diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/internal/workbench/renderers/swt/AbstractTableInformationControl.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/internal/workbench/renderers/swt/AbstractTableInformationControl.java
index f4333185d8f..9a6fd47a421 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/internal/workbench/renderers/swt/AbstractTableInformationControl.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/internal/workbench/renderers/swt/AbstractTableInformationControl.java
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ public AbstractTableInformationControl(Shell parent, int shellStyle,
 		fTableViewer = createTableViewer(fComposite, controlStyle);
 
 		final Table table = fTableViewer.getTable();
+		table.setFont(JFaceResources.getDialogFont());
 		table.addKeyListener(KeyListener.keyPressedAdapter(e -> {
 			switch (e.keyCode) {
 			case SWT.ESC:
@@ -314,10 +315,11 @@ public TableViewer getTableViewer() {
 
 	protected Text createFilterText(Composite parent) {
 		fFilterText = new Text(parent, SWT.NONE);
+		fFilterText.setFont(JFaceResources.getDialogFont());
 
 		GridData data = new GridData();
 		GC gc = new GC(parent);
-		gc.setFont(parent.getFont());
+		gc.setFont(fFilterText.getFont());
 		FontMetrics fontMetrics = gc.getFontMetrics();
 		gc.dispose();
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/internal/workbench/renderers/swt/BasicPartList.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/internal/workbench/renderers/swt/BasicPartList.java
index 83df2a75389..c04d4f885f9 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/internal/workbench/renderers/swt/BasicPartList.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/internal/workbench/renderers/swt/BasicPartList.java
@@ -35,12 +35,9 @@
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ViewerComparator;
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
 import org.eclipse.swt.custom.CTabItem;
-import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Font;
-import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.FontData;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
 import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridData;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
-import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Table;
 
@@ -48,28 +45,6 @@ public class BasicPartList extends AbstractTableInformationControl {
 
 	private class BasicStackListLabelProvider extends ColumnLabelProvider {
 
-		private final Font boldFont;
-
-		public BasicStackListLabelProvider() {
-			Font font = Display.getDefault().getSystemFont();
-			FontData[] fontDatas = font.getFontData();
-			for (FontData fontData : fontDatas) {
-				fontData.setStyle(fontData.getStyle() | SWT.BOLD);
-			}
-			boldFont = new Font(Display.getDefault(), fontDatas);
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public Font getFont(Object element) {
-			if (element instanceof MPart part) {
-				CTabItem item = renderer.findItemForPart(part);
-				if (item != null && !item.isShowing()) {
-					return boldFont;
-				}
-			}
-			return super.getFont(element);
-		}
-
 		@Override
 		public String getText(Object element) {
 			if (element instanceof MDirtyable
@@ -97,11 +72,6 @@ public String getToolTipText(Object element) {
 		public boolean useNativeToolTip(Object object) {
 			return true;
 		}
-
-		@Override
-		public void dispose() {
-			boldFont.dispose();
-		}
 	}
 
 	private MElementContainer<?> input;