diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
index abd348f5c9..a6d9eea34e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 import functools
 
 from PyQt5.Qt import (
-    QAction, QApplication, QFont, QIcon, QLabel, QMenu, QPainter, QSizePolicy,
+    QAction, QApplication, QIcon, QLabel, QMenu, QPainter, QSizePolicy,
     QSplitter, QStackedWidget, QStatusBar, QStyle, QStyleOption, Qt, QTabBar, QTimer,
     QToolButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 )
@@ -271,11 +271,7 @@ class StatusBar(QStatusBar):  # {{{
         self.total = self.current = self.selected = self.library_total = 0
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.update_label)
         self.update_label.setVisible(False)
-        self._font = QFont()
-        self._font.setBold(True)
-        self.setFont(self._font)
         self.defmsg = VersionLabel(self)
-        self.defmsg.setFont(self._font)
         self.addWidget(self.defmsg)
         self.set_label()
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py
index 008fa5186c..9cdfc7ec89 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py
@@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ class Main(MainWindow):
         self.status_bar_default_msg = la = QLabel(' ' + _('{0} {1} created by {2}').format(__appname__, get_version(), 'Kovid Goyal'))
         la.base_template = unicode_type(la.text())
         self.status_bar.addWidget(la)
-        f = self.status_bar.font()
-        f.setBold(True)
-        self.status_bar.setFont(f)
 
         self.boss(self)
         g = QApplication.instance().desktop().availableGeometry(self)