diff --git a/xml/templates/message_templates/contribution_recurring_billing_html.tpl b/xml/templates/message_templates/contribution_recurring_billing_html.tpl
index e166bbaf3993..ab2b2657abff 100644
--- a/xml/templates/message_templates/contribution_recurring_billing_html.tpl
+++ b/xml/templates/message_templates/contribution_recurring_billing_html.tpl
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 {capture assign=labelStyle }style="padding: 4px; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; background-color: #f7f7f7;"{/capture}
 {capture assign=valueStyle }style="padding: 4px; border-bottom: 1px solid #999;"{/capture}
 
-<center>
   <table id="crm-event_receipt" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left; width:100%; max-width:700px; padding:0; margin:0; border:0px;">
 
   <!-- BEGIN HEADER -->
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@
         </td>
        </tr>
   </table>
-</center>
 
 </body>
 </html>