diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/meter_patterns.cc b/gtk2_ardour/meter_patterns.cc
index 2fa1d73565..c3b5a914ec 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/meter_patterns.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/meter_patterns.cc
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ meter_render_metrics (Gtk::Widget& w, MeterType type, vector<DataType> types)
 	Pango::AttrFontDesc* font_attr;
 	Pango::FontDescription font;
 
-	font = Pango::FontDescription ("ArdourMono");
+	font = Pango::FontDescription (ARDOUR_UI::config()->get_canvasvar_SmallMonospaceFont());
 	double fixfontsize = 81920.0 / (double) ARDOUR::Config->get_font_scale();
 
 	font.set_weight (Pango::WEIGHT_NORMAL);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/mono_panner.cc b/gtk2_ardour/mono_panner.cc
index 7f1c98a0cb..c9f46e12b8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/mono_panner.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/mono_panner.cc
@@ -80,9 +80,7 @@ MonoPanner::MonoPanner (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::PannerShell> p)
 	if (!have_font) {
 		Pango::FontDescription font;
 		Pango::AttrFontDesc* font_attr;
-		font = Pango::FontDescription ("ArdourMono");
-		font.set_weight (Pango::WEIGHT_BOLD);
-		font.set_size(9 * PANGO_SCALE);
+		font = Pango::FontDescription (ARDOUR_UI::config()->get_canvasvar_SmallBoldMonospaceFont());
 		font_attr = new Pango::AttrFontDesc (Pango::Attribute::create_attr_font_desc (font));
 		panner_font_attributes.change(*font_attr);
 		delete font_attr;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/stereo_panner.cc b/gtk2_ardour/stereo_panner.cc
index 00000e7071..02ee7708f8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/stereo_panner.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/stereo_panner.cc
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ StereoPanner::StereoPanner (boost::shared_ptr<PannerShell> p)
 	if (!have_font) {
 		Pango::FontDescription font;
 		Pango::AttrFontDesc* font_attr;
-		font = Pango::FontDescription ("ArdourMono");
-		font.set_weight (Pango::WEIGHT_BOLD);
-		font.set_size(9 * PANGO_SCALE);
+		font = Pango::FontDescription (ARDOUR_UI::config()->get_canvasvar_SmallBoldMonospaceFont());
 		font_attr = new Pango::AttrFontDesc (Pango::Attribute::create_attr_font_desc (font));
 		panner_font_attributes.change(*font_attr);
 		delete font_attr;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.cc b/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.cc
index e3b302f975..1e1e66889f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ double TimeAxisViewItem::NAME_HIGHLIGHT_THRESH;
 void
 TimeAxisViewItem::set_constant_heights ()
 {
-        NAME_FONT = get_font_for_style (X_("TimeAxisViewItemName"));
+        NAME_FONT = Pango::FontDescription (ARDOUR_UI::config()->get_canvasvar_SmallFont());
 
         Gtk::Window win;
         Gtk::Label foo;