diff --git a/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/axis/Axis.ts b/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/axis/Axis.ts
index 443fa0a7c77..19b698928c8 100644
--- a/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/axis/Axis.ts
+++ b/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/axis/Axis.ts
@@ -526,14 +526,6 @@ export class HorizontalAxis extends AbstractAxis {
         let xAlign = HorizontalAlign.center
         const left = x - width / 2
         const right = x + width / 2
-        if (left < this.rangeMin) {
-            x = this.rangeMin
-            xAlign = HorizontalAlign.left
-        }
-        if (right > this.rangeMax) {
-            x = this.rangeMax
-            xAlign = HorizontalAlign.right
-        }
         return {
             value,
             formattedValue,
diff --git a/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/scatterCharts/ScatterPlotChart.tsx b/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/scatterCharts/ScatterPlotChart.tsx
index 2e528a34539..6848a2eecff 100644
--- a/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/scatterCharts/ScatterPlotChart.tsx
+++ b/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/scatterCharts/ScatterPlotChart.tsx
@@ -1261,4 +1261,4 @@ export class ScatterPlotChart
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}
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