diff --git a/css/converse.css b/css/converse.css
index 970fc32d9..c83867494 100644
--- a/css/converse.css
+++ b/css/converse.css
@@ -2008,8 +2008,6 @@
     text-align: left;
     padding: 0;
     padding-left: 0.3em; }
-    #conversejs #controlbox .fancy-dropdown .choose-xmpp-status {
-      width: 155px; }
     #conversejs #controlbox .fancy-dropdown .choose-xmpp-status,
     #conversejs #controlbox .fancy-dropdown .toggle-xmpp-contact-form {
       text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #ffffff;
diff --git a/sass/_controlbox.scss b/sass/_controlbox.scss
index 2c49c2c7b..9ee6de350 100644
--- a/sass/_controlbox.scss
+++ b/sass/_controlbox.scss
@@ -294,9 +294,6 @@
             text-align: left;
             padding: 0;
             padding-left: 0.3em;
-            .choose-xmpp-status {
-                width: 155px;
-            }
             .choose-xmpp-status,
             .toggle-xmpp-contact-form {
                 text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #ffffff;