diff --git a/source/xrmoptions.c b/source/xrmoptions.c
index d0bef5c4..f05d4f07 100644
--- a/source/xrmoptions.c
+++ b/source/xrmoptions.c
@@ -232,23 +232,19 @@ static void config_parser_set ( XrmOption *option, char *xrmValue )
 static void __config_parse_xresource_options ( xcb_xrm_database_t *xDB )
 {
     const char * namePrefix  = "rofi";
-    const char * classPrefix = "rofi";
 
     for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < sizeof ( xrmOptions ) / sizeof ( XrmOption ); ++i ) {
-        char *name, *class;
 
-        name  = g_strdup_printf ( "%s.%s", namePrefix, xrmOptions[i].name );
-        class = g_strdup_printf ( "%s.%s", classPrefix, xrmOptions[i].name );
+        char *name  = g_strdup_printf ( "%s.%s", namePrefix, xrmOptions[i].name );
 
         char *xrmValue = NULL;
-        if ( xcb_xrm_resource_get_string ( xDB, name, class, &xrmValue ) == 0 ) {
+        if ( xcb_xrm_resource_get_string ( xDB, name, NULL, &xrmValue ) == 0 ) {
             config_parser_set ( &( xrmOptions[i] ), xrmValue );
         }
         if ( xrmValue ) {
             free ( xrmValue );
         }
 
-        g_free ( class );
         g_free ( name );
     }
 }
@@ -337,22 +333,19 @@ void config_parse_cmd_options_dynamic ( void )
 static void __config_parse_xresource_options_dynamic ( xcb_xrm_database_t *xDB )
 {
     const char * namePrefix  = "rofi";
-    const char * classPrefix = "rofi";
 
     for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < num_extra_options; ++i ) {
-        char *name, *class;
+        char *name;
 
         name  = g_strdup_printf ( "%s.%s", namePrefix, extra_options[i].name );
-        class = g_strdup_printf ( "%s.%s", classPrefix, extra_options[i].name );
         char *xrmValue = NULL;
-        if ( xcb_xrm_resource_get_string ( xDB, name, class, &xrmValue ) == 0 ) {
+        if ( xcb_xrm_resource_get_string ( xDB, name, NULL, &xrmValue ) == 0 ) {
             config_parser_set ( &( extra_options[i] ), xrmValue );
         }
         if ( xrmValue ) {
             free ( xrmValue );
         }
 
-        g_free ( class );
         g_free ( name );
     }
 }