diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/DrawableDate.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/DrawableDate.cs
index 406fc2ffd2..be794d93a6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/DrawableDate.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/DrawableDate.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System;
 using Humanizer;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics
 
         public DrawableDate(DateTimeOffset date)
         {
-            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
             Font = "Exo2.0-RegularItalic";
 
             Date = date.ToLocalTime();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/OsuSpriteText.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/OsuSpriteText.cs
index c9389bb9e2..8607d51e12 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/OsuSpriteText.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/OsuSpriteText.cs
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
-using osu.Framework.MathUtils;
-using OpenTK;
-using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transforms;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites
@@ -19,27 +16,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites
             Shadow = true;
             TextSize = FONT_SIZE;
         }
-
-        protected override Drawable CreateFallbackCharacterDrawable()
-        {
-            var tex = GetTextureForCharacter('?');
-
-            if (tex != null)
-            {
-                float adjust = (RNG.NextSingle() - 0.5f) * 2;
-                return new Sprite
-                {
-                    Texture = tex,
-                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Scale = new Vector2(1 + adjust * 0.2f),
-                    Rotation = adjust * 15,
-                    Colour = Color4.White,
-                };
-            }
-
-            return base.CreateFallbackCharacterDrawable();
-        }
     }
 
     public static class OsuSpriteTextTransformExtensions
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
index bada2a794d..29072523f3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
@@ -138,9 +138,8 @@ namespace osu.Game
             fileImporters.Add(SkinManager);
 
             //this completely overrides the framework default. will need to change once we make a proper FontStore.
-            dependencies.Cache(Fonts = new FontStore { ScaleAdjust = 100 });
+            dependencies.Cache(Fonts = new FontStore(new GlyphStore(Resources, @"Fonts/FontAwesome")));
 
-            Fonts.AddStore(new GlyphStore(Resources, @"Fonts/FontAwesome"));
             Fonts.AddStore(new GlyphStore(Resources, @"Fonts/osuFont"));
             Fonts.AddStore(new GlyphStore(Resources, @"Fonts/Exo2.0-Medium"));
             Fonts.AddStore(new GlyphStore(Resources, @"Fonts/Exo2.0-MediumItalic"));
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSection.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSection.cs
index 9555f0fbc5..58714208c0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSection.cs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
                     },
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                    Children = new[]
+                    Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
                         new OsuSpriteText
                         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
index d746bb90c4..c5a9514095 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards.Drawables
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(FileStore fileStore)
         {
-            dependencies.Cache(new TextureStore(new RawTextureLoaderStore(fileStore.Store), false) { ScaleAdjust = 1, });
+            dependencies.Cache(new TextureStore(new RawTextureLoaderStore(fileStore.Store), false, scaleAdjust: 1));
 
             foreach (var layer in Storyboard.Layers)
                 Add(layer.CreateDrawable());