diff --git a/rtdata/themes/ClearLooks (Dark Orange) b/rtdata/themes/ClearLooks (Dark Orange)
index 579efa21c..281bd7c01 100644
--- a/rtdata/themes/ClearLooks (Dark Orange)	
+++ b/rtdata/themes/ClearLooks (Dark Orange)	
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 
 style "clearlooks-default" {
 
-  font_name = "sans, 10"
-
   GtkMenuItem::selected_shadow_type = none
   GtkWidget::interior_focus = 1
   GtkButton::default_border = { 3, 3, 3, 3 }
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@ engine "clearlooks"
 
 style "clearlooks-wide" = "clearlooks-default"
 {
-  font_name = "arial black, 8"
   xthickness = 2
   ythickness = 2
   bg[NORMAL]			= "#313131"
diff --git a/rtdata/themes/Dark b/rtdata/themes/Dark
index e6e11cbe3..06ddc5e25 100644
--- a/rtdata/themes/Dark
+++ b/rtdata/themes/Dark
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 style "clearlooks-default" {
 
-  font_name = "sans, 10"
-
   GtkButton      ::default_border    = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
   GtkComboBox    ::default_border    = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
   GtkRange       ::trough_border     = 0
diff --git a/rtdata/themes/Default b/rtdata/themes/Default
index 73fafe3e3..92aa17c3a 100644
--- a/rtdata/themes/Default
+++ b/rtdata/themes/Default
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 style "clearlooks-default" {
 
-  font_name = "sans, 10"
-
   GtkButton      ::default_border    = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
   GtkRange       ::trough_border     = 0
   GtkPaned       ::handle_size       = 6
diff --git a/rtdata/themes/Gray b/rtdata/themes/Gray
index a34ad7728..c43833218 100644
--- a/rtdata/themes/Gray
+++ b/rtdata/themes/Gray
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
 style "clearlooks-default" {
 
-    font_name = "sans, 10"
-
     GtkButton      ::default_border    = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
     GtkRange       ::trough_border     = 1
     GtkPaned       ::handle_size       = 6
diff --git a/rtdata/themes/Gray Textured b/rtdata/themes/Gray Textured
index 7e1d84c46..bdaa0d8be 100644
--- a/rtdata/themes/Gray Textured	
+++ b/rtdata/themes/Gray Textured	
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 style "clearlooks-default" {
 
-	font_name = "sans, 10"
-
 	GtkRange::trough_border = 0
 	GtkRange::slider_width = 14
 	GtkRange::stepper_size = 10
diff --git a/rtdata/themes/Light b/rtdata/themes/Light
index ec9888928..383034a59 100644
--- a/rtdata/themes/Light
+++ b/rtdata/themes/Light
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 
 style "clearlooks-default" {
 
-  font_name = "sans, 10"
-
   GtkButton      ::default_border    = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
   GtkRange       ::trough_border     = 0
   GtkPaned       ::handle_size       = 6
diff --git a/rtgui/main.cc b/rtgui/main.cc
index 2e9be033a..6885e44fe 100644
--- a/rtgui/main.cc
+++ b/rtgui/main.cc
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
    rcfiles.push_back (argv0+"/themes/"+options.theme);
    // Set the font face and size
    Gtk::RC::parse_string (Glib::ustring::compose(
-      "style \"clearlooks-default\" { font_name = \"%1\" } style \"clearlooks-menu-item\" { font_name = \"%1\" }", options.font));
+      "style \"clearlooks-default\" { font_name = \"%1\" }", options.font));
    Gtk::RC::set_default_files (rcfiles);
 
    Gtk::Main m(&argc, &argv);
diff --git a/rtgui/preferences.cc b/rtgui/preferences.cc
index 683d7dfa6..abf2cf129 100644
--- a/rtgui/preferences.cc
+++ b/rtgui/preferences.cc
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ void Preferences::switchThemeTo(Glib::ustring newTheme) {
 void Preferences::switchFontTo(Glib::ustring newFont) {
 
 	Gtk::RC::parse_string (Glib::ustring::compose(
-			"style \"clearlooks-default\" { font_name = \"%1\" } style \"clearlooks-menu-item\" { font_name = \"%1\" }", newFont));
+			"style \"clearlooks-default\" { font_name = \"%1\" }", newFont));
 	Gtk::RC::reparse_all (Gtk::Settings::get_default());
 	GdkEventClient event = { GDK_CLIENT_EVENT, NULL, TRUE, gdk_atom_intern("_GTK_READ_RCFILES", FALSE), 8 };
 	gdk_event_send_clientmessage_toall ((GdkEvent*)&event);