diff --git a/data/templates/default.latex b/data/templates/default.latex
index 4cac0a7cc..b03c4d824 100644
--- a/data/templates/default.latex
+++ b/data/templates/default.latex
@@ -384,10 +384,10 @@ $if(csl-refs)$
   \fi
  }%
  {}
-\usepackage{calc} % for \widthof, \maxof
+\usepackage{calc}
 \newcommand{\CSLBlock}[1]{#1\hfill\break}
-\newcommand{\CSLLeftMargin}[1]{\parbox[t]{\maxof{\widthof{#1}}{\csllabelwidth}}{#1}}
-\newcommand{\CSLRightInline}[1]{\parbox[t]{\linewidth}{#1}}
+\newcommand{\CSLLeftMargin}[1]{\parbox[t]{\csllabelwidth}{#1}}
+\newcommand{\CSLRightInline}[1]{\parbox[t]{\linewidth - \csllabelwidth}{#1}}
 \newcommand{\CSLIndent}[1]{\hspace{\cslhangindent}#1}
 $endif$