diff --git a/desktop_version/src/BlockV.cpp b/desktop_version/src/BlockV.cpp
index bd82390a..0275600f 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/BlockV.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/BlockV.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ void blockclass::clear(void)
     g = 0;
     b = 0;
 
-    activity_x = 0;
     activity_y = 0;
 
     /* std::strings get initialized automatically, but this is
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/BlockV.h b/desktop_version/src/BlockV.h
index 58ecb419..ef7fc684 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/BlockV.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/BlockV.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
     int xp, yp, wp, hp;
     std::string script, prompt;
     int r, g, b;
-    int activity_x, activity_y;
+    int activity_y;
     uint32_t print_flags;
 };
 
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Entity.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Entity.cpp
index acd84ccc..a50d9722 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Entity.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Entity.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ void entityclass::init(void)
     customenemy = 0;
     customwarpmode = false; customwarpmodevon = false; customwarpmodehon = false;
     customactivitycolour = "";
-    customactivitypositionx = -1;
     customactivitypositiony = -1;
     customactivitytext = "";
     trophytext = 0;
@@ -1102,16 +1101,13 @@ void entityclass::createblock( int t, int xp, int yp, int w, int h, int trig /*=
         customactivitycolour = "";
     }
 
-    if (customactivitypositionx != -1)
+    if (customactivitypositiony != -1)
     {
-        block.activity_x = customactivitypositionx;
         block.activity_y = customactivitypositiony;
-        customactivitypositionx = -1;
         customactivitypositiony = -1;
     }
     else
     {
-        block.activity_x = 0;
         block.activity_y = 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Entity.h b/desktop_version/src/Entity.h
index 0c7ffe2a..796918b3 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Entity.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Entity.h
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ public:
     bool customcrewmoods[Game::numcrew];
     std::string customactivitycolour;
     std::string customactivitytext;
-    int customactivitypositionx;
     int customactivitypositiony;
 };
 
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index dda14b3e..847044da 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ void Game::init(void)
     activity_r = 0;
     activity_g = 0;
     activity_b = 0;
-    activity_x = 0;
     activity_y = 0;
     creditposition = 0;
     oldcreditposition = 0;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.h b/desktop_version/src/Game.h
index b15fd298..6dc2517f 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.h
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ public:
     bool activetele;
     int readytotele;
     int oldreadytotele;
-    int activity_r, activity_g, activity_b, activity_x, activity_y;
+    int activity_r, activity_g, activity_b, activity_y;
     std::string activity_lastprompt;
     uint32_t activity_print_flags;
 
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
index 5cf608b9..4286c0d2 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
@@ -1431,7 +1431,6 @@ void gamelogic(void)
         game.activity_r = obj.blocks[game.activeactivity].r;
         game.activity_g = obj.blocks[game.activeactivity].g;
         game.activity_b = obj.blocks[game.activeactivity].b;
-        game.activity_x = obj.blocks[game.activeactivity].activity_x;
         game.activity_y = obj.blocks[game.activeactivity].activity_y;
     }
 
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
index 010cdacc..02cb9ea2 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
@@ -2222,13 +2222,11 @@ void gamerender(void)
             game.activity_lastprompt.c_str()
         );
 
-        int centered_x = ((160 ) - ((font::len(game.activity_print_flags, final_string)) / 2));
-
         if (game.activity_r == 0 && game.activity_g == 0 && game.activity_b == 0)
         {
             font::print(
-                game.activity_print_flags | PR_BRIGHTNESS(act_alpha*255),
-                centered_x + game.activity_x,
+                game.activity_print_flags | PR_BRIGHTNESS(act_alpha*255) | PR_CEN,
+                -1,
                 game.activity_y + 12,
                 final_string,
                 196,
@@ -2239,7 +2237,7 @@ void gamerender(void)
         else
         {
             graphics.drawpixeltextbox(
-                game.activity_x + 4,
+                4,
                 game.activity_y + 4,
                 39*8,
                 16 + font::height(game.activity_print_flags),
@@ -2248,8 +2246,8 @@ void gamerender(void)
                 game.activity_b*act_alpha
             );
             font::print(
-                game.activity_print_flags | PR_BRIGHTNESS(act_alpha*255) | PR_CJK_LOW,
-                centered_x + game.activity_x,
+                game.activity_print_flags | PR_BRIGHTNESS(act_alpha*255) | PR_CJK_LOW | PR_CEN,
+                -1,
                 game.activity_y + 12,
                 final_string,
                 game.activity_r,
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
index 1235c092..9e710b43 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
@@ -1709,7 +1709,6 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
             }
             else if (words[0] == "setactivityposition")
             {
-                obj.customactivitypositionx = ss_toi(words[1]);
                 obj.customactivitypositiony = ss_toi(words[2]);
             }
             else if (words[0] == "createrescuedcrew")
@@ -3280,7 +3279,6 @@ void scriptclass::hardreset(void)
 
     obj.customactivitycolour = "";
     obj.customactivitytext = "";
-    obj.customactivitypositionx = -1;
     obj.customactivitypositiony = -1;
 }