diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 84e984c..07affcf 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -51,37 +51,6 @@ static const char *symbol_1 = "<";
 static const char *symbol_2 = ">";
 #endif // SYMBOLS_PATCH
 
-#if ALPHA_PATCH
-static const unsigned int baralpha = 0xd0;
-static const unsigned int borderalpha = OPAQUE;
-static const unsigned int alphas[][3]      = {
-	/*               fg      bg        border     */
-	[SchemeNorm] = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
-	[SchemeSel]  = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
-	#if BORDER_PATCH
-	[SchemeBorder] = { OPAQUE, OPAQUE, OPAQUE },
-	#endif // BORDER_PATCH
-	#if MORECOLOR_PATCH
-	[SchemeMid] = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
-	#endif // MORECOLOR_PATCH
-	#if HIGHLIGHT_PATCH || FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
-	[SchemeSelHighlight] = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
-	[SchemeNormHighlight] = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
-	#endif // HIGHLIGHT_PATCH | FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
-	#if HIGHPRIORITY_PATCH
-	[SchemeHp] = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
-	#endif // HIGHPRIORITY_PATCH
-	#if EMOJI_HIGHLIGHT_PATCH
-	[SchemeHover] = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
-	[SchemeGreen] = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
-	[SchemeRed] = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
-	[SchemeYellow] = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
-	[SchemeBlue] = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
-	[SchemePurple] = { OPAQUE, baralpha, borderalpha },
-	#endif // EMOJI_HIGHLIGHT_PATCH
-};
-#endif // ALPHA_PATCH
-
 static
 #if !XRESOURCES_PATCH
 const
diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index 7990a3b..27d9d7e 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #define TEXTW(X)              (drw_fontset_getwidth(drw, (X)) + lrpad)
 #endif // PANGO_PATCH
 #if ALPHA_PATCH
-#define OPAQUE                0xffU
 #define OPACITY               "_NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY"
 #endif // ALPHA_PATCH
 
@@ -1529,18 +1528,10 @@ setup(void)
 	/* init appearance */
 	#if XRESOURCES_PATCH
 	for (j = 0; j < SchemeLast; j++)
-		#if ALPHA_PATCH
-		scheme[j] = drw_scm_create(drw, (const char**)colors[j], alphas[j], 2);
-		#else
 		scheme[j] = drw_scm_create(drw, (const char**)colors[j], 2);
-		#endif // ALPHA_PATCH
 	#else
 	for (j = 0; j < SchemeLast; j++)
-		#if ALPHA_PATCH
-		scheme[j] = drw_scm_create(drw, colors[j], alphas[j], 2);
-		#else
 		scheme[j] = drw_scm_create(drw, colors[j], 2);
-		#endif // ALPHA_PATCH
 	#endif // XRESOURCES_PATCH
 
 	clip = XInternAtom(dpy, "CLIPBOARD",   False);
diff --git a/drw.c b/drw.c
index a9c2916..9848aac 100644
--- a/drw.c
+++ b/drw.c
@@ -284,19 +284,23 @@ drw_fontset_free(Fnt *font)
 #endif // PANGO_PATCH
 
 void
-#if ALPHA_PATCH
-drw_clr_create(Drw *drw, Clr *dest, const char *clrname, unsigned int alpha)
-#else
 drw_clr_create(Drw *drw, Clr *dest, const char *clrname)
-#endif // ALPHA_PATCH
 {
 	if (!drw || !dest || !clrname)
 		return;
 
 	#if ALPHA_PATCH
+	char color[8];
+	strncpy(color, clrname, 7);
+	color[7] = 0;
 	if (!XftColorAllocName(drw->dpy, drw->visual, drw->cmap,
-	                       clrname, dest))
-		die("error, cannot allocate color '%s'", clrname);
+	                       color, dest))
+		die("error, cannot allocate color '%s'", color);
+
+
+	unsigned short alpha = 0xff;
+	if (clrname[7])
+		alpha = (unsigned short) strtol(clrname + 7, NULL, 16);
 
 	dest->pixel = (dest->pixel & 0x00ffffffU) | (alpha << 24);
 	#else
@@ -310,11 +314,7 @@ drw_clr_create(Drw *drw, Clr *dest, const char *clrname)
 /* Wrapper to create color schemes. The caller has to call free(3) on the
  * returned color scheme when done using it. */
 Clr *
-#if ALPHA_PATCH
-drw_scm_create(Drw *drw, const char *clrnames[], const unsigned int alphas[], size_t clrcount)
-#else
 drw_scm_create(Drw *drw, const char *clrnames[], size_t clrcount)
-#endif // ALPHA_PATCH
 {
 	size_t i;
 	Clr *ret;
@@ -324,11 +324,7 @@ drw_scm_create(Drw *drw, const char *clrnames[], size_t clrcount)
 		return NULL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < clrcount; i++)
-		#if ALPHA_PATCH
-		drw_clr_create(drw, &ret[i], clrnames[i], alphas[i]);
-		#else
 		drw_clr_create(drw, &ret[i], clrnames[i]);
-		#endif // ALPHA_PATCH
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drw.h b/drw.h
index af4af4d..81bca87 100644
--- a/drw.h
+++ b/drw.h
@@ -69,13 +69,8 @@ void drw_font_getexts(Fnt *font, const char *text, unsigned int len, unsigned in
 #endif // PANGO_PATCH
 
 /* Colorscheme abstraction */
-#if ALPHA_PATCH
-void drw_clr_create(Drw *drw, Clr *dest, const char *clrname, unsigned int alpha);
-Clr *drw_scm_create(Drw *drw, const char *clrnames[], const unsigned int alphas[], size_t clrcount);
-#else
 void drw_clr_create(Drw *drw, Clr *dest, const char *clrname);
 Clr *drw_scm_create(Drw *drw, const char *clrnames[], size_t clrcount);
-#endif // ALPHA_PATCH
 
 /* Cursor abstraction */
 Cur *drw_cur_create(Drw *drw, int shape);
@@ -100,4 +95,4 @@ void drw_map(Drw *drw, Window win, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h)
 
 #if SCROLL_PATCH
 #include "patch/scroll.h"
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif