diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.cpp
index 800566a67..a4fb1e564 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.cpp
@@ -365,36 +365,6 @@ QueryLabel::minimumSizeHint() const
 }
 
 
-void
-QueryLabel::drawFancyText( QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect, const QString& text )
-{
-    if ( m_align & Qt::AlignLeft )
-    {
-        painter->save();
-
-        QFont fnt = painter->font();
-        fnt.setStyleStrategy( QFont::ForceOutline );
-        QFontMetrics fm( fnt );
-
-        QPainterPath textPath;
-        textPath.addText( rect.topLeft() + QPoint( 0, fm.ascent() ), fnt, text );
-
-        QLinearGradient gradient( 0, 0, 0, 1 );
-        gradient.setCoordinateMode( QGradient::ObjectBoundingMode );
-        gradient.setColorAt( 0, painter->pen().color() );
-        gradient.setColorAt( 1, painter->pen().color().lighter() );
-        painter->setPen( QPen( gradient, 0, Qt::SolidLine, Qt::RoundCap, Qt::RoundJoin ) );
-
-        painter->setBrush( gradient );
-        painter->drawPath( textPath );
-
-        painter->restore();
-    }
-    else
-        painter->drawText( rect, m_align, text );
-}
-
-
 void
 QueryLabel::paintEvent( QPaintEvent* event )
 {
@@ -407,7 +377,6 @@ QueryLabel::paintEvent( QPaintEvent* event )
 
     p.save();
     p.setRenderHint( QPainter::Antialiasing );
-    p.setRenderHint( QPainter::TextAntialiasing );
 
     if ( m_hoverArea.width() )
     {
@@ -433,8 +402,7 @@ QueryLabel::paintEvent( QPaintEvent* event )
             p.setBrush( palette().window() );
             p.setPen( palette().color( foregroundRole() ) );
         }
-
-        drawFancyText( &p, r, elidedText );
+        p.drawText( r, m_align, elidedText );
     }
     else
     {
@@ -458,7 +426,7 @@ QueryLabel::paintEvent( QPaintEvent* event )
                 p.setBrush( palette().highlight() );
             }
 
-            drawFancyText( &p, r, artist()->name() );
+            p.drawText( r, m_align, artist()->name() );
             r.adjust( artistX, 0, 0, 0 );
         }
         if ( m_type & Album )
@@ -469,7 +437,7 @@ QueryLabel::paintEvent( QPaintEvent* event )
 
             if ( m_type & Artist )
             {
-                drawFancyText( &p, r, DASH );
+                p.drawText( r, m_align, DASH );
                 r.adjust( dashX, 0, 0, 0 );
             }
             if ( m_hoverType == Album )
@@ -478,7 +446,7 @@ QueryLabel::paintEvent( QPaintEvent* event )
                 p.setBrush( palette().highlight() );
             }
 
-            drawFancyText( &p, r, album()->name() );
+            p.drawText( r, m_align, album()->name() );
             r.adjust( albumX, 0, 0, 0 );
         }
         if ( m_type & Track )
@@ -489,7 +457,7 @@ QueryLabel::paintEvent( QPaintEvent* event )
 
             if ( m_type & Artist || m_type & Album )
             {
-                drawFancyText( &p, r, DASH );
+                p.drawText( r, m_align, DASH );
                 r.adjust( dashX, 0, 0, 0 );
             }
             if ( m_hoverType == Track )
@@ -498,7 +466,7 @@ QueryLabel::paintEvent( QPaintEvent* event )
                 p.setBrush( palette().highlight() );
             }
 
-            drawFancyText( &p, r, track() );
+            p.drawText( r, m_align, track() );
             r.adjust( trackX, 0, 0, 0 );
         }
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.h b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.h
index dcf3366c4..53c3521c4 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.h
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ signals:
     void queryChanged( const Tomahawk::query_ptr& query );
 
 protected:
-    void drawFancyText( QPainter* painter, const QRect& rect, const QString& text );
-
     virtual void contextMenuEvent( QContextMenuEvent* event );
 
     virtual void mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent* event );