diff --git a/src/dusk/display/text/text.c b/src/dusk/display/text/text.c
index d87f33ff..e7878df7 100644
--- a/src/dusk/display/text/text.c
+++ b/src/dusk/display/text/text.c
@@ -10,37 +10,33 @@
 #include "util/memory.h"
 #include "display/spritebatch/spritebatch.h"
 #include "asset/asset.h"
-#include "asset/assetbatch.h"
 #include "asset/loader/display/assettextureloader.h"
 #include "asset/loader/display/assettilesetloader.h"
 #include "display/shader/shaderunlit.h"
 
 font_t FONT_DEFAULT;
-assetbatch_t TEXT_BATCH;
 
 errorret_t textInit(void) {
-  assetBatchInit(&TEXT_BATCH, 2, (assetbatchdesc_t[]){
-    {
-      .path = "ui/minogram.png",
-      .type = ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_TEXTURE,
-      .input = { .texture = TEXTURE_FORMAT_RGBA }
-    },
-    {
-      .path = "ui/minogram.dtf",
-      .type = ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_TILESET
-    },
-  });
-  errorChain(assetBatchRequireLoaded(&TEXT_BATCH));
+  assetloaderinput_t input = { .texture = TEXTURE_FORMAT_RGBA };
+  assetentry_t *entryTexture = assetLock(
+    "ui/minogram.png", ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_TEXTURE, &input
+  );
+  assetentry_t *entryTileset = assetLock(
+    "ui/minogram.dtf", ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_TILESET, NULL
+  );
+  errorChain(assetRequireLoaded(entryTexture));
+  errorChain(assetRequireLoaded(entryTileset));
 
-  FONT_DEFAULT.texture = &TEXT_BATCH.entries[0]->data.texture;
-  FONT_DEFAULT.tileset = &TEXT_BATCH.entries[1]->data.tileset;
+  FONT_DEFAULT.texture = &entryTexture->data.texture;
+  FONT_DEFAULT.tileset = &entryTileset->data.tileset;
   errorOk();
 }
 
 errorret_t textDispose(void) {
   FONT_DEFAULT.texture = NULL;
   FONT_DEFAULT.tileset = NULL;
-  assetBatchDispose(&TEXT_BATCH);
+  assetUnlock("ui/minogram.png");
+  assetUnlock("ui/minogram.dtf");
   errorOk();
 }