diff --git a/presets/examples/11.jsonc b/presets/examples/11.jsonc
index 018cfd882..b235b05f5 100644
--- a/presets/examples/11.jsonc
+++ b/presets/examples/11.jsonc
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
         "type": "small"
     },
     "display": {
-        "percent": {
-            "type": 9
-        },
         "separator": "\u001b[31m->   "
     },
     "modules": [
diff --git a/presets/examples/8.jsonc b/presets/examples/8.jsonc
index 3aea80971..cc7b47407 100644
--- a/presets/examples/8.jsonc
+++ b/presets/examples/8.jsonc
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
         "size": {
             "ndigits": 0,
             "maxPrefix": "MB"
-        },
-        "percent": {
-            "type": 9
         }
     },
     "modules": [
diff --git a/presets/examples/9.jsonc b/presets/examples/9.jsonc
index abdc69bd7..e2801c248 100644
--- a/presets/examples/9.jsonc
+++ b/presets/examples/9.jsonc
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
             "charElapsed": "=",
             "charTotal": "-",
             "width": 13
-        },
-        "percent": {
-            "type": 9
         }
     },
     "modules": [
diff --git a/src/data/config_user.jsonc b/src/data/config_user.jsonc
index 6aed0ca62..029f768e5 100644
--- a/src/data/config_user.jsonc
+++ b/src/data/config_user.jsonc
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
             "top": 2
         }
     },
-    "display": {
-        "percent": {
-            "type": 9
-        } // colored percent number
-    },
     "modules": [
         "title",
         "separator",
diff --git a/src/options/display.c b/src/options/display.c
index a25dd1ca1..3236a7b1d 100644
--- a/src/options/display.c
+++ b/src/options/display.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ void ffOptionsInitDisplay(FFOptionsDisplay* options)
     ffStrbufInitStatic(&options->barCharTotal, "-");
     options->barWidth = 10;
     options->barBorder = true;
-    options->percentType = 1;
+    options->percentType = 9;
     options->percentNdigits = 0;
 }