diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 17919f3..3efa18c 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -306,19 +306,13 @@ module_battery_from_config(const struct yml_node *node,
 {
     const struct yml_node *c = yml_get_value(node, "content");
     const struct yml_node *poll_interval = yml_get_value(node, "poll_interval");
-    const struct yml_node *left_spacing = yml_get_value(node, "left_spacing");
-    const struct yml_node *right_spacing = yml_get_value(node, "right_spacing");
 
     assert(yml_is_dict(c));
     assert(poll_interval == NULL || yml_is_scalar(poll_interval));
-    assert(left_spacing == NULL || yml_is_scalar(left_spacing));
-    assert(right_spacing == NULL || yml_is_scalar(right_spacing));
 
     return module_battery(
         "BAT0", particle_from_config(c, parent_font),
-        poll_interval != NULL ? yml_value_as_int(poll_interval) : 30,
-        left_spacing != NULL ? yml_value_as_int(left_spacing) : 0,
-        right_spacing != NULL ? yml_value_as_int(right_spacing) : 0);
+        poll_interval != NULL ? yml_value_as_int(poll_interval) : 30);
 }
 
 struct bar *
diff --git a/modules/battery/battery.c b/modules/battery/battery.c
index c82f446..05bc11d 100644
--- a/modules/battery/battery.c
+++ b/modules/battery/battery.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ run(struct module_run_context *ctx)
 
 struct module *
 module_battery(const char *battery, struct particle *label,
-               int poll_interval_secs, int left_spacing, int right_spacing)
+               int poll_interval_secs)
 {
     struct private *m = malloc(sizeof(*m));
     m->label = label;
diff --git a/modules/battery/battery.h b/modules/battery/battery.h
index 400b3c1..e025f3a 100644
--- a/modules/battery/battery.h
+++ b/modules/battery/battery.h
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@
 #include "../../particle.h"
 
 struct module *module_battery(
-    const char *battery, struct particle *label,
-    int poll_interval_secs, int left_spacing, int right_spacing);
+    const char *battery, struct particle *label, int poll_interval_secs);