diff --git a/js/ui/messageTray.js b/js/ui/messageTray.js
index 5f6e17f67..30cb6a7e6 100644
--- a/js/ui/messageTray.js
+++ b/js/ui/messageTray.js
@@ -1410,12 +1410,10 @@ const MessageTray = new Lang.Class({
             actor.grab_key_focus();
         }));
         global.focus_manager.add_group(this.actor);
-        let rtl = this.actor.get_text_direction() == Clutter.TextDirection.RTL;
         this._summary = new St.BoxLayout({ name: 'summary-mode',
                                            reactive: true,
                                            track_hover: true,
-                                           x_align: rtl ? Clutter.ActorAlign.START
-                                                        : Clutter.ActorAlign.END,
+                                           x_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.END,
                                            x_expand: true,
                                            y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER,
                                            y_expand: true });