diff --git a/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js b/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js
index e21f4c7ca..01cce403c 100644
--- a/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js
+++ b/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js
@@ -2890,7 +2890,7 @@
 	  node.style.textAlign = values.indentalign;
           // ### FIXME: make percentage widths respond to changes in container
           if (shift) {
-            shift *= HTMLCSS.scale * HTMLCSS.em/HTMLCSS.outerEm;
+            shift *= HTMLCSS.em/HTMLCSS.outerEm;
             HUB.Insert(span.style,({
               left: {marginLeft: HTMLCSS.Em(shift)},
               right: {marginLeft: HTMLCSS.Em(Math.max(0,span.bbox.w+shift)), marginRight: HTMLCSS.Em(-shift)},