diff --git a/addressbook/gui/contact-editor/fullname.ui b/addressbook/gui/contact-editor/fullname.ui
index 227bec9..bed0891 100644
--- a/addressbook/gui/contact-editor/fullname.ui
+++ b/addressbook/gui/contact-editor/fullname.ui
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diff --git a/calendar/gui/dialogs/alarm-dialog.ui b/calendar/gui/dialogs/alarm-dialog.ui
index 1bbd1b4..38244ac 100644
--- a/calendar/gui/dialogs/alarm-dialog.ui
+++ b/calendar/gui/dialogs/alarm-dialog.ui
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diff --git a/calendar/gui/dialogs/alarm-list-dialog.ui b/calendar/gui/dialogs/alarm-list-dialog.ui
index ce21bfa..eb293c8 100644
--- a/calendar/gui/dialogs/alarm-list-dialog.ui
+++ b/calendar/gui/dialogs/alarm-list-dialog.ui
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@
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diff --git a/calendar/gui/dialogs/event-page.ui b/calendar/gui/dialogs/event-page.ui
index 95f638d..019c2b4 100644
--- a/calendar/gui/dialogs/event-page.ui
+++ b/calendar/gui/dialogs/event-page.ui
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diff --git a/calendar/gui/dialogs/memo-page.ui b/calendar/gui/dialogs/memo-page.ui
index f4ff70c..465ab8c 100644
--- a/calendar/gui/dialogs/memo-page.ui
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diff --git a/calendar/gui/dialogs/recurrence-page.ui b/calendar/gui/dialogs/recurrence-page.ui
index d9c9e33..28c0dd3 100644
--- a/calendar/gui/dialogs/recurrence-page.ui
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diff --git a/calendar/gui/dialogs/task-details-page.ui b/calendar/gui/dialogs/task-details-page.ui
index 9655728..f7f107c 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/imap-features/imap-headers.ui b/plugins/imap-features/imap-headers.ui
index 427b120..871bd87 100644
--- a/plugins/imap-features/imap-headers.ui
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@@ -184,7 +182,6 @@ You can ignore this if you choose "All Headers".</property>
                     <property name="xpad">0</property>
                     <property name="ypad">0</property>
                     <property name="ellipsize">PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_NONE</property>
-                    <property name="width_chars">1</property>
                     <property name="single_line_mode">False</property>
                     <property name="angle">0</property>
                   </object>
@@ -312,7 +309,6 @@ You can ignore this if you choose "All Headers".</property>
             <property name="xpad">0</property>
             <property name="ypad">0</property>
             <property name="ellipsize">PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_NONE</property>
-            <property name="width_chars">-1</property>
             <property name="single_line_mode">False</property>
             <property name="angle">0</property>
             <attributes>
