diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs
index 60dfd1fab65e7..c197637e4b416 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use crate::{
 use bevy_app::prelude::*;
 use bevy_asset::{load_internal_asset, AssetEvent, AssetId, Assets, Handle};
 use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
-use bevy_math::Vec3Swizzles;
 use bevy_math::{Mat4, Rect, URect, UVec4, Vec2, Vec3, Vec4Swizzles};
 use bevy_render::{
     camera::Camera,
@@ -636,19 +635,18 @@ pub fn extract_text_uinodes(
             continue;
         }
 
-        let mut affine = global_transform.affine();
-
         // Align the text to the nearest physical pixel:
         // * Translate by minus the text node's half-size
         //      (The transform translates to the center of the node but the text coordinates are relative to the node's top left corner)
         // * Multiply the logical coordinates by the scale factor to get its position in physical coordinates
         // * Round the physical position to the nearest physical pixel
         // * Multiply by the rounded physical position by the inverse scale factor to return to logical coordinates
-        let logical_top_left = affine.translation.xy() - 0.5 * uinode.size();
+
+        let logical_top_left = -0.5 * uinode.size();
         let physical_nearest_pixel = (logical_top_left * scale_factor).round();
         let logical_top_left_nearest_pixel = physical_nearest_pixel * inverse_scale_factor;
-        affine.translation = logical_top_left_nearest_pixel.extend(0.).into();
-        let transform = Mat4::from(affine);
+        let transform = Mat4::from(global_transform.affine())
+            * Mat4::from_translation(logical_top_left_nearest_pixel.extend(0.));
 
         let mut color = Color::WHITE;
         let mut current_section = usize::MAX;