diff --git a/cosmic-app-list/src/app.rs b/cosmic-app-list/src/app.rs
index f104ba6e..febfb08f 100755
--- a/cosmic-app-list/src/app.rs
+++ b/cosmic-app-list/src/app.rs
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ impl AppletIconData {
         let padding = padding as f32;
 
         let padding = match applet.anchor {
-            PanelAnchor::Top => [padding, padding, padding - (dot_radius * 2. + 1.), padding],
-            PanelAnchor::Bottom => [padding - (dot_radius * 2. + 1.), padding, padding, padding],
+            PanelAnchor::Top => [padding - (dot_radius * 2. + 1.), padding, padding, padding],
+            PanelAnchor::Bottom => [padding, padding, padding - (dot_radius * 2. + 1.), padding],
             PanelAnchor::Left => [padding, padding, padding, padding - (dot_radius * 2. + 1.)],
             PanelAnchor::Right => [padding, padding - (dot_radius * 2. + 1.), padding, padding],
         };
diff --git a/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/app.rs b/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/app.rs
index 153259be..65e4a0a9 100644
--- a/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/app.rs
+++ b/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/app.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
 use crate::{components::status_menu, subscriptions::status_notifier_watcher};
 
-// XXX copied from libcosmic
-const APPLET_PADDING: u32 = 8;
-
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum Msg {
     Closed(window::Id),