diff --git a/js/ui/dash.js b/js/ui/dash.js
index f4c033bad..bc98ae323 100644
--- a/js/ui/dash.js
+++ b/js/ui/dash.js
@@ -331,8 +331,7 @@ const Dash = new Lang.Class({
 
         this._container.add(this._showAppsIcon.actor);
 
-        this.actor = new St.Bin({ child: this._container,
-                                  y_align: St.Align.START });
+        this.actor = new St.Bin({ child: this._container });
         this.actor.connect('notify::height', Lang.bind(this,
             function() {
                 if (this._maxHeight != this.actor.height)
diff --git a/js/ui/overview.js b/js/ui/overview.js
index a7d29109a..cb0ff67d9 100644
--- a/js/ui/overview.js
+++ b/js/ui/overview.js
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ const Overview = new Lang.Class({
         this._group.add_actor(this._dash.actor);
 
         // TODO - recalculate everything when desktop size changes
-        this._dash.actor.add_constraint(this._viewSelector.constrainY);
         this._dash.actor.add_constraint(this._viewSelector.constrainHeight);
         this.dashIconSize = this._dash.iconSize;
         this._dash.connect('icon-size-changed',
@@ -494,12 +493,7 @@ const Overview = new Lang.Class({
         let searchY = contentY + this._spacing;
 
         let dashWidth = Math.round(DASH_SPLIT_FRACTION * primary.width);
-        let viewWidth = primary.width - dashWidth - this._spacing;
-        let viewHeight = contentHeight - 2 * this._spacing - searchHeight;
-        let viewY = contentY + this._spacing + searchHeight;
-        let viewX = rtl ? 0 : dashWidth + this._spacing;
-
-        // Set the dash's x position - y is handled by a constraint
+        let dashY = searchY + searchHeight + this._spacing;
         let dashX;
         if (rtl) {
             this._dash.actor.set_anchor_point_from_gravity(Clutter.Gravity.NORTH_EAST);
@@ -507,9 +501,14 @@ const Overview = new Lang.Class({
         } else {
             dashX = 0;
         }
-        this._dash.actor.set_x(dashX);
+
+        let viewX = rtl ? 0 : dashWidth + this._spacing;
+        let viewY = searchY + searchHeight + this._spacing;
+        let viewWidth = primary.width - dashWidth - this._spacing;
+        let viewHeight = contentHeight - this._spacing - viewY;
 
         this._searchEntry.set_position(searchX, searchY);
+        this._dash.actor.set_position(dashX, dashY);
         this._viewSelector.actor.set_position(viewX, viewY);
         this._viewSelector.actor.set_size(viewWidth, viewHeight);
     },
diff --git a/js/ui/viewSelector.js b/js/ui/viewSelector.js
index 9fa47629e..38326a59b 100644
--- a/js/ui/viewSelector.js
+++ b/js/ui/viewSelector.js
@@ -422,8 +422,6 @@ const ViewSelector = new Lang.Class({
         // to use position and height properties directly, outside code would
         // need to ensure that the content is properly allocated before
         // accessing the properties.
-        this.constrainY = new Clutter.BindConstraint({ source: this._pageArea,
-                                                       coordinate: Clutter.BindCoordinate.Y });
         this.constrainHeight = new Clutter.BindConstraint({ source: this._pageArea,
                                                             coordinate: Clutter.BindCoordinate.HEIGHT });
     },