diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/measfmt.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/measfmt.cpp
index e5813a3f53..3d9faca7c1 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/measfmt.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/measfmt.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 **********************************************************************
-* Copyright (c) 2004-2014, International Business Machines
+* Copyright (c) 2004-2015, International Business Machines
 * Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 **********************************************************************
 * Author: Alan Liu
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ MeasureFormat::MeasureFormat() :
         cache(NULL),
         numberFormat(NULL),
         pluralRules(NULL),
-        width(UMEASFMT_WIDTH_WIDE),
+        width(UMEASFMT_WIDTH_SHORT),
         listFormatter(NULL) {
 }
 
@@ -935,9 +935,6 @@ const QuantityFormatter *MeasureFormat::getQuantityFormatter(
     if (formatters[UMEASFMT_WIDTH_SHORT].isValid()) {
         return &formatters[UMEASFMT_WIDTH_SHORT];
     }
-    if (formatters[UMEASFMT_WIDTH_WIDE].isValid()) {
-        return &formatters[UMEASFMT_WIDTH_WIDE];
-    }
     status = U_MISSING_RESOURCE_ERROR;
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -953,9 +950,6 @@ const SimplePatternFormatter *MeasureFormat::getPerUnitFormatter(
     if (perUnitFormatters[UMEASFMT_WIDTH_SHORT] != NULL) {
         return perUnitFormatters[UMEASFMT_WIDTH_SHORT];
     }
-    if (perUnitFormatters[UMEASFMT_WIDTH_WIDE] != NULL) {
-        return perUnitFormatters[UMEASFMT_WIDTH_WIDE];
-    }
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -973,9 +967,6 @@ const SimplePatternFormatter *MeasureFormat::getPerFormatter(
     if (perFormatters[UMEASFMT_WIDTH_SHORT].getPlaceholderCount() == 2) {
         return &perFormatters[UMEASFMT_WIDTH_SHORT];
     }
-    if (perFormatters[UMEASFMT_WIDTH_WIDE].getPlaceholderCount() == 2) {
-        return &perFormatters[UMEASFMT_WIDTH_WIDE];
-    }
     status = U_MISSING_RESOURCE_ERROR;
     return NULL;
 }