diff --git a/awesome/theme.lua b/awesome/theme.lua
index 9cf49ea..f96639e 100644
--- a/awesome/theme.lua
+++ b/awesome/theme.lua
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ theme.titlebar_maximized_button_focus_active = theme.confdir .. '/icons/titlebar
 theme.tasklist_fg_minimize = '#b3b3b3'
 theme.tasklist_bg_minimize = '#4d4d4d'
 
-local markup = lain.util.markup
-
 local function build_widget_list(widgets)
 	local out = {}
 	local last_bg = 'alpha'
@@ -178,7 +176,7 @@ if settings['show_battery'] == true then
 				perc = perc .. ' plug'
 			end
 
-			widget:set_markup(markup.fontfg(theme.font, theme.fg_normal, perc .. ' '))
+			widget:set_text(perc)
 		end,
 	})
 	table.insert(info_widgets, {
@@ -249,7 +247,7 @@ table.insert(info_widgets, {
 local cpu = lain.widget.cpu({
 	settings = function()
 		-- luacheck: globals widget cpu_now
-		widget:set_markup(cpu_now.usage .. '%')
+		widget:set_text(cpu_now.usage .. '%')
 	end,
 })
 table.insert(info_widgets, {