diff --git a/bin/get-kbd-layout b/bin/get-kbd-layout
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diff --git a/bumblebee_status/modules/core/layout.py b/bumblebee_status/modules/core/layout.py
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-# pylint: disable=C0111,R0903
-
-"""Displays the current keyboard layout
-
-Parameters:
-    * layout.device: The device ID of the keyboard (as reported by `xinput -list`), defaults to the core device
-"""
-
-import re
-
-import core.widget
-import core.module
-
-import util.cli
-
-from bumblebee_status.discover import utility
-
-class Module(core.module.Module):
-    def __init__(self, config, theme):
-        super().__init__(config=config, theme=theme, widgets=core.widget.Widget(self.get_layout))
-
-        self._cmd = utility("get-kbd-layout")
-        keyboard = self.parameter("device", None)
-        if keyboard:
-            self._cmd += " {}".format(keyboard)
-
-    def get_layout(self, widget):
-        result = util.cli.execute(self._cmd, ignore_errors=True)
-
-        m = re.search("([a-zA-Z]+_)?([a-zA-Z]+)(\(([\w-]+)\))?", result)
-
-        if m:
-            layout = m.group(2)
-            variant = m.group(3)
-            return layout if not variant else "{} {}".format(layout, variant)
-
-        return "n/a"
-
-# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
diff --git a/bumblebee_status/modules/core/layout.py b/bumblebee_status/modules/core/layout.py
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+layout-xkb.py
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diff --git a/util/layout.c b/util/layout.c
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-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-#include <X11/XKBlib.h>
-
-void err_if(int condition, const char* msg)
-{
-	if (condition) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "fatal: %s\n", msg);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char** argv)
-{
-	Display* display = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
-	err_if(!display, "unable to open display");
-
-	int kbd = argc == 1 ? XkbUseCoreKbd : atoi(argv[1]);
-
-	XkbStateRec state;
-	XkbGetState(display, kbd, &state);
-
-	XkbDescPtr desc = XkbGetKeyboard(display, XkbAllComponentsMask, kbd);
-	char* symbols = XGetAtomName(display, desc->names->symbols);
-	printf("%s\n", symbols);
-
-#if 0
-	char *group = XGetAtomName(display, desc->names->groups[state.group]);
-	XFree(group);
-#endif
-	XFree(symbols);
-	XFree(desc);
-
-	XCloseDisplay(display);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-