diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
deleted file mode 100644
index de3b872..0000000
--- a/LICENSE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-  Copyright (c) 2004,2005 Marius Aamodt Eriksen <marius@monkey.org>
-  Copyright (c) 2004 Andy Adamson <dros@monkey.org>
-
-  Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
-  purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
-  copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
-
-  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
-  WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
-  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
-  ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
-  WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
-  ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
-  OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/calmwm.h b/calmwm.h
index fddee15..7bbe0f9 100644
--- a/calmwm.h
+++ b/calmwm.h
@@ -458,9 +458,9 @@ int			 font_descent(struct screen_ctx *);
 void			 font_draw(struct screen_ctx *, const char *, int,
 			     Drawable, int, int);
 u_int			 font_height(struct screen_ctx *);
-void			 font_init(struct screen_ctx *, const char *);
+void			 font_init(struct screen_ctx *, const char *,
+			     const char *);
 int			 font_width(struct screen_ctx *, const char *, int);
-XftFont			*font_make(struct screen_ctx *, const char *);
 
 void			 xev_loop(void);
 
@@ -504,6 +504,9 @@ void			 u_spawn(char *);
 void			*xcalloc(size_t, size_t);
 void			*xmalloc(size_t);
 char			*xstrdup(const char *);
+int			 xasprintf(char **, const char *, ...)
+			    __attribute__((__format__ (printf, 2, 3)))
+			    __attribute__((__nonnull__ (2)));
 
 /* Externs */
 extern Display				*X_Dpy;
diff --git a/conf.c b/conf.c
index 857ccb5..4f50039 100644
--- a/conf.c
+++ b/conf.c
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ conf_gap(struct conf *c, struct screen_ctx *sc)
 void
 conf_font(struct conf *c, struct screen_ctx *sc)
 {
-	font_init(sc, c->color[CWM_COLOR_FONT].name);
-	sc->font = font_make(sc, c->font);
+	font_init(sc, c->font, c->color[CWM_COLOR_FONT].name);
 }
 
 static struct color color_binds[] = {
diff --git a/font.c b/font.c
index 58dba5f..4267e91 100644
--- a/font.c
+++ b/font.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ font_height(struct screen_ctx *sc)
 }
 
 void
-font_init(struct screen_ctx *sc, const char *color)
+font_init(struct screen_ctx *sc, const char *name, const char *color)
 {
 	sc->xftdraw = XftDrawCreate(X_Dpy, sc->rootwin,
 	    DefaultVisual(X_Dpy, sc->which), DefaultColormap(X_Dpy, sc->which));
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ font_init(struct screen_ctx *sc, const char *color)
 	if (!XftColorAllocName(X_Dpy, DefaultVisual(X_Dpy, sc->which),
 	    DefaultColormap(X_Dpy, sc->which), color, &sc->xftcolor))
 		errx(1, "XftColorAllocName");
+
+	sc->font = XftFontOpenName(X_Dpy, sc->which, name);
+	if (sc->font == NULL)
+		errx(1, "XftFontOpenName");
 }
 
 int
@@ -80,21 +84,3 @@ font_draw(struct screen_ctx *sc, const char *text, int len,
 	XftDrawStringUtf8(sc->xftdraw, &sc->xftcolor, sc->font, x, y,
 	    (const FcChar8*)text, len);
 }
-
-XftFont *
-font_make(struct screen_ctx *sc, const char *name)
-{
-	XftFont		*fn = NULL;
-	FcPattern	*pat, *patx;
-	XftResult	 res;
-
-	if ((pat = FcNameParse((const FcChar8*)name)) == NULL)
-		return (NULL);
-
-	if ((patx = XftFontMatch(X_Dpy, sc->which, pat, &res)) != NULL)
-		fn = XftFontOpenPattern(X_Dpy, patx);
-
-	FcPatternDestroy(pat);
-
-	return (fn);
-}
diff --git a/xmalloc.c b/xmalloc.c
index a93393f..3248124 100644
--- a/xmalloc.c
+++ b/xmalloc.c
@@ -69,3 +69,19 @@ xstrdup(const char *str)
 
 	return (p);
 }
+
+int
+xasprintf(char **ret, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list	 ap;
+	int	 i;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	i = vasprintf(ret, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	if (i < 0 || *ret == NULL)
+		err(1, "asprintf");
+
+	return (i);
+}