diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Sidebar/YearsPanel.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Sidebar/YearsPanel.cs
index 932494f740..4573ae530f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Sidebar/YearsPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/News/Sidebar/YearsPanel.cs
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using osu.Game.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
-using System;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.News.Sidebar
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.News.Sidebar
 
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
                 Height = 15;
+                Padding = new MarginPadding { Vertical = 2.5f };
 
                 Child = text = new OsuSpriteText
                 {
@@ -99,39 +100,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.News.Sidebar
         private class YearsGridContainer : GridContainer
         {
             private const int column_count = 4;
-            private const float spacing = 5f;
 
             private readonly int rowCount;
 
             public YearsGridContainer(int[] years, int currentYear)
             {
-                rowCount = (int)Math.Ceiling((float)years.Length / column_count);
+                rowCount = (years.Length + column_count - 1) / column_count;
 
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
                 AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
-                RowDimensions = getRowDimensions();
-                ColumnDimensions = getColumnDimensions();
+                RowDimensions = Enumerable.Range(0, rowCount).Select(_ => new Dimension(GridSizeMode.AutoSize)).ToArray();
                 Content = createContent(years, currentYear);
             }
 
-            private Dimension[] getRowDimensions()
-            {
-                var rowDimensions = new Dimension[rowCount];
-                for (int i = 0; i < rowCount; i++)
-                    rowDimensions[i] = new Dimension(GridSizeMode.AutoSize);
-
-                return rowDimensions;
-            }
-
-            private Dimension[] getColumnDimensions()
-            {
-                var columnDimensions = new Dimension[column_count];
-                for (int i = 0; i < column_count; i++)
-                    columnDimensions[i] = new Dimension(GridSizeMode.Relative, size: 1f / column_count);
-
-                return columnDimensions;
-            }
-
             private Drawable[][] createContent(int[] years, int currentYear)
             {
                 var buttons = new Drawable[rowCount][];
@@ -153,19 +134,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.News.Sidebar
                             var year = years[index];
                             var isCurrent = year == currentYear;
 
-                            buttons[i][j] = new Container
-                            {
-                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                                Padding = new MarginPadding
-                                {
-                                    Top = i == 0 ? 0 : spacing / 2,
-                                    Bottom = i == rowCount - 1 ? 0 : spacing / 2,
-                                    Left = j == 0 ? 0 : spacing / 2,
-                                    Right = j == column_count - 1 ? 0 : spacing / 2
-                                },
-                                Child = new YearButton(year, isCurrent)
-                            };
+                            buttons[i][j] = new YearButton(year, isCurrent);
                         }
                     }
                 }