diff --git a/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp b/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp
index ddc360b..55c9431 100644
--- a/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/wlr/taskbar.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "glibmm/fileutils.h"
 #include "glibmm/refptr.h"
 #include "util/format.hpp"
+#include "util/string.hpp"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cctype>
@@ -26,27 +27,6 @@
 
 namespace waybar::modules::wlr {
 
-/* String manipulation methods */
-const std::string WHITESPACE = " \n\r\t\f\v";
-
-static std::string ltrim(const std::string& s)
-{
-    size_t start = s.find_first_not_of(WHITESPACE);
-    return (start == std::string::npos) ? "" : s.substr(start);
-}
-
-static std::string rtrim(const std::string& s)
-{
-    size_t end = s.find_last_not_of(WHITESPACE);
-    return (end == std::string::npos) ? "" : s.substr(0, end + 1);
-}
-
-static std::string trim(const std::string& s)
-{
-    return rtrim(ltrim(s));
-}
-
-
 /* Icon loading functions */
 static std::vector<std::string> search_prefix()
 {