diff --git a/es-core/src/HelpStyle.cpp b/es-core/src/HelpStyle.cpp
index e7d1c196a..885e59f7c 100644
--- a/es-core/src/HelpStyle.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/HelpStyle.cpp
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@
 HelpStyle::HelpStyle()
     : position {Renderer::getScreenWidth() * 0.012f, Renderer::getScreenHeight() * 0.9515f}
     , origin {glm::vec2 {}}
-    , horizontalAlignment {"left"}
     , textColor {0x777777FF}
     , textColorDimmed {0x777777FF}
     , iconColor {0x777777FF}
     , iconColorDimmed {0x777777FF}
-    , entrySpacing {16.0f}
-    , iconTextSpacing {8.0f}
+    , entrySpacing {0.00833f}
+    , iconTextSpacing {0.00416f}
     , opacity {1.0f}
     , letterCase {"uppercase"}
 {
@@ -38,33 +37,12 @@ void HelpStyle::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme, const std::s
     if (!elem)
         return;
 
-    if (elem->has("horizontalAlignment")) {
-        horizontalAlignment = elem->get<std::string>("horizontalAlignment");
-        if (horizontalAlignment != "left" && horizontalAlignment != "center" &&
-            horizontalAlignment != "right") {
-            LOG(LogWarning) << "HelpSystem: Invalid theme configuration, property "
-                               "<horizontalAlignment> defined as \""
-                            << horizontalAlignment << "\"";
-            horizontalAlignment = "left";
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (horizontalAlignment == "center")
-        position.x = 0.0f;
-
     if (elem->has("pos"))
         position = elem->get<glm::vec2>("pos") *
                    glm::vec2 {Renderer::getScreenWidth(), Renderer::getScreenHeight()};
 
-    if (elem->has("origin")) {
-        if (theme->isLegacyTheme()) {
-            origin = elem->get<glm::vec2>("origin");
-        }
-        else {
-            LOG(LogWarning) << "HelpSystem: Invalid theme configuration, property "
-                               "<origin> not allowed for the helpsystem component";
-        }
-    }
+    if (elem->has("origin"))
+        origin = elem->get<glm::vec2>("origin");
 
     if (elem->has("textColor"))
         textColor = elem->get<unsigned int>("textColor");
@@ -86,10 +64,10 @@ void HelpStyle::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme, const std::s
         font = Font::getFromTheme(elem, ThemeFlags::ALL, font);
 
     if (elem->has("entrySpacing"))
-        entrySpacing = elem->get<float>("entrySpacing");
+        entrySpacing = glm::clamp(elem->get<float>("entrySpacing"), 0.0f, 0.04f);
 
     if (elem->has("iconTextSpacing"))
-        iconTextSpacing = elem->get<float>("iconTextSpacing");
+        iconTextSpacing = glm::clamp(elem->get<float>("iconTextSpacing"), 0.0f, 0.04f);
 
     if (elem->has("letterCase"))
         letterCase = elem->get<std::string>("letterCase");
diff --git a/es-core/src/HelpStyle.h b/es-core/src/HelpStyle.h
index 693a3e36a..d7eb5bf03 100644
--- a/es-core/src/HelpStyle.h
+++ b/es-core/src/HelpStyle.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class ThemeData;
 struct HelpStyle {
     glm::vec2 position;
     glm::vec2 origin;
-    std::string horizontalAlignment;
     unsigned int textColor;
     unsigned int textColorDimmed;
     unsigned int iconColor;
diff --git a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
index 95ec529ae..1481661af 100644
--- a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
@@ -292,8 +292,7 @@ std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, ThemeData::ElementPropertyType>>
        {"gameCount", UNSIGNED_INTEGER}}},
      {"helpsystem",
       {{"pos", NORMALIZED_PAIR},
-       {"origin", NORMALIZED_PAIR}, // For backward compatibility with legacy themes.
-       {"horizontalAlignment", STRING},
+       {"origin", NORMALIZED_PAIR},
        {"textColor", COLOR},
        {"textColorDimmed", COLOR},
        {"iconColor", COLOR},
diff --git a/es-core/src/components/HelpComponent.cpp b/es-core/src/components/HelpComponent.cpp
index 35111c250..85736654f 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/HelpComponent.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/components/HelpComponent.cpp
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ void HelpComponent::updateGrid()
         lbl->setOpacity(mStyle.opacity);
         labels.push_back(lbl);
 
-        width +=
-            icon->getSize().x + lbl->getSize().x +
-            ((mStyle.iconTextSpacing + mStyle.entrySpacing) * mRenderer->getScreenWidthModifier());
+        width += icon->getSize().x + lbl->getSize().x +
+                 ((mStyle.iconTextSpacing * mRenderer->getScreenWidth() +
+                   mStyle.entrySpacing * mRenderer->getScreenWidth()));
     }
 
     mGrid->setSize(width, height);
@@ -247,27 +247,15 @@ void HelpComponent::updateGrid()
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < icons.size(); ++i) {
         const int col = i * 4;
         mGrid->setColWidthPerc(col, icons.at(i)->getSize().x / width);
-        mGrid->setColWidthPerc(
-            col + 1, (mStyle.iconTextSpacing * mRenderer->getScreenWidthModifier()) / width);
+        mGrid->setColWidthPerc(col + 1,
+                               (mStyle.iconTextSpacing * mRenderer->getScreenWidth()) / width);
         mGrid->setColWidthPerc(col + 2, labels.at(i)->getSize().x / width);
 
         mGrid->setEntry(icons.at(i), glm::ivec2 {col, 0}, false, false);
         mGrid->setEntry(labels.at(i), glm::ivec2 {col + 2, 0}, false, false);
     }
 
-    if (mStyle.horizontalAlignment == "right") {
-        mGrid->setPosition({mRenderer->getScreenWidth() - mGrid->getSize().x - mStyle.position.x +
-                                mStyle.iconTextSpacing + mStyle.entrySpacing,
-                            mStyle.position.y, 0.0f});
-    }
-    else if (mStyle.horizontalAlignment == "center") {
-        mGrid->setPosition({(mRenderer->getScreenWidth() / 2.0f) - (mGrid->getSize().x / 2.0f) -
-                                mStyle.position.x + mStyle.iconTextSpacing,
-                            mStyle.position.y, 0.0f});
-    }
-    else {
-        mGrid->setPosition({mStyle.position.x, mStyle.position.y, 0.0f});
-    }
+    mGrid->setPosition({mStyle.position.x, mStyle.position.y, 0.0f});
 
     mGrid->setOrigin(mStyle.origin);
 }
diff --git a/themes/rbsimple-DE/theme_engine_test.xml b/themes/rbsimple-DE/theme_engine_test.xml
index dea798635..b43e03d5e 100644
--- a/themes/rbsimple-DE/theme_engine_test.xml
+++ b/themes/rbsimple-DE/theme_engine_test.xml
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@
         </video>
 
         <helpsystem name="help">
-            <pos>0.020 0.954</pos>
-            <horizontalAlignment>right</horizontalAlignment>
+            <pos>0.9885 0.954</pos>
+            <origin>1 0 </origin>
         </helpsystem>
 
         <image name="consolegame">