diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/blocks.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/blocks.css
index 0e17faac5c567..5e7e8023efeb4 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/blocks.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/blocks.css
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ Description: Used to style blocks.
 	font-style: italic;
 	line-height: 1.6153846154;
 	padding-top: 0.5384615385em;
-	text-align: left;
-}
-
-.rtl [class^="wp-block-"] figcaption {
-	text-align: right;
+	text-align: center;
 }
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
index e16c318fae434..aee154ce9bc31 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ figure[class*="wp-block-"] > figcaption {
 	font-style: italic;
 	line-height: 1.6153846154;
 	padding-top: 0.5384615385em;
-	text-align: start;
+	text-align: center;
 }
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------