diff --git a/i3lock.c b/i3lock.c
index 8f66129..e9f1ce9 100644
--- a/i3lock.c
+++ b/i3lock.c
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ double bar_step = 15;
 double bar_base_height = 25;
 double bar_periodic_step = 15;
 double max_bar_height = 25;
-int bar_count = 0;
-int bar_width = 0;
+int bar_count = 10;
 int bar_orientation = BAR_FLAT;
 
 char bar_base_color[9] = "000000ff";
@@ -1548,7 +1547,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         // bar indicator stuff
         {"bar-indicator", no_argument, NULL, 700},
         {"bar-direction", required_argument, NULL, 701},
-        {"bar-width", required_argument, NULL, 702},
         {"bar-orientation", required_argument, NULL, 703},
         {"bar-step", required_argument, NULL, 704},
         {"bar-max-height", required_argument, NULL, 705},
@@ -2125,10 +2123,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         break;
                 }
                 break;
-            case 702:
-                bar_width = atoi(optarg);
-                if (bar_width < 1) bar_width = 150;
-                break;
             case 703:
                 arg = optarg;
                 if (strcmp(arg, "vertical") == 0)
@@ -2323,27 +2317,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     last_resolution[1] = screen->height_in_pixels;
 
     if (bar_enabled) {
-        if (bar_count == 0) {
-            if (bar_width != 0) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Warning: bar-width is deprecated, use bar-count instead\n");
-                int tmp = screen->width_in_pixels;
-                if (bar_orientation == BAR_VERT) tmp = screen->height_in_pixels;
-                bar_count = tmp / bar_width;
-                if (tmp % bar_width != 0) {
-                    ++bar_count;
-                }
-            } else {
-                bar_count = 10;
-            }
-        } else if (bar_width != 0) {
-            errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "bar-width and bar-count cannot be used at the same time");
-        }
-
-        if (bar_count >= MIN_BAR_COUNT && bar_count <= MAX_BAR_COUNT) {
-            bar_heights = (double*) calloc(bar_count, sizeof(double));
-        } else {
-            bar_enabled = false;
-        }
+        bar_heights = (double*) calloc(bar_count, sizeof(double));
     }
 
     xcb_change_window_attributes(conn, screen->root, XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK,