diff --git a/include/modules/battery.hpp b/include/modules/battery.hpp
index fc403be0..8e1a2ad2 100644
--- a/include/modules/battery.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/battery.hpp
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #if defined(__linux__)
 #include <sys/inotify.h>
-#include "util/udev_deleter.hpp"
 #endif
 
-#include <sys/poll.h>
-
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <string>
@@ -39,12 +36,11 @@ class Battery : public ALabel {
   const std::string formatTimeRemaining(float hoursRemaining);
   void setBarClass(std::string&);
 
+  int global_watch;
   std::map<fs::path, int> batteries_;
-  std::unique_ptr<udev, util::UdevDeleter> udev_;
-  std::array<pollfd, 1> poll_fds_;
-  std::unique_ptr<udev_monitor, util::UdevMonitorDeleter> mon_;
   fs::path adapter_;
   int battery_watch_fd_;
+  int global_watch_fd_;
   std::mutex battery_list_mutex_;
   std::string old_status_;
   bool warnFirstTime_{true};
diff --git a/include/util/udev_deleter.hpp b/include/util/udev_deleter.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index b2f1e538..00000000
--- a/include/util/udev_deleter.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <libudev.h>
-
-namespace waybar::util {
-struct UdevDeleter {
-  void operator()(udev *ptr) const { udev_unref(ptr); }
-};
-
-struct UdevDeviceDeleter {
-  void operator()(udev_device *ptr) const { udev_device_unref(ptr); }
-};
-
-struct UdevEnumerateDeleter {
-  void operator()(udev_enumerate *ptr) const { udev_enumerate_unref(ptr); }
-};
-
-struct UdevMonitorDeleter {
-  void operator()(udev_monitor *ptr) const { udev_monitor_unref(ptr); }
-};
-}  // namespace waybar::util
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/battery.cpp b/src/modules/battery.cpp
index bad72e6b..d87cc612 100644
--- a/src/modules/battery.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/battery.cpp
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #endif
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
-#include <libudev.h>
-#include <poll.h>
-#include <sys/signalfd.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
 waybar::modules::Battery::Battery(const std::string& id, const Bar& bar, const Json::Value& config)
@@ -17,18 +14,17 @@ waybar::modules::Battery::Battery(const std::string& id, const Bar& bar, const J
   if (battery_watch_fd_ == -1) {
     throw std::runtime_error("Unable to listen batteries.");
   }
-  udev_ = std::unique_ptr<udev, util::UdevDeleter>(udev_new());
-  if (udev_ == nullptr) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("udev_new failed");
+
+  global_watch_fd_ = inotify_init1(IN_CLOEXEC);
+  if (global_watch_fd_ == -1) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Unable to listen batteries.");
   }
-  mon_ = std::unique_ptr<udev_monitor, util::UdevMonitorDeleter>(udev_monitor_new_from_netlink(udev_.get(), "kernel"));
-  if (mon_ == nullptr) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("udev monitor new failed");
+
+  // Watch the directory for any added or removed batteries
+  global_watch = inotify_add_watch(global_watch_fd_, data_dir_.c_str(), IN_CREATE | IN_DELETE);
+  if (global_watch < 0) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Could not watch for battery plug/unplug");
   }
-  if (udev_monitor_filter_add_match_subsystem_devtype(mon_.get(), "power_supply", nullptr) < 0) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("udev failed to add monitor filter");
-  }
-  udev_monitor_enable_receiving(mon_.get());
 #endif
   worker();
 }
@@ -37,6 +33,11 @@ waybar::modules::Battery::~Battery() {
 #if defined(__linux__)
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(battery_list_mutex_);
 
+  if (global_watch >= 0) {
+    inotify_rm_watch(global_watch_fd_, global_watch);
+  }
+  close(global_watch_fd_);
+
   for (auto it = batteries_.cbegin(), next_it = it; it != batteries_.cend(); it = next_it) {
     ++next_it;
     auto watch_id = (*it).second;
@@ -73,18 +74,12 @@ void waybar::modules::Battery::worker() {
     dp.emit();
   };
   thread_battery_update_ = [this] {
-    poll_fds_[0].revents = 0;
-    poll_fds_[0].events = POLLIN;
-    poll_fds_[0].fd = udev_monitor_get_fd(mon_.get());
-    int ret = poll(poll_fds_.data(), poll_fds_.size(), -1);
-    if (ret < 0) {
+    struct inotify_event event = {0};
+    int nbytes = read(global_watch_fd_, &event, sizeof(event));
+    if (nbytes != sizeof(event) || event.mask & IN_IGNORED) {
       thread_.stop();
       return;
     }
-    if ((poll_fds_[0].revents & POLLIN) != 0) {
-      signalfd_siginfo signal_info;
-      read(poll_fds_[0].fd, &signal_info, sizeof(signal_info));
-    }
     refreshBatteries();
     dp.emit();
   };
@@ -673,7 +668,6 @@ auto waybar::modules::Battery::update() -> void {
     status = getAdapterStatus(capacity);
   }
   auto status_pretty = status;
-  puts(status.c_str());
   // Transform to lowercase  and replace space with dash
   std::transform(status.begin(), status.end(), status.begin(),
                  [](char ch) { return ch == ' ' ? '-' : std::tolower(ch); });
diff --git a/src/util/backlight_backend.cpp b/src/util/backlight_backend.cpp
index 86b0f894..41236462 100644
--- a/src/util/backlight_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/util/backlight_backend.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "util/backlight_backend.hpp"
-#include "util/udev_deleter.hpp"
 
 #include <fmt/core.h>
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
@@ -30,6 +29,22 @@ class FileDescriptor {
   int fd_;
 };
 
+struct UdevDeleter {
+  void operator()(udev *ptr) { udev_unref(ptr); }
+};
+
+struct UdevDeviceDeleter {
+  void operator()(udev_device *ptr) { udev_device_unref(ptr); }
+};
+
+struct UdevEnumerateDeleter {
+  void operator()(udev_enumerate *ptr) { udev_enumerate_unref(ptr); }
+};
+
+struct UdevMonitorDeleter {
+  void operator()(udev_monitor *ptr) { udev_monitor_unref(ptr); }
+};
+
 void check_eq(int rc, int expected, const char *message = "eq, rc was: ") {
   if (rc != expected) {
     throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format(fmt::runtime(message), rc));