diff --git a/themes/base.theme.bash b/themes/base.theme.bash
index e5e6fceb..364f734d 100644
--- a/themes/base.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/base.theme.bash
@@ -216,3 +216,12 @@ function scm_char {
 function prompt_char {
     scm_char
 }
+
+if [ ! -e $BASH_IT/plugins/enabled/battery.plugin.bash ]; then
+# if user has installed battery plugin, skip this...
+    function battery_charge (){
+		# no op
+			echo -n
+    }
+fi
+
diff --git a/themes/brunton/brunton.theme.bash b/themes/brunton/brunton.theme.bash
index 7c84faec..839ae674 100644
--- a/themes/brunton/brunton.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/brunton/brunton.theme.bash
@@ -24,15 +24,8 @@ scm_prompt() {
 	fi
 }
 
-safe_battery_charge() {
-  if [ -e "${BASH_IT}/plugins/enabled/battery.plugin.bash" ];
-	  then
-		    battery_charge
-			  fi
-}
-
 prompt() {
-	PS1="${white}${background_blue} \u${normal}${background_blue}@${red}${background_blue}\h ${blue}${background_white} \t ${reset_color}${normal} $(safe_battery_charge)
+	PS1="${white}${background_blue} \u${normal}${background_blue}@${red}${background_blue}\h ${blue}${background_white} \t ${reset_color}${normal} $(battery_charge)
 ${bold_black}${background_white} \w ${normal}$(scm_prompt)$(is_vim_shell)
 ${white}>${normal} "