If it is readonly, why not just set the BorderStyle to 0 make BackgroundColor = Form.BackgroundColor and forget about the width of it ?
I may be completely wrong though. Can we see a screenshot of the form?
Switching to a label instead of a textbox would be easier then. No need to set the color and borders for a label to "hide" the empty space.
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