diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 4545193..0eb6c40 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ deck(Monitor *m) {
 
 	if(n > m->nmaster) {
 		mw = m->nmaster ? m->ww * m->mfact : 0;
-		snprintf(m->ltsymbol, sizeof m->ltsymbol, "[%d]", n - m->nmaster);
+		snprintf(m->ltsymbol, sizeof m->ltsymbol, "%d", n - m->nmaster);
 	}
 	else
 		mw = m->ww;
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ monocle(Monitor *m)
 		if (ISVISIBLE(c))
 			n++;
 	if (n > 0) /* override layout symbol */
-		snprintf(m->ltsymbol, sizeof m->ltsymbol, "[%d]", n);
+		snprintf(m->ltsymbol, sizeof m->ltsymbol, "%d", n);
 	for (c = nexttiled(m->clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next))
 		resize(c, m->wx, m->wy, m->ww - 2 * c->bw, m->wh - 2 * c->bw, 0);
 }