diff --git a/src/raddbg/raddbg_core.c b/src/raddbg/raddbg_core.c
index a44b4bfd..03ff2988 100644
--- a/src/raddbg/raddbg_core.c
+++ b/src/raddbg/raddbg_core.c
@@ -5302,7 +5302,6 @@ rd_view_ui(Rng2F32 rect)
                                                                        ui_top_font_size()*1.5f + ui_top_font_size()*3.f))
                               UI_CornerRadius(ui_top_font_size()*1.5f)
                               UI_TextAlignment(UI_TextAlign_Center)
-                              UI_HoverCursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint)
                               RD_Font(RD_FontSlot_Icons)
                               UI_FontSize(ui_top_font_size()*0.8f)
                             {
@@ -8572,7 +8571,6 @@ rd_window_frame(void)
           {
             ui_set_next_pref_width(ui_children_sum(1));
             ui_set_next_child_layout_axis(Axis2_X);
-            ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
             UI_Box *user_box = ui_build_box_from_stringf(UI_BoxFlag_Clickable|
                                                          UI_BoxFlag_DrawBorder|
                                                          UI_BoxFlag_DrawBackground|
@@ -8606,7 +8604,6 @@ rd_window_frame(void)
           {
             ui_set_next_pref_width(ui_children_sum(1));
             ui_set_next_child_layout_axis(Axis2_X);
-            ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
             UI_Box *prof_box = ui_build_box_from_stringf(UI_BoxFlag_Clickable|
                                                          UI_BoxFlag_DrawBorder|
                                                          UI_BoxFlag_DrawBackground|
@@ -9644,7 +9641,6 @@ rd_window_frame(void)
                   {
                     ui_spacer(ui_px(1.f, 1.f));
                   }
-                  ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
                   UI_Box *tab_box = ui_build_box_from_stringf(UI_BoxFlag_DrawHotEffects|
                                                               UI_BoxFlag_DrawBackground|
                                                               UI_BoxFlag_DrawBorder|
@@ -9671,7 +9667,6 @@ rd_window_frame(void)
                       UI_CornerRadius00(0)
                       UI_CornerRadius01(0)
                     {
-                      ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
                       UI_Box *close_box = ui_build_box_from_stringf(UI_BoxFlag_Clickable|
                                                                     UI_BoxFlag_DrawBorder|
                                                                     UI_BoxFlag_DrawBackground|
@@ -9745,7 +9740,6 @@ rd_window_frame(void)
                   {
                     ui_spacer(ui_px(1.f, 1.f));
                   }
-                  ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
                   ui_set_next_group_key(catchall_drop_site_key);
                   UI_Box *tab_box = ui_build_box_from_key(UI_BoxFlag_DrawHotEffects|
                                                           UI_BoxFlag_DrawBackground|
@@ -9786,7 +9780,6 @@ rd_window_frame(void)
                   UI_FontSize(ui_top_font_size())
                   UI_TagF("implicit")
                   UI_TagF("weak")
-                  UI_HoverCursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint)
                 {
                   UI_Box *add_new_box = ui_build_box_from_stringf(UI_BoxFlag_DrawText|
                                                                   UI_BoxFlag_DrawBorder|
diff --git a/src/raddbg/raddbg_widgets.c b/src/raddbg/raddbg_widgets.c
index 3537a855..b88ebf2f 100644
--- a/src/raddbg/raddbg_widgets.c
+++ b/src/raddbg/raddbg_widgets.c
@@ -729,7 +729,6 @@ rd_cmd_binding_buttons(String8 name)
     
     //- rjf: build box
     ui_set_next_tag(has_conflicts ? str8_lit("bad_pop") : rebinding_active_for_this_binding ? str8_lit("pop") : str8_zero());
-    ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
     ui_set_next_text_alignment(UI_TextAlign_Center);
     ui_set_next_group_key(ui_key_zero());
     ui_set_next_pref_width(ui_text_dim(ui_top_font_size()*1.f, 1));
@@ -803,7 +802,6 @@ rd_cmd_binding_buttons(String8 name)
                             rd_state->bind_change_binding_id == 0);
   RD_Font(RD_FontSlot_Icons) UI_TagF(adding_new_binding ? "pop" : "")
   {
-    ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
     ui_set_next_text_alignment(UI_TextAlign_Center);
     ui_set_next_group_key(ui_key_zero());
     ui_set_next_pref_width(ui_text_dim(ui_top_font_size()*1.f, 1));
@@ -837,7 +835,6 @@ rd_cmd_binding_buttons(String8 name)
 internal UI_Signal
 rd_menu_bar_button(String8 string)
 {
-  ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
   UI_Box *box = ui_build_box_from_string(UI_BoxFlag_DrawText|UI_BoxFlag_DrawBorder|UI_BoxFlag_DrawBackground|UI_BoxFlag_Clickable|UI_BoxFlag_DrawHotEffects, string);
   UI_Signal sig = ui_signal_from_box(box);
   return sig;
@@ -847,7 +844,6 @@ internal UI_Signal
 rd_cmd_spec_button(String8 name)
 {
   RD_CmdKindInfo *info = rd_cmd_kind_info_from_string(name);
-  ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
   ui_set_next_child_layout_axis(Axis2_X);
   UI_Box *box = ui_build_box_from_stringf(UI_BoxFlag_DrawBorder|
                                           UI_BoxFlag_DrawBackground|
@@ -914,7 +910,6 @@ internal UI_Signal
 rd_icon_button(RD_IconKind kind, FuzzyMatchRangeList *matches, String8 string)
 {
   String8 display_string = ui_display_part_from_key_string(string);
-  ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
   ui_set_next_child_layout_axis(Axis2_X);
   UI_Box *box = ui_build_box_from_string(UI_BoxFlag_Clickable|
                                          UI_BoxFlag_DrawBorder|
@@ -1609,7 +1604,6 @@ rd_code_slice(RD_CodeSliceParams *params, TxtPt *cursor, TxtPt *mark, S64 *prefe
             ui_set_next_font(rd_font_from_slot(RD_FontSlot_Icons));
             ui_set_next_font_size(params->font_size * 1.f);
             ui_set_next_text_raster_flags(FNT_RasterFlag_Smooth);
-            ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
             ui_set_next_text_alignment(UI_TextAlign_Center);
             ui_set_next_text_color(bp_rgba);
             UI_Box *bp_box = ui_build_box_from_stringf(UI_BoxFlag_DrawText|
@@ -1669,7 +1663,6 @@ rd_code_slice(RD_CodeSliceParams *params, TxtPt *cursor, TxtPt *mark, S64 *prefe
             ui_set_next_font(rd_font_from_slot(RD_FontSlot_Icons));
             ui_set_next_font_size(params->font_size * 1.f);
             ui_set_next_text_raster_flags(FNT_RasterFlag_Smooth);
-            ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
             ui_set_next_text_alignment(UI_TextAlign_Center);
             ui_set_next_text_color(color);
             UI_Box *pin_box = ui_build_box_from_stringf(UI_BoxFlag_DrawText|
@@ -3099,10 +3092,6 @@ rd_cell(RD_CellParams *params, String8 string)
   {
     ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_IBar);
   }
-  if(params->flags & RD_CellFlag_Button)
-  {
-    ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
-  }
   UI_Box *box = ui_build_box_from_key(UI_BoxFlag_MouseClickable|
                                       (!!(params->flags & RD_CellFlag_KeyboardClickable)*UI_BoxFlag_KeyboardClickable)|
                                       UI_BoxFlag_ClickToFocus|
@@ -3184,7 +3173,6 @@ rd_cell(RD_CellParams *params, String8 string)
       UI_CornerRadius(floor_f32(height_px/2.f - 1.f))
       UI_TagF(is_toggled ? "good_pop" : "")
     {
-      ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
       UI_Box *switch_box = ui_build_box_from_stringf(UI_BoxFlag_DrawHotEffects|UI_BoxFlag_DrawBorder|UI_BoxFlag_DrawBackground|UI_BoxFlag_Clickable, "toggle_switch");
       UI_Parent(switch_box)
       {
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_basic_widgets.c b/src/ui/ui_basic_widgets.c
index 09cf9a42..12e86b0f 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_basic_widgets.c
+++ b/src/ui/ui_basic_widgets.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ ui_label_multilinef(F32 max, char *fmt, ...)
 internal UI_Signal
 ui_button(String8 string)
 {
-  ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
   UI_Box *box = ui_build_box_from_string(UI_BoxFlag_Clickable|
                                          UI_BoxFlag_DrawBackground|
                                          UI_BoxFlag_DrawBorder|
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ ui_line_edit(TxtPt *cursor, TxtPt *mark, U8 *edit_buffer, U64 edit_buffer_size,
   B32 is_focus_active_disabled = (!is_focus_active && ui_top_focus_active() == UI_FocusKind_On);
   
   //- rjf: build top-level box
-  ui_set_next_hover_cursor(is_focus_active ? OS_Cursor_IBar : OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
+  ui_set_next_hover_cursor(is_focus_active ? OS_Cursor_IBar : OS_Cursor_Pointer);
   UI_Box *box = ui_build_box_from_key(UI_BoxFlag_DrawBackground|
                                       UI_BoxFlag_DrawBorder|
                                       UI_BoxFlag_MouseClickable|
@@ -1258,7 +1257,6 @@ ui_scroll_bar(Axis2 axis, UI_Size off_axis_size, UI_ScrollPt pt, Rng1S64 idx_ran
       if(idx_range.max != idx_range.min)
       {
         ui_set_next_pref_size(axis, ui_pct((F32)((F64)(pt.idx-idx_range.min)/(F64)idx_range_dim), 0));
-        ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
         UI_Box *space_before_box = ui_build_box_from_stringf(UI_BoxFlag_Clickable, "##scroll_area_before");
         space_before_sig = ui_signal_from_box(space_before_box);
       }
@@ -1274,7 +1272,6 @@ ui_scroll_bar(Axis2 axis, UI_Size off_axis_size, UI_ScrollPt pt, Rng1S64 idx_ran
       if(idx_range.max != idx_range.min)
       {
         ui_set_next_pref_size(axis, ui_pct(1.f - (F32)((F64)(pt.idx-idx_range.min)/(F64)idx_range_dim), 0));
-        ui_set_next_hover_cursor(OS_Cursor_HandPoint);
         UI_Box *space_after_box = ui_build_box_from_stringf(UI_BoxFlag_Clickable, "##scroll_area_after");
         space_after_sig = ui_signal_from_box(space_after_box);
       }