diff --git a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
index b1516a98..ce5a4ad6 100644
--- a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
@@ -598,8 +598,7 @@ void Editor::setupPushButton()
 
     setFlagHint( Q::Text | Q::Disabled | A::Style, Qsk::Sunken );
 
-    setAlignment( Q::Text | A::Vertical, Qt::AlignCenter );
-    setAlignment( Q::Text | A::Horizontal, Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignVCenter );
+    setAlignment( Q::Text, Qt::AlignCenter );
 
     setColor( Q::Text, m_pal.themeForeground );
     setColor( Q::Text | Q::Disabled, m_pal.darker200 );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskPushButton.cpp b/src/controls/QskPushButton.cpp
index e49e4ba9..36f74b16 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskPushButton.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskPushButton.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include "QskSkinlet.h"
 #include "QskTextOptions.h"
 
-#include <qfontmetrics.h>
-
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskPushButton, Panel )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskPushButton, Ripple )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskPushButton, Text )
@@ -229,26 +227,6 @@ void QskPushButton::updateResources()
 
 QskAspect::Placement QskPushButton::effectivePlacement() const
 {
-    if ( hasGraphic() && !text().isEmpty() )
-    {
-        // for the moment we only support the direction. TODO ...
-
-        auto aspect = Panel | QskAspect::Direction;
-        aspect.setPlacement( QskAspect::Vertical ); // to avoid recursions TODO ...
-
-        const auto dir = flagHint( aspect, Qsk::LeftToRight );
-        switch( dir )
-        {
-            case Qsk::LeftToRight:
-            case Qsk::RightToLeft:
-                return QskAspect::Horizontal;
-
-            case Qsk::TopToBottom:
-            case Qsk::BottomToTop:
-                return QskAspect::Vertical;
-        }
-    }
-
     return Inherited::effectivePlacement();
 }