diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 75dd9a3..c18958f 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -349,24 +349,11 @@ void MwVaListApply(MwWidget handle, va_list va) {
 	}
 }
 
-static void inherit_text(MwWidget handle, const char* key, const char* default_value) {
-	const char* text;
-	MwWidget    h = handle;
-	while(h != NULL) {
-		if((text = MwGetText(h, key)) != NULL) {
-			MwSetText(handle, key, text);
-			return;
-		}
-		h = h->parent;
-	}
-	MwSetText(handle, key, default_value);
-}
-
 void MwSetDefault(MwWidget handle) {
 	MwLLSetCursor(handle->lowlevel, &MwCursorDefault, &MwCursorDefaultMask);
 
-	inherit_text(handle, MwNbackground, MwDefaultBackground);
-	inherit_text(handle, MwNforeground, MwDefaultForeground);
+	MwSetText(handle, MwNbackground, MwDefaultBackground);
+	MwSetText(handle, MwNforeground, MwDefaultForeground);
 }
 
 void MwDispatchUserHandler(MwWidget handle, const char* key, void* handler_data) {