diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
index f910a5b19..0750651d3 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
@@ -1364,11 +1364,8 @@ StScrollBar {
 
   //search results
 
-  #searchResultsBin {
-    max-width: 1000px;
-  }
-
   #searchResultsContent {
+    max-width: 1000px;
     padding-left: 20px;
     padding-right: 20px;
     spacing: 16px;
diff --git a/js/ui/search.js b/js/ui/search.js
index 9d9ca718f..6d6c09a64 100644
--- a/js/ui/search.js
+++ b/js/ui/search.js
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ const SEARCH_PROVIDERS_SCHEMA = 'org.gnome.desktop.search-providers';
 var MAX_LIST_SEARCH_RESULTS_ROWS = 5;
 var MAX_GRID_SEARCH_RESULTS_ROWS = 1;
 
-var MaxWidthBin = GObject.registerClass(
-class MaxWidthBin extends St.Bin {
+var MaxWidthBox = GObject.registerClass(
+class MaxWidthBox extends St.BoxLayout {
     vfunc_allocate(box, flags) {
         let themeNode = this.get_theme_node();
         let maxWidth = themeNode.get_max_width();
@@ -378,22 +378,16 @@ var SearchResults = class {
         this.actor = new St.BoxLayout({ name: 'searchResults',
                                         vertical: true });
 
-        this._content = new St.BoxLayout({ name: 'searchResultsContent',
-                                           vertical: true });
-        this._contentBin = new MaxWidthBin({ name: 'searchResultsBin',
-                                             x_fill: true,
-                                             y_fill: true,
-                                             child: this._content });
-
-        let scrollChild = new St.BoxLayout();
-        scrollChild.add(this._contentBin, { expand: true });
+        this._content = new MaxWidthBox({ name: 'searchResultsContent',
+                                          vertical: true });
 
         this._scrollView = new St.ScrollView({ x_fill: true,
                                                y_fill: false,
                                                overlay_scrollbars: true,
                                                style_class: 'search-display vfade' });
         this._scrollView.set_policy(St.PolicyType.NEVER, St.PolicyType.AUTOMATIC);
-        this._scrollView.add_actor(scrollChild);
+        this._scrollView.add_actor(this._content);
+
         let action = new Clutter.PanAction({ interpolate: true });
         action.connect('pan', this._onPan.bind(this));
         this._scrollView.add_action(action);