diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TimerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TimerWidget.cs
index d0b7e419be..b2f5bfb2ba 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TimerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TimerWidget.cs
@@ -19,15 +19,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 			var font = Game.Renderer.Fonts["Title"];
 			var rb = RenderBounds;
 			
-			var s = WidgetUtils.FormatTime(Game.LocalTick);
+			var s = WidgetUtils.FormatTime(Game.LocalTick) + (Game.orderManager.GamePaused?" (paused)":"");
 			var pos = new float2(rb.Left - font.Measure(s).X / 2, rb.Top);
-
-			var s_paused = (Game.orderManager.GamePaused ? "\n (paused)" : "");
-			var pos_paused = new float2(rb.Left - font.Measure(s_paused).X / 2, rb.Top+1);
-			
 			font.DrawTextWithContrast(s, pos, Color.White, Color.Black, 1);
-			font.DrawTextWithContrast(s_paused, pos_paused, Color.White, Color.Black, 1);
-
 		}
 	}
 }