diff --git a/bin/scripts/backlight b/bin/scripts/backlight
deleted file mode 100755
index 0ed897f..0000000
--- a/bin/scripts/backlight
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/fish
-#
-# Usage:
-#   backlight get
-#   backlight set [value]
-#   backlight max
-#   backlight [up|down] [delta]
-#
-# Returns:
-#	Set - nothing
-#	Get, max - Number between 0 and 100 (eg: 0, 25.445283, 100)
-#
-
-function backlight
-	switch $argv[1]
-		case "get"
-			xbacklight -get
-		case "max"
-			echo 100
-		case "set"
-			xbacklight -set $argv[2]
-		case "up"
-			xbacklight -inc $argv[2]
-		case "down"
-			xbacklight -dec $argv[2]
-		case "*"
-			echo "Unknown function \"$argv[1]\""
-			echo ""
-			echo "Usage:"
-			echo "  backlight get"
-			echo "  backlight set [value]"
-			echo "  backlight max"
-			return 0
-	end
-	return 1
-end
-
-backlight $argv
diff --git a/classes/backlight/backlight.lua b/classes/backlight/backlight.lua
index 5467515..c14cb2b 100644
--- a/classes/backlight/backlight.lua
+++ b/classes/backlight/backlight.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ local P = {
 ---
 function P:_get_status()
 	awful.spawn.easy_async(
-		script_dir .. "backlight get",
+		"xbacklight -get",
 		function(stdout, stderr, exitreason, exitcode)
 			self._ready = true
 			self.brightness = tonumber(stdout)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function P:backlight_up()
 		return
 	end
 
-	awful.spawn(script_dir .. "backlight up 5", false)
+	awful.spawn("xbacklight -inc 5", false)
 	self.brightness = self.brightness + 5
 	if self.brightness > self.max_value then
 		self.brightness = self.max_value
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function P:backlight_down()
 		return
 	end
 
-	awful.spawn(script_dir .. "backlight down 5", false)
+	awful.spawn("xbacklight -dec 5", false)
 	self.brightness = self.brightness - 5
 	if self.brightness < self.min_value then
 		self.brightness = self.min_value
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function P:backlight_set(value)
 		value = self.max_value
 	end
 
-	awful.spawn(script_dir .. "backlight set " .. value, false)
+	awful.spawn("xbacklight -set " .. value, false)
 	self.brightness = value
 	self:_update_widget()
 end