diff --git a/src/preferences.ui b/src/preferences.ui
index a6b4e36e..988e0704 100644
--- a/src/preferences.ui
+++ b/src/preferences.ui
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@
                       <object class="GtkLabel" id="theme-variant-label">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                        <property name="halign">start</property>
-                        <property name="valign">center</property>
                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">Theme _variant:</property>
                         <property name="use_underline">True</property>
                         <property name="ellipsize">middle</property>
@@ -146,8 +144,6 @@
                       <object class="GtkLabel" id="new-terminal-mode-label">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                        <property name="halign">start</property>
-                        <property name="valign">center</property>
                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">Open _new terminals in:</property>
                         <property name="use_underline">True</property>
                         <property name="mnemonic_widget">new-terminal-mode-combobox</property>
@@ -161,8 +157,6 @@
                       <object class="GtkComboBox" id="theme-variant-combobox">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                        <property name="halign">start</property>
-                        <property name="valign">center</property>
                         <property name="model">theme-variant-liststore</property>
                         <property name="id_column">1</property>
                         <child>
@@ -181,8 +175,6 @@
                       <object class="GtkComboBox" id="new-terminal-mode-combobox">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                        <property name="halign">start</property>
-                        <property name="valign">center</property>
                         <property name="model">new-terminal-mode-liststore</property>
                         <property name="id_column">1</property>
                         <child>
