diff --git a/modules/kde/hm.nix b/modules/kde/hm.nix
index 17f8f4ba..158f0dd7 100644
--- a/modules/kde/hm.nix
+++ b/modules/kde/hm.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ let
     DisabledValue = 1;
   };
 
+  desktopFont = "${sansSerif.name},${toString sizes.desktop},-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0";
+  applicationFont = "${sansSerif.name},${toString sizes.applications},-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0";
+  monospaceFont = "${monospace.name},${toString sizes.terminal},-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0";
+
   kdeglobals = {
     # The existence of this group makes the following settings unable to
     # be changed by the user, as specified at
@@ -54,19 +58,13 @@ let
       ColorScheme = "Breeze";
       widgetStyle = "Oxygen";
 
-      shadeSortColumn = true;
-
-      XftAntialias = true;
-      XftHintStyle = "hintmedium";
-      XftSubPixel = "none";
-
-      desktopFont = "${sansSerif.name},${toString sizes.desktop},-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0";
-      menuFont = "${sansSerif.name},${toString sizes.desktop},-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0";
-      taskbarFont = "${sansSerif.name},${toString sizes.desktop},-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0";
-      toolBarFont = "${sansSerif.name},${toString sizes.desktop},-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0";
-      font = "${sansSerif.name},${toString sizes.applications},-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0";
-      smallestReadableFont = "${sansSerif.name},${toString (sizes.applications / 2)},-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0";
-      fixed = "${monospace.name},${toString sizes.terminal},-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0";
+      inherit desktopFont;
+      fixed = monospaceFont;
+      font = applicationFont;
+      menuFont = desktopFont;
+      taskbarFont = desktopFont;
+      toolBarFont = desktopFont;
+      smallestReadableFont = desktopFont;
     };
 
     "ColorEffects:Disabled".Enable = false;
@@ -86,6 +84,8 @@ let
       inactiveBlend = "${base03-rgb-r},${base03-rgb-g},${base03-rgb-b}";
       inactiveBackground = "${base00-rgb-r},${base00-rgb-g},${base00-rgb-b}";
       inactiveForeground = "${base05-rgb-r},${base05-rgb-g},${base05-rgb-b}";
+
+      activeFont = desktopFont;
     };
 
     DesktopIcons = icons;