diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res-keyguard/layout/keyguard_slice_view.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res-keyguard/layout/keyguard_slice_view.xml
index 1863d11129474..7c5dbc247428e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res-keyguard/layout/keyguard_slice_view.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res-keyguard/layout/keyguard_slice_view.xml
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
               android:id="@+id/title"
               android:layout_width="match_parent"
               android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-              android:paddingStart="44dp"
-              android:paddingEnd="44dp"
               android:visibility="gone"
               android:textColor="?attr/wallpaperTextColor"
               android:theme="@style/TextAppearance.Keyguard"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res-keyguard/values/styles.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res-keyguard/values/styles.xml
index a7b2b47a4cdad..60f034ae7ee83 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res-keyguard/values/styles.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res-keyguard/values/styles.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     <style name="TextAppearance.Keyguard">
         <item name="android:textSize">@dimen/widget_title_font_size</item>
         <item name="android:lineHeight">@dimen/widget_title_line_height</item>
-        <item name="android:gravity">center</item>
+        <item name="android:gravity">start</item>
         <item name="android:ellipsize">end</item>
         <item name="android:maxLines">2</item>
         <item name="android:fontFamily">@*android:string/config_headlineFontFamily</item>
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
     <style name="TextAppearance.Keyguard.BottomArea">
         <item name="android:textSize">14sp</item>
         <item name="android:maxLines">1</item>
+        <item name="android:gravity">center</item>
         <item name="android:textColor">?attr/wallpaperTextColor</item>
         <item name="android:shadowColor">@color/keyguard_shadow_color</item>
         <item name="android:shadowRadius">?attr/shadowRadius</item>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
index b7a5aae385155..25b551139b44e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardClockSwitchController.java
@@ -361,8 +361,6 @@ public class KeyguardClockSwitchController extends ViewController<KeyguardClockS
                 mKeyguardUnlockAnimationController.updateLockscreenSmartSpacePosition();
             }
         }
-
-        mKeyguardSliceViewController.updatePosition(x, props, animate);
     }
 
     /** Sets an alpha value on every child view except for the smartspace. */
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSliceViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSliceViewController.java
index d05cc4ea81010..2af9244480e76 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSliceViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSliceViewController.java
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ import com.android.systemui.Dumpable;
 import com.android.systemui.dump.DumpManager;
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.KeyguardSliceProvider;
 import com.android.systemui.plugins.ActivityStarter;
-import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.AnimatableProperty;
-import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.PropertyAnimator;
-import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.stack.AnimationProperties;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.policy.ConfigurationController;
 import com.android.systemui.tuner.TunerService;
 import com.android.systemui.util.ViewController;
@@ -203,13 +200,6 @@ public class KeyguardSliceViewController extends ViewController<KeyguardSliceVie
         Trace.endSection();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Update position of the view, with optional animation
-     */
-    void updatePosition(int x, AnimationProperties props, boolean animate) {
-        PropertyAnimator.setProperty(mView, AnimatableProperty.TRANSLATION_X, x, props, animate);
-    }
-
     void showSlice(Slice slice) {
         Trace.beginSection("KeyguardSliceViewController#showSlice");
         if (slice == null) {