diff --git a/data/hardwired/fonts.cfg b/data/hardwired/fonts.cfg
index 2a0f2ce4716..d7b30d676c9 100644
--- a/data/hardwired/fonts.cfg
+++ b/data/hardwired/fonts.cfg
@@ -15,18 +15,7 @@
     # where a comma seperated list of fonts will result in newlines not being
     # rendered and font space metrics being off on Windows.
     #
-    # Additionally, despite what one might assume, "Lato" doesn't appear to
-    # load all Lato font variants (it has a bunch of different weight ones).
-    # I had thought one could specify different weights and Pango would
-    # automatically use the variant for that weight, but no dice. Instead, we
-    # need to set the weight variant we want as the distired font familt at
-    # render time. Right now we only have use of a "light" variant, but others
-    # could be added at some point.
-    #
-    # -- vultraz, 2018-02-14
-    #
     family_order= _ "Lato"
     family_order_monospace= _ "DejaVu Sans Mono"
-    family_order_light= _ "Lato Light"
     family_order_script = _ "Oldania ADF Std"
 [/fonts]
diff --git a/data/schema/fonts.cfg b/data/schema/fonts.cfg
index 9c57e47c619..0f2efa0e3be 100644
--- a/data/schema/fonts.cfg
+++ b/data/schema/fonts.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
             min=1
             max=1
             {REQUIRED_KEY family_order t_string}
-            {REQUIRED_KEY family_order_light t_string}
             {REQUIRED_KEY family_order_monospace t_string}
             {REQUIRED_KEY family_order_script t_string}
         [/tag]
diff --git a/src/font/font_config.cpp b/src/font/font_config.cpp
index 3127c52bf24..6df9d01fe8f 100644
--- a/src/font/font_config.cpp
+++ b/src/font/font_config.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ namespace
 
 t_string family_order_sans;
 t_string family_order_mono;
-t_string family_order_light;
 t_string family_order_script;
 
 } // end anon namespace
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ bool load_font_config()
 
 	family_order_sans = fonts_config["family_order"];
 	family_order_mono = fonts_config["family_order_monospace"];
-	family_order_light = fonts_config["family_order_light"];
 	family_order_script = fonts_config["family_order_script"];
 
 	if(family_order_mono.empty()) {
@@ -86,11 +84,6 @@ bool load_font_config()
 		family_order_mono = family_order_sans;
 	}
 
-	if(family_order_light.empty()) {
-		ERR_FT << "No light font family order defined, falling back to sans serif order";
-		family_order_light = family_order_sans;
-	}
-
 	if(family_order_script.empty()) {
 		ERR_FT << "No script font family order defined, falling back to sans serif order";
 		family_order_script = family_order_sans;
@@ -104,8 +97,6 @@ const t_string& get_font_families(family_class fclass)
 	switch(fclass) {
 	case FONT_MONOSPACE:
 		return family_order_mono;
-	case FONT_LIGHT:
-		return family_order_light;
 	case FONT_SCRIPT:
 		return family_order_script;
 	default:
diff --git a/src/font/font_options.hpp b/src/font/font_options.hpp
index 44b9d358d2d..14b4da281ee 100644
--- a/src/font/font_options.hpp
+++ b/src/font/font_options.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ enum family_class
 {
 	FONT_SANS_SERIF,
 	FONT_MONOSPACE,
-	FONT_LIGHT,
 	FONT_SCRIPT,
 };
 
@@ -35,8 +34,6 @@ inline family_class str_to_family_class(const std::string& str)
 {
 	if(str == "monospace") {
 		return FONT_MONOSPACE;
-	} else if(str == "light") {
-		return FONT_LIGHT;
 	} else if(str == "script") {
 		return FONT_SCRIPT;
 	}