialProperties (s, is_checked);
-	}
-
 	// TODO: v2 - Remove constructors with parameters
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Private helper to set the initial properties of the View that were provided via constructors.
diff --git a/UICatalog/Scenarios/WindowsAndFrameViews.cs b/UICatalog/Scenarios/WindowsAndFrameViews.cs
index 99c0cf678..398c8b401 100644
--- a/UICatalog/Scenarios/WindowsAndFrameViews.cs
+++ b/UICatalog/Scenarios/WindowsAndFrameViews.cs
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ namespace UICatalog.Scenarios {
 				ColorScheme = Colors.Error
 			});
 
-			subWinofFV.Add (new CheckBox (0, 1, "Check me"));
-			subWinofFV.Add (new CheckBox (0, 2, "Or, Check me"));
+			subWinofFV.Add (new CheckBox ("Check me") { Y = 1 });
+			subWinofFV.Add (new CheckBox ("Or, Check me") { Y = 2 });
 
 			frame.Add (subWinofFV);
 			var subFrameViewofFV = new FrameView ("this is a Sub-FrameView") {
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ namespace UICatalog.Scenarios {
 			};
 			subFrameViewofFV.Add (new TextField (0, 0, 15, "Edit Me"));
 
-			subFrameViewofFV.Add (new CheckBox (0, 1, "Check me"));
+			subFrameViewofFV.Add (new CheckBox ("Check me") { Y = 1 });
 			// BUGBUG: This checkbox is not shown even though frameViewFV has 3 rows in 
 			// its client area. #522
-			subFrameViewofFV.Add (new CheckBox (0, 2, "Or, Check me"));
+			subFrameViewofFV.Add (new CheckBox ("Or, Check me") { Y = 2 });
 
 			frame.Add (new CheckBox ("Btn1 (Y = Pos.AnchorEnd (1))") {
 				X = 0,
diff --git a/UnitTests/Views/CheckBoxTests.cs b/UnitTests/Views/CheckBoxTests.cs
index 9659dffcb..306087e39 100644
--- a/UnitTests/Views/CheckBoxTests.cs
+++ b/UnitTests/Views/CheckBoxTests.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui.ViewsTests {
 			Assert.True (ckb.CanFocus);
 			Assert.Equal (new Rect (0, 0, 6, 1), ckb.Frame);
 
-			ckb = new CheckBox (1, 2, "Test");
+			ckb = new CheckBox ("Test") { X = 1, Y = 2 };
 			Assert.True (ckb.AutoSize);
 			Assert.False (ckb.Checked);
 			Assert.False (ckb.AllowNullChecked);
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui.ViewsTests {
 			Assert.True (ckb.CanFocus);
 			Assert.Equal (new Rect (1, 2, 6, 1), ckb.Frame);
 
-			ckb = new CheckBox (3, 4, "Test", true);
+			ckb = new CheckBox ("Test", true) { X = 3, Y = 4 };
 			Assert.True (ckb.AutoSize);
 			Assert.True (ckb.Checked);
 			Assert.False (ckb.AllowNullChecked);