diff --git a/lib/layouts/iopart.layout b/lib/layouts/iopart.layout
index 8178dfea2c..73c49da99c 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/iopart.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/iopart.layout
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ Style Acknowledgments
 	TopSep			0.7
 	BottomSep		0.4
 	Align			Block
-	AlignPossible 	Block,Left
 	LabelType		Static
 	LabelString		"Acknowledgments"
 	Font
diff --git a/lib/layouts/ltugboat.layout b/lib/layouts/ltugboat.layout
index 97d2fe7b56..605beb411b 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/ltugboat.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/ltugboat.layout
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ Style Section
 	BottomSep             0.7
 	ParSep                0.7
 	Align                 Block
-	AlignPossible         Block, Left
 	Font
 	  Series              Bold
 	  Size                Normal
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ Style Subsection
 	BottomSep             0.5
 	ParSep                0.5
 	Align                 Block
-	AlignPossible         Block, Left
 	Font
 	  Series              Bold
 	  Size                Normal
@@ -94,7 +92,6 @@ Style Subsubsection
 	BottomSep             0.4
 	ParSep                0.4
 	Align                 Block
-	AlignPossible         Block, Left
 	Font
 	  Series              Bold
 	  Size                Normal
@@ -114,7 +111,6 @@ Style Paragraph
 	BottomSep             0
 	ParSep                0.4
 	Align                 Block
-	AlignPossible         Block, Left
 	Font
 	  Series              Bold
 	  Size                Normal
diff --git a/lib/layouts/moderncv.layout b/lib/layouts/moderncv.layout
index f222a1be96..40dd2df50b 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/moderncv.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/moderncv.layout
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ Style Section
 	BottomSep		0.7
 	ParSep			0.7
 	Align			Block
-	AlignPossible         	Block, Left
 	LabelSep		xxx
 	LabelType		No_Label
 	Font
diff --git a/lib/layouts/siamltex.layout b/lib/layouts/siamltex.layout
index b96b7bd7c1..b39b453d30 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/siamltex.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/siamltex.layout
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ Style Section
 	NextNoIndent          1
 	LabelSep              xxx
 	Align                 Block
-	AlignPossible         Block, Left
 	EndLabelType          Static
 	EndLabelString        "."
 	Font
diff --git a/lib/layouts/simplecv.layout b/lib/layouts/simplecv.layout
index c36065f58f..0eaa8f6806 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/simplecv.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/simplecv.layout
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ Style Section
 	BottomSep             0.7
 	ParSep                0.7
 	Align                 Block
-	AlignPossible         Block, Left
 	LabelType             No_Label
 	Font
 	  Family              Sans
diff --git a/lib/layouts/stdsections.inc b/lib/layouts/stdsections.inc
index 205629adc6..6a0aa52ec7 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/stdsections.inc
+++ b/lib/layouts/stdsections.inc
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ Style Chapter
 	BottomSep             0.8
 	ParSep                0.8
 	Align                 Block
-	AlignPossible         Block, Left
 	OptionalArgs          1
 	Font
 	  Series              Bold
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ Style Section
 	BottomSep             0.7
 	ParSep                0.7
 	Align                 Block
-	AlignPossible         Block, Left
 	OptionalArgs          1
 	Font
 	  Series              Bold