diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BarGauge/BarGauge.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BarGauge/BarGauge.tsx
index 79a80ced44b..f28aceb8952 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BarGauge/BarGauge.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BarGauge/BarGauge.tsx
@@ -605,9 +605,6 @@ function getValueStyles(
     styles.paddingRight = `${VALUE_LEFT_PADDING}px`;
     // Need to remove the left padding from the text width constraints
     textWidth -= VALUE_LEFT_PADDING;
-
-    // adjust width of title box
-    styles.width = measureText(formattedValueString, styles.fontSize).width + VALUE_LEFT_PADDING * 2;
   }
 
   return styles;
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BarGauge/__snapshots__/BarGauge.test.tsx.snap b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BarGauge/__snapshots__/BarGauge.test.tsx.snap
index 0ecb489b449..3b39c8362dc 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BarGauge/__snapshots__/BarGauge.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/BarGauge/__snapshots__/BarGauge.test.tsx.snap
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ exports[`BarGauge Render with basic options should render 1`] = `
           "lineHeight": 1,
           "paddingLeft": "10px",
           "paddingRight": "10px",
-          "width": 22,
+          "width": "60px",
         }
       }
       value={