diff --git a/org.eclipse.zest.layouts/src/org/eclipse/zest/layouts/algorithms/AlgorithmHelper.java b/org.eclipse.zest.layouts/src/org/eclipse/zest/layouts/algorithms/AlgorithmHelper.java
index dfcd09dd4..057ba0544 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.zest.layouts/src/org/eclipse/zest/layouts/algorithms/AlgorithmHelper.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.zest.layouts/src/org/eclipse/zest/layouts/algorithms/AlgorithmHelper.java
@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ public static void fitWithinBounds(EntityLayout[] entities, DisplayIndependentRe
 					entity.setSize(size.width, size.height);
 				}
 
-				location.x = destinationBounds.x + size.width / 2 + percentX * (destinationBounds.width - size.width);
-				location.y = destinationBounds.y + size.height / 2
-						+ percentY * (destinationBounds.height - size.height);
+				location.x = destinationBounds.x + percentX * (destinationBounds.width - size.width);
+				location.y = destinationBounds.y + percentY * (destinationBounds.height - size.height);
 				entity.setLocation(location.x, location.y);
 
 			} else if (resize && entity.isResizable()) {
diff --git a/org.eclipse.zest.layouts/src/org/eclipse/zest/layouts/algorithms/GridLayoutAlgorithm.java b/org.eclipse.zest.layouts/src/org/eclipse/zest/layouts/algorithms/GridLayoutAlgorithm.java
index b0e1290b3..23ba98141 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.zest.layouts/src/org/eclipse/zest/layouts/algorithms/GridLayoutAlgorithm.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.zest.layouts/src/org/eclipse/zest/layouts/algorithms/GridLayoutAlgorithm.java
@@ -385,9 +385,8 @@ protected synchronized void applyLayoutInternal(EntityLayout[] entitiesToLayout,
 						node.setSize(Math.max(childrenWidth, MIN_ENTITY_SIZE),
 								Math.max(childrenHeight, MIN_ENTITY_SIZE));
 					}
-					DisplayIndependentDimension size = node.getSize();
-					double xmove = bounds.x + j * colWidth + offsetX + size.width / 2;
-					double ymove = bounds.y + i * rowHeight + offsetY + size.height / 2;
+					double xmove = bounds.x + j * colWidth + offsetX;
+					double ymove = bounds.y + i * rowHeight + offsetY;
 					if (node.isMovable()) {
 						node.setLocation(xmove, ymove);
 					}