diff --git a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/sidesheet/res/layout/cat_sidesheet_fragment.xml b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/sidesheet/res/layout/cat_sidesheet_fragment.xml
index c9d6e62e4..a63b85aef 100644
--- a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/sidesheet/res/layout/cat_sidesheet_fragment.xml
+++ b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/sidesheet/res/layout/cat_sidesheet_fragment.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
     style="@style/Widget.Material3.SideSheet"
     android:layout_width="256dp"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:layout_gravity="end"
     android:orientation="vertical"
     app:layout_behavior="@string/side_sheet_behavior"
     tools:targetApi="lollipop">
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@
     style="@style/Widget.Material3.SideSheet"
     android:layout_width="256dp"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:layout_gravity="end"
     android:orientation="vertical"
     app:layout_behavior="@string/side_sheet_behavior"
     tools:targetApi="lollipop">
@@ -107,7 +105,6 @@
     style="@style/Widget.Material3.SideSheet"
     android:layout_width="256dp"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:layout_gravity="end"
     android:orientation="vertical"
     app:coplanarSiblingViewId="@id/nested_scroll_view"
     app:layout_behavior="@string/side_sheet_behavior"
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/sidesheet/SideSheetBehavior.java b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/sidesheet/SideSheetBehavior.java
index 57e5b326c..acf274dae 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/sidesheet/SideSheetBehavior.java
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/sidesheet/SideSheetBehavior.java
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ import androidx.core.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat.Accessibilit
 import androidx.core.view.accessibility.AccessibilityViewCommand;
 import androidx.customview.view.AbsSavedState;
 import androidx.customview.widget.ViewDragHelper;
-import com.google.android.material.internal.ViewUtils;
 import com.google.android.material.resources.MaterialResources;
 import com.google.android.material.shape.MaterialShapeDrawable;
 import com.google.android.material.shape.ShapeAppearanceModel;
@@ -343,11 +342,7 @@ public class SideSheetBehavior<V extends View> extends CoordinatorLayout.Behavio
 
     switch (state) {
       case STATE_EXPANDED:
-        // TODO (b/261619910): This is a workaround for a bug where the expanded offset was getting
-        // recalculated if onLayoutChild() was called while the sheet was in the process of
-        // expanding/offsetting. Revisit this and refactor if necessary when adding left based
-        // sheets.
-        currentOffset = ViewUtils.isLayoutRtl(child) ? getExpandedOffset() : 0;
+        currentOffset = 0;
         break;
       case STATE_DRAGGING:
       case STATE_SETTLING:
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/sidesheet/res/layout/m3_side_sheet_dialog.xml b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/sidesheet/res/layout/m3_side_sheet_dialog.xml
index 319bf7415..e20c55dc4 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/sidesheet/res/layout/m3_side_sheet_dialog.xml
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/sidesheet/res/layout/m3_side_sheet_dialog.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
         style="?attr/sideSheetModalStyle"
         android:layout_width="@dimen/m3_side_sheet_width"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:layout_gravity="end"
         app:layout_behavior="@string/side_sheet_behavior"/>
 
   </androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/sidesheet/res/values/styles.xml b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/sidesheet/res/values/styles.xml
index 7aa4ecf7c..2b2e2c2f8 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/sidesheet/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/sidesheet/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
          set layout_* attributes from this style, because this style always
          needs to be explicitly set on the behavior's associated View in the
          layout. -->
-    <item name="android:layout_gravity">end</item>
+    <item name="android:layout_gravity">right</item>
     <item name="android:elevation" tools:ignore="NewApi">@dimen/m3_side_sheet_standard_elevation</item>
   </style>