diff --git a/src/map/mapsforge/rastertile.cpp b/src/map/mapsforge/rastertile.cpp
index 1db5b347..c6dd89b5 100644
--- a/src/map/mapsforge/rastertile.cpp
+++ b/src/map/mapsforge/rastertile.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void RasterTile::processPointLabels(QList<TextItem*> &textItems)
 
 		TextPointItem *item = new TextPointItem(
 		  ll2xy(point.coordinates).toPoint(), label, font, img, color,
-		    hColor, 0, false);
+		    hColor, 0);
 		if (item->isValid() && !item->collides(textItems))
 			textItems.append(item);
 		else
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void RasterTile::processAreaLabels(QList<TextItem*> &textItems)
 		  ? centroid(path.path) : ll2xy(path.labelPos);
 
 		TextPointItem *item = new TextPointItem(pos.toPoint(), label, font, img,
-		  color, hColor, 0, false);
+		  color, hColor, 0);
 		if (item->isValid() && _rect.contains(item->boundingRect().toRect())
 		  && !item->collides(textItems))
 			textItems.append(item);
diff --git a/src/map/textpointitem.cpp b/src/map/textpointitem.cpp
index e436ecbd..ed11e119 100644
--- a/src/map/textpointitem.cpp
+++ b/src/map/textpointitem.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static void expand(QRectF &rect, int width)
 
 TextPointItem::TextPointItem(const QPoint &point, const QString *text,
   const QFont *font, const QImage *img, const QColor *color,
-  const QColor *haloColor, const QColor *bgColor, bool padding)
+  const QColor *haloColor, const QColor *bgColor)
   : TextItem(font ? text : 0), _font(font), _img(img), _color(color),
   _haloColor(haloColor), _bgColor(bgColor)
 {
@@ -32,19 +32,18 @@ TextPointItem::TextPointItem(const QPoint &point, const QString *text,
 			expand(_textRect, _font->pixelSize() * MIN_BOX_WIDTH);
 	}
 
-	setPos(point, padding);
+	setPos(point);
 }
 
-void TextPointItem::setPos(const QPoint &point, bool padding)
+void TextPointItem::setPos(const QPoint &point)
 {
 	QPainterPath shape;
 	QRectF iconRect;
 
 	if (_img && !_img->isNull()) {
 		QSizeF s(_img->size() / _img->devicePixelRatioF());
-		int xOffset = padding ? s.width() : s.width() / 2;
-		iconRect = QRectF(QPointF(point.x() - xOffset, point.y()
-		  - s.height()/2), s);
+		iconRect = QRectF(QPointF(point.x() - s.width() / 2,
+		  point.y() - s.height()/2), s);
 		_textRect.moveTopLeft(QPointF(point.x() + s.width()/2, point.y()
 		  - _textRect.height()/2));
 	} else
diff --git a/src/map/textpointitem.h b/src/map/textpointitem.h
index 10704d72..cf950863 100644
--- a/src/map/textpointitem.h
+++ b/src/map/textpointitem.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public:
 	TextPointItem() : TextItem(0), _font(0), _img(0) {}
 	TextPointItem(const QPoint &point, const QString *text, const QFont *font,
 	  const QImage *img, const QColor *color, const QColor *haloColor,
-	  const QColor *bgColor = 0, bool padding = true);
+	  const QColor *bgColor = 0);
 
 	bool isValid() const {return !_rect.isEmpty();}
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
 	QPainterPath shape() const {return _shape;}
 	void paint(QPainter *painter) const;
 
-	void setPos(const QPoint &point, bool padding = true);
+	void setPos(const QPoint &point);
 
 private:
 	const QFont *_font;