diff --git a/exo/exo-icon-view.c b/exo/exo-icon-view.c
index b392575..dbbc5d6 100644
--- a/exo/exo-icon-view.c
+++ b/exo/exo-icon-view.c
@@ -3944,7 +3944,6 @@ exo_icon_view_calculate_item_size2 (ExoIconView     *icon_view,
   gint                 spacing;
   gint                 i, k;
   gfloat               cell_xalign, cell_yalign;
-  gint                 cell_xpad, cell_ypad;
 
   rtl = (gtk_widget_get_direction (GTK_WIDGET (icon_view)) == GTK_TEXT_DIR_RTL);
 
@@ -3985,7 +3984,6 @@ exo_icon_view_calculate_item_size2 (ExoIconView     *icon_view,
             continue;
 
           gtk_cell_renderer_get_alignment (info->cell, &cell_xalign, &cell_yalign);
-          gtk_cell_renderer_get_padding (info->cell, &cell_xpad, &cell_ypad);
 
           if (icon_view->priv->orientation == GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL)
             {
@@ -3999,9 +3997,9 @@ exo_icon_view_calculate_item_size2 (ExoIconView     *icon_view,
             }
 
           box = item->box + info->position;
-          box->x = cell_area.x + (rtl ? (1.0 - cell_xalign) : cell_xalign) * (cell_area.width - box->width - (2 * cell_xpad));
+          box->x = cell_area.x + (rtl ? (1.0 - cell_xalign) : cell_xalign) * (cell_area.width - box->width);
           box->x = MAX (box->x, 0);
-          box->y = cell_area.y + cell_yalign * (cell_area.height - box->height - (2 * cell_ypad));
+          box->y = cell_area.y + cell_yalign * (cell_area.height - box->height);
           box->y = MAX (box->y, 0);
 
           if (icon_view->priv->orientation == GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL)