diff --git a/plugins/battery/battery.plugin.zsh b/plugins/battery/battery.plugin.zsh
index c7618f6b3..dd8ab105f 100644
--- a/plugins/battery/battery.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/battery/battery.plugin.zsh
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ if [[ "$OSTYPE" = darwin* ]]; then
     echo "$(ioreg -rc AppleSmartBattery | grep -o '"Watts"=[0-9]\+' | head -1 | grep -o '[0-9]\+')W "
   }
   function battery_is_charging() {
-    ioreg -rc AppleSmartBattery | command grep -q '^.*"ExternalConnected"\ =\ Yes'
+    ioreg -rc AppleSmartBattery | command grep -q '^.*"ExternalConnected" = Yes'
   }
   function battery_pct() {
-    pmset -g batt | grep -Eo "\d+%" | cut -d% -f1
+    pmset -g batt | grep -Eo "[0-9]+%" | cut -d% -f1
   }
   function battery_pct_remaining() {
     if battery_is_charging; then
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ if [[ "$OSTYPE" = darwin* ]]; then
   }
   function battery_time_remaining() {
     local smart_battery_status="$(ioreg -rc "AppleSmartBattery")"
-    if [[ $(echo $smart_battery_status | command grep -c '^.*"ExternalConnected"\ =\ No') -eq 1 ]]; then
-      timeremaining=$(echo $smart_battery_status | command grep '^.*"AvgTimeToEmpty"\ =\ ' | sed -e 's/^.*"AvgTimeToEmpty"\ =\ //')
+    if [[ $(echo $smart_battery_status | command grep -c '^.*"ExternalConnected" = No') -eq 1 ]]; then
+      timeremaining=$(echo $smart_battery_status | command grep '^.*"AvgTimeToEmpty" = ' | sed -e 's/^.*"AvgTimeToEmpty" = //')
       if [ $timeremaining -gt 720 ]; then
         echo "::"
       else
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if [[ "$OSTYPE" = darwin* ]]; then
   }
   function battery_pct_prompt () {
     local battery_pct color
-    if ioreg -rc AppleSmartBattery | command grep -q '^.*"ExternalConnected"\ =\ No'; then
+    if ioreg -rc AppleSmartBattery | command grep -q '^.*"ExternalConnected" = No'; then
       battery_pct=$(battery_pct_remaining)
       if [[ $battery_pct -gt 50 ]]; then
         color='green'