diff --git a/js/ui/dateMenu.js b/js/ui/dateMenu.js
index f3cb00613..bd363f323 100644
--- a/js/ui/dateMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/dateMenu.js
@@ -418,10 +418,7 @@ class WorldClocksSection extends St.Button {
                 x_expand: true,
             });
 
-            let time = new St.Label({
-                style_class: 'world-clocks-time',
-                x_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.END,
-            });
+            let time = new St.Label({ style_class: 'world-clocks-time' });
 
             const tz = new St.Label({
                 style_class: 'world-clocks-timezone',
@@ -487,25 +484,10 @@ class WorldClocksSection extends St.Button {
     }
 
     _updateTimeLabels() {
-        let differentLength = false;
-        let lastLength;
         for (let i = 0; i < this._locations.length; i++) {
             let l = this._locations[i];
             const now = GLib.DateTime.new_now(l.location.get_timezone());
-            const text = Util.formatTime(now, { timeOnly: true });
-            l.timeLabel.text = text;
-
-            if (differentLength)
-                continue;
-            if (lastLength === undefined)
-                lastLength = text.length;
-            differentLength = lastLength !== text.length;
-        }
-
-        for (let i = 0; i < this._locations.length; i++) {
-            this._locations[i].timeLabel.x_align = differentLength
-                ? Clutter.ActorAlign.START
-                : Clutter.ActorAlign.END;
+            l.timeLabel.text = Util.formatTime(now, { timeOnly: true });
         }
     }