diff --git a/mods/hbarmor/init.lua b/mods/hbarmor/init.lua
index f97be0c..7e5c439 100644
--- a/mods/hbarmor/init.lua
+++ b/mods/hbarmor/init.lua
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ local function custom_hud(player)
 end
 
 --register and define armor HUD bar
-hb.register_hudbar("armor", 0xFFFFFF, S("Armor"), { icon = "hbarmor_icon.png", bgicon = "hbarmor_bgicon.png", bar = "hbarmor_bar.png" }, 0, 100, hbarmor.autohide, N("@1: @2%"), { order = { "label", "value" }, textdomain = "hbarmor" } )
+local hicon = "hbarmor_icon.png"
+if hb.settings.bar_type == "progress_bar" then hicon = nil end
+hb.register_hudbar("armor", 0xFFFFFF, S("Armor"), { icon = hicon, bgicon = nil, bar = "hbarmor_bar.png" }, 0, 100, hbarmor.autohide, N("@1: @2%"), { order = { "label", "value" }, textdomain = "hbarmor" } )
 
 function hbarmor.get_armor(player)
 	if not player or not armor.def then
diff --git a/mods/hbarmor/textures/hbarmor_icon.png b/mods/hbarmor/textures/hbarmor_icon.png
index 6a5a763..f76e9c3 100644
Binary files a/mods/hbarmor/textures/hbarmor_icon.png and b/mods/hbarmor/textures/hbarmor_icon.png differ
diff --git a/mods/hudbars/init.lua b/mods/hudbars/init.lua
index 3133ff4..9fff093 100644
--- a/mods/hudbars/init.lua
+++ b/mods/hudbars/init.lua
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ function hb.register_hudbar(identifier, text_color, label, textures, default_sta
 				hud_elem_type = "image",
 				position = pos,
 				scale = bgscale,
-				text = "hudbars_bar_background.png",
+				text = "",
 				alignment = {x=1,y=1},
 				offset = { x = offset.x - 1, y = offset.y - 1 },
 				z_index = 0,
@@ -520,8 +520,14 @@ end
 
 --register built-in HUD bars
 if minetest.settings:get_bool("enable_damage") or hb.settings.forceload_default_hudbars then
-	hb.register_hudbar("health", 0xFFFFFF, S("Health"), { bar = "hudbars_bar_health.png", icon = "hudbars_icon_health.png", bgicon = "hudbars_bgicon_health.png" }, hb.settings.hp_player_maximun, hb.settings.hp_player_maximun, false)
-	hb.register_hudbar("breath", 0xFFFFFF, S("Breath"), { bar = "hudbars_bar_breath.png", icon = "hudbars_icon_breath.png", bgicon = "hudbars_bgicon_breath.png" }, hb.settings.br_player_maximun, hb.settings.br_player_maximun, true)
+	local hicon = "hudbars_icon_health.png"
+	local bicon = "hudbars_icon_breath.png"
+	if hb.settings.bar_type == "progress_bar" then
+		hicon = nil
+		bicon = nil
+	end
+	hb.register_hudbar("health", 0xFFFFFF, S("Health"), { bar = "hudbars_bar_health.png", icon = hicon, bgicon = nil }, hb.settings.hp_player_maximun, hb.settings.hp_player_maximun, false)
+	hb.register_hudbar("breath", 0xFFFFFF, S("Breath"), { bar = "hudbars_bar_breath.png", icon = bicon, bgicon = nil }, hb.settings.br_player_maximun, hb.settings.br_player_maximun, true)
 end
 
 local function hide_builtin(player)
diff --git a/mods/hudbars/textures/hudbars_bar_background.png b/mods/hudbars/textures/hudbars_bar_background.png
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index e6be257..0000000
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diff --git a/mods/hudbars/textures/hudbars_bgicon_breath.png b/mods/hudbars/textures/hudbars_bgicon_breath.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 79db8f5..0000000
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diff --git a/mods/hudbars/textures/hudbars_bgicon_health.png b/mods/hudbars/textures/hudbars_bgicon_health.png
deleted file mode 100644
index e2be276..0000000
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diff --git a/mods/hudbars/textures/hudbars_icon_breath.png b/mods/hudbars/textures/hudbars_icon_breath.png
index 8f49fbd..810cac9 100644
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diff --git a/mods/hudbars/textures/hudbars_icon_health.png b/mods/hudbars/textures/hudbars_icon_health.png
index f1c980f..d5302ec 100644
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