diff --git a/bleh_darwin.m b/bleh_darwin.m
index 41bf839..ca98ffd 100644
--- a/bleh_darwin.m
+++ b/bleh_darwin.m
@@ -172,19 +172,3 @@ struct xpoint getTranslatedEventPoint(id self, id event)
 	ret.y = (int64_t) p.y;
 	return ret;
 }
-
-/*
-we don't need this here technically — it can be done in Go just fine — but it's easier here
-*/
-
-static CGFloat (*objc_msgSend_cgfloatret)(id, SEL, ...) =
-	(CGFloat (*)(id, SEL, ...)) objc_msgSend_fpret;
-
-void objc_setFont(id what, unsigned int csize)
-{
-	CGFloat size;
-
-	size = objc_msgSend_cgfloatret(c_NSFont, s_systemFontSizeForControlSize, (NSControlSize) csize);
-	objc_msgSend(what, s_setFont,
-		objc_msgSend(c_NSFont, s_systemFontOfSize, size));
-}
diff --git a/listbox_darwin.m b/listbox_darwin.m
index 0a5ba97..60cc25e 100644
--- a/listbox_darwin.m
+++ b/listbox_darwin.m
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ id makeListboxTableColumn(id identifier)
 	[column setEditable:NO];
 	// to set the font for each item, we set the font of the "data cell", which is more aptly called the "cell template"
 	dataCell = [column dataCell];
-	// TODO pull the one from sysdata_darwin.m
-	objc_setFont(dataCell, NSRegularControlSize);
+	// technically not a NSControl, but still accepts the selector, so we can call it anyway
+	applyStandardControlFont(dataCell);
 	[column setDataCell:dataCell];
 	// TODO other properties?
 	return column;
diff --git a/objc_darwin.h b/objc_darwin.h
index fb12203..5eb9b6c 100644
--- a/objc_darwin.h
+++ b/objc_darwin.h
@@ -62,7 +62,4 @@ extern struct xpoint getTranslatedEventPoint(id, id);
 /* for objc_darwin.go */
 extern char *encodedNSRect;
 
-/* for sysdata_darwin.go */
-extern void objc_setFont(id, unsigned int);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/sysdata_darwin.m b/sysdata_darwin.m
index e2684cb..3c1124b 100644
--- a/sysdata_darwin.m
+++ b/sysdata_darwin.m
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <Foundation/NSGeometry.h>
 #include <AppKit/NSWindow.h>
 #include <AppKit/NSView.h>
+#include <AppKit/NSFont.h>
 #include <AppKit/NSControl.h>
 #include <AppKit/NSButton.h>
 #include <AppKit/NSPopUpButton.h>
@@ -49,10 +50,11 @@ void controlHide(id what)
 	[toNSView(what) setHidden:YES];
 }
 
+#define systemFontOfSize(s) ([NSFont systemFontOfSize:[NSFont systemFontSizeForControlSize:(s)]])
+
 void applyStandardControlFont(id what)
 {
-	// TODO inline this
-	objc_setFont(what, NSRegularControlSize);
+	[toNSControl(what) setFont:systemFontOfSize(NSRegularControlSize)];
 }
 
 id makeWindow(id delegate)