diff --git a/src/msw/renderer.cpp b/src/msw/renderer.cpp
index 74a3cb26e4..1e6e4c6c62 100644
--- a/src/msw/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/renderer.cpp
@@ -1093,10 +1093,7 @@ void wxRendererXP::DrawItemText(wxWindow* win,
         if ( align & wxALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL )
             textFlags |= DT_CENTER;
         else if ( align & wxALIGN_RIGHT )
-        {
             textFlags |= DT_RIGHT;
-            rc.right--; // Alignment is inconsistent with DrawLabel otherwise
-        }
         else
             textFlags |= DT_LEFT;