diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 335dae87..8222a506 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -508,7 +508,6 @@ static void render_titlebar_text_texture(struct sway_output *output,
 	cairo_t *c = cairo_create(dummy_surface);
 	cairo_set_antialias(c, CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_BEST);
 	cairo_font_options_t *fo = cairo_font_options_create();
-	cairo_font_options_set_hint_style(fo, CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_FULL);
 	if (output->wlr_output->subpixel == WL_OUTPUT_SUBPIXEL_NONE) {
 		cairo_font_options_set_antialias(fo, CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_GRAY);
 	} else {
diff --git a/swaybar/render.c b/swaybar/render.c
index ccf36563..6a983e97 100644
--- a/swaybar/render.c
+++ b/swaybar/render.c
@@ -774,14 +774,12 @@ void render_frame(struct swaybar_output *output) {
 	ctx.cairo = cairo;
 
 	cairo_font_options_t *fo = cairo_font_options_create();
-	cairo_font_options_set_hint_style(fo, CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_FULL);
 	cairo_font_options_set_antialias(fo, CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_GRAY);
 	ctx.textaa_safe = fo;
 	if (output->subpixel == WL_OUTPUT_SUBPIXEL_NONE) {
 		ctx.textaa_sharp = ctx.textaa_safe;
 	} else {
 		fo = cairo_font_options_create();
-		cairo_font_options_set_hint_style(fo, CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_FULL);
 		cairo_font_options_set_antialias(fo, CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_SUBPIXEL);
 		cairo_font_options_set_subpixel_order(fo,
 			to_cairo_subpixel_order(output->subpixel));