diff --git a/js/ui/boxpointer.js b/js/ui/boxpointer.js
index 59c91f037..82dbbaf6a 100644
--- a/js/ui/boxpointer.js
+++ b/js/ui/boxpointer.js
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ var BoxPointer = GObject.registerClass({
         this._border.connect('repaint', this._drawBorder.bind(this));
         this.add_actor(this._border);
         this.bin.raise(this._border);
-        this._xOffset = 0;
-        this._yOffset = 0;
-        this._xPosition = 0;
-        this._yPosition = 0;
         this._sourceAlignment = 0.5;
         this._capturedEventId = 0;
         this._muteInput();
@@ -118,23 +114,23 @@ var BoxPointer = GObject.registerClass({
         if (animate & PopupAnimation.SLIDE) {
             switch (this._arrowSide) {
                 case St.Side.TOP:
-                    this.yOffset = -rise;
+                    this.translation_y = -rise;
                     break;
                 case St.Side.BOTTOM:
-                    this.yOffset = rise;
+                    this.translation_y = rise;
                     break;
                 case St.Side.LEFT:
-                    this.xOffset = -rise;
+                    this.translation_x = -rise;
                     break;
                 case St.Side.RIGHT:
-                    this.xOffset = rise;
+                    this.translation_x = rise;
                     break;
             }
         }
 
         Tweener.addTween(this, { opacity: 255,
-                                 xOffset: 0,
-                                 yOffset: 0,
+                                 translation_x: 0,
+                                 translation_y: 0,
                                  transition: 'linear',
                                  onComplete: () => {
                                      this._unmuteInput();
@@ -148,8 +144,8 @@ var BoxPointer = GObject.registerClass({
         if (!this.visible)
             return;
 
-        let xOffset = 0;
-        let yOffset = 0;
+        let translationX = 0;
+        let translationY = 0;
         let themeNode = this.get_theme_node();
         let rise = themeNode.get_length('-arrow-rise');
         let fade = (animate & PopupAnimation.FADE);
@@ -158,16 +154,16 @@ var BoxPointer = GObject.registerClass({
         if (animate & PopupAnimation.SLIDE) {
             switch (this._arrowSide) {
                 case St.Side.TOP:
-                    yOffset = rise;
+                    translationY = rise;
                     break;
                 case St.Side.BOTTOM:
-                    yOffset = -rise;
+                    translationY = -rise;
                     break;
                 case St.Side.LEFT:
-                    xOffset = rise;
+                    translationX = rise;
                     break;
                 case St.Side.RIGHT:
-                    xOffset = -rise;
+                    translationX = -rise;
                     break;
             }
         }
@@ -176,15 +172,15 @@ var BoxPointer = GObject.registerClass({
 
         Tweener.removeTweens(this);
         Tweener.addTween(this, { opacity: fade ? 0 : 255,
-                                 xOffset: xOffset,
-                                 yOffset: yOffset,
+                                 translation_x: translationX,
+                                 translation_y: translationY,
                                  transition: 'linear',
                                  time: animationTime,
                                  onComplete: () => {
                                      this.hide();
                                      this.opacity = 0;
-                                     this.xOffset = 0;
-                                     this.yOffset = 0;
+                                     this.translation_x = 0;
+                                     this.translation_y = 0;
                                      if (onComplete)
                                          onComplete();
                                  }
@@ -584,9 +580,9 @@ var BoxPointer = GObject.registerClass({
             parent = parent.get_parent();
         }
 
-        this._xPosition = Math.floor(x);
-        this._yPosition = Math.floor(y);
-        this._shiftActor();
+        // Actually set the position
+        this.x = Math.floor(x);
+        this.y = Math.floor(y);
     }
 
     // @origin: Coordinate specifying middle of the arrow, along
@@ -609,17 +605,6 @@ var BoxPointer = GObject.registerClass({
         }
     }
 
-    _shiftActor() {
-        // Since the position of the BoxPointer depends on the allocated size
-        // of the BoxPointer and the position of the source actor, trying
-        // to position the BoxPointer via the x/y properties will result in
-        // allocation loops and warnings. Instead we do the positioning via
-        // the anchor point, which is independent of allocation, and leave
-        // x == y == 0.
-        this.set_anchor_point(-(this._xPosition + this._xOffset),
-                              -(this._yPosition + this._yOffset));
-    }
-
     _calculateArrowSide(arrowSide) {
         let sourceAllocation = Shell.util_get_transformed_allocation(this._sourceActor);
         let [minWidth, minHeight, boxWidth, boxHeight] = this.get_preferred_size();
@@ -666,24 +651,6 @@ var BoxPointer = GObject.registerClass({
         }
     }
 
-    set xOffset(offset) {
-        this._xOffset = offset;
-        this._shiftActor();
-    }
-
-    get xOffset() {
-        return this._xOffset;
-    }
-
-    set yOffset(offset) {
-        this._yOffset = offset;
-        this._shiftActor();
-    }
-
-    get yOffset() {
-        return this._yOffset;
-    }
-
     updateArrowSide(side) {
         this._arrowSide = side;
         this._border.queue_repaint();