diff --git a/bin/cpu-freq b/bin/cpu-freq
index 089898ae..e5baed1c 100755
--- a/bin/cpu-freq
+++ b/bin/cpu-freq
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ else
 	speed="$mhz"
 	unit="MHz"
 fi
-printf "\005{=b cW}%s\005{-}\005{= cW}$unit\005{-} " $speed
+printf "\005{= cW}%s$unit\005{-} " $speed
diff --git a/bin/mem-available b/bin/mem-available
index 9a2b29fe..c4c4732e 100755
--- a/bin/mem-available
+++ b/bin/mem-available
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ else
 	mem="$mem"
 	unit="KB"
 fi
-printf "\005{=b gW}%s\005{-}\005{= gW}$unit$comma\005{-}%s" "$mem" "$whitespace"
+printf "\005{= gW}%s$unit$comma\005{-}%s" "$mem" "$whitespace"
diff --git a/bin/mem-used b/bin/mem-used
index 5d1a6174..a0901467 100755
--- a/bin/mem-used
+++ b/bin/mem-used
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 #    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-free | awk '/buffers\/cache:/ {printf "\005{=b gW}%.0f\005{-}\005{= gW}%%\005{-} ", 100*$3/($3 + $4)}'
+free | awk '/buffers\/cache:/ {printf "\005{= gW}%.0f%%\005{-} ", 100*$3/($3 + $4)}'
diff --git a/bin/processes b/bin/processes
index 575a8b5b..e93e0a24 100755
--- a/bin/processes
+++ b/bin/processes
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 #    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-printf "\005{=b yk}%s\005{-}\005{= yk}&\005{-} " $(ps -e | wc -l)
+printf "\005{= yk}%s&\005{-} " $(ps -e | wc -l)