diff --git a/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/autoload/multiline.js b/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/autoload/multiline.js
index dd786c7bb..bbc878a4c 100644
--- a/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/autoload/multiline.js
+++ b/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/autoload/multiline.js
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ MathJax.Hub.Register.StartupHook("SVG Jax Ready",function () {
       if (isTop && parent.type !== "mtd") {
         if (SVG.linebreakWidth < SVG.BIGDIMEN) {svg.w = SVG.linebreakWidth}
           else {svg.w = SVG.cwidth}
-        svg.lw = svg.w;
       }
 
       var state = {
@@ -212,10 +211,6 @@ MathJax.Hub.Register.StartupHook("SVG Jax Ready",function () {
       var align = this.SVGgetAlign(state,values),
           shift = this.SVGgetShift(state,values,align);
       //
-      //  Add in space for the shift
-      //
-      line.x = shift;
-      //
       //  Set the Y offset based on previous depth, leading, and current height
       //
       if (state.n > 0) {
@@ -226,8 +221,7 @@ MathJax.Hub.Register.StartupHook("SVG Jax Ready",function () {
       //
       //  Place the new line
       //
-      svg.Align(line,align,0,state.Y);
-      svg.w = svg.lw;  // in case a line extends past the right
+      svg.Align(line,align,0,state.Y,shift);
       //
       //  Save the values needed for the future
       //
diff --git a/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js b/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
index 172b24114..4df6c3f44 100644
--- a/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
+++ b/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
@@ -889,20 +889,9 @@
       this.childScale = svg.scale; this.childX = svg.x; this.childY = svg.y; this.n++;
       return svg;
     },
-    Align: function (svg,align,dx,dy) {
+    Align: function (svg,align,dx,dy,shift) {
       dx = ({left: dx, center: (this.w - svg.w)/2, right: this.w - svg.w - dx})[align] || 0;
-      //
-      //  If we extend to the left of the current contents,
-      //    move the contents to the right and adjust the bounding box
-      //
-      if (dx < 0) {
-        if (this.element.childNodes.length) {
-          this.element.setAttribute("transform","translate("+Math.floor(-dx)+",0)");
-          var g = SVG.Element("g"); g.appendChild(this.element); this.element = g;
-        }
-        this.l -= dx; this.w -= dx; this.r -= dx; dx = 0;
-      }
-      this.Add(svg,dx,dy);
+      var w = this.w; this.Add(svg,dx+(shift||0),dy); this.w = w;
     },
     Clean: function () {
       if (this.h === -SVG.BIGDIMEN) {this.h = this.d = this.l = 0}