diff --git a/ui/asyncjob.ui b/ui/asyncjob.ui
index 0404b3b09..b1fb811d0 100644
--- a/ui/asyncjob.ui
+++ b/ui/asyncjob.ui
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
                 <property name="valign">start</property>
                 <property name="label" translatable="yes">Please wait a few moments...</property>
                 <property name="wrap">True</property>
-                <property name="width_chars">50</property>
                 <property name="max_width_chars">50</property>
               </object>
               <packing>
diff --git a/ui/clone.ui b/ui/clone.ui
index c7e6a7809..5607d8a8f 100644
--- a/ui/clone.ui
+++ b/ui/clone.ui
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ like change passwords or static IPs, please see the virt-sysprep(1) tool.&lt;/sp
                                 <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                 <property name="halign">start</property>
                                 <property name="label">orig-mac</property>
-                                <property name="width_chars">20</property>
+                                <property name="max_width_chars">20</property>
                               </object>
                             </child>
                           </object>
@@ -909,7 +909,6 @@ like change passwords or static IPs, please see the virt-sysprep(1) tool.&lt;/sp
                         <property name="halign">start</property>
                         <property name="label">orig-path</property>
                         <property name="ellipsize">start</property>
-                        <property name="width_chars">25</property>
                         <property name="max_width_chars">25</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
diff --git a/ui/connect.ui b/ui/connect.ui
index d89030ba8..15f39f9d1 100644
--- a/ui/connect.ui
+++ b/ui/connect.ui
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@
                 <property name="halign">start</property>
                 <property name="label">uri</property>
                 <property name="ellipsize">end</property>
-                <property name="width_chars">22</property>
                 <property name="max_width_chars">22</property>
               </object>
               <packing>
diff --git a/ui/create.ui b/ui/create.ui
index d457abd29..ded90a708 100644
--- a/ui/create.ui
+++ b/ui/create.ui
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@
                                     <property name="halign">start</property>
                                     <property name="label">conn label</property>
                                     <property name="ellipsize">end</property>
-                                    <property name="width_chars">25</property>
                                     <property name="max_width_chars">25</property>
                                   </object>
                                   <packing>
@@ -2513,7 +2512,6 @@ is not yet supported.&lt;/small&gt;</property>
                                             <property name="halign">start</property>
                                             <property name="label">label</property>
                                             <property name="ellipsize">start</property>
-                                            <property name="width_chars">27</property>
                                             <property name="max_width_chars">27</property>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>