diff --git a/data/templates/default.context b/data/templates/default.context
index 4a3457934..e17d85b36 100644
--- a/data/templates/default.context
+++ b/data/templates/default.context
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ $endif$
   style=$linkstyle$,
   color=$linkcolor$,
   contrastcolor=$linkcontrastcolor$]
+
 % make chapter, section bookmarks visible when opening document
 \placebookmarks[chapter, section, subsection, subsubsection, subsubsubsection, subsubsubsubsection][chapter, section]
 \setupinteractionscreen[option=bookmark]
@@ -37,26 +38,22 @@ $endif$
 $if(pagenumbering)$
 \setuppagenumbering[$for(pagenumbering)$$pagenumbering$$sep$,$endfor$]
 $endif$
+
 % use microtypography
 \definefontfeature[default][default][script=latn, protrusion=quality, expansion=quality, itlc=yes, textitalics=yes, onum=yes, pnum=yes]
 \definefontfeature[smallcaps][script=latn, protrusion=quality, expansion=quality, smcp=yes, onum=yes, pnum=yes]
 \setupalign[hz,hanging]
 \setupitaliccorrection[global, always]
+
 \setupbodyfontenvironment[default][em=italic] % use italic as em, not slanted
-\usemodule[simplefonts$if(fontsize)$,$fontsize$$endif$]
-\setmainfontfallback[DejaVu Serif][range={greekandcoptic, greekextended}, force=yes, rscale=auto]
-$if(mainfont)$
-\setmainfont[$mainfont$]
-$endif$
-$if(sansfont)$
-\setsansfont[$sansfont$][rscale=auto]
-$endif$
-$if(monofont)$
-\setmonofont[$monofont$][features=none, rscale=auto]
-$endif$
-$if(mathfont)$
-\setmathfont[$mathfont$][rscale=auto]
-$endif$
+
+\definefallbackfamily[mainface][rm][DejaVu Serif][preset=range:greek, force=yes]
+\definefontfamily[mainface][rm][$if(mainfont)$$mainfont$$else$Latin Modern Roman$endif$]
+\definefontfamily[mainface][mm][$if(mathfont)$$mathfont$$else$Latin Modern Math$endif$]
+\definefontfamily[mainface][ss][$if(sansfont)$$sansfont$$else$Latin Modern Sans$endif$]
+\definefontfamily[mainface][tt][$if(monofont)$$monofont$$else$Latin Modern Typewriter$endif$][features=none]
+\setupbodyfont[mainface$if(fontsize)$,$fontsize$$endif$]
+
 \setupwhitespace[$if(whitespace)$$whitespace$$else$medium$endif$]
 $if(indenting)$
 \setupindenting[$for(indenting)$$indenting$$sep$,$endfor$]
diff --git a/test/writer.context b/test/writer.context
index 04df66178..eafc56f2a 100644
--- a/test/writer.context
+++ b/test/writer.context
@@ -6,19 +6,28 @@
   style=,
   color=,
   contrastcolor=]
+
 % make chapter, section bookmarks visible when opening document
 \placebookmarks[chapter, section, subsection, subsubsection, subsubsubsection, subsubsubsubsection][chapter, section]
 \setupinteractionscreen[option=bookmark]
 \setuptagging[state=start]
 
+
 % use microtypography
 \definefontfeature[default][default][script=latn, protrusion=quality, expansion=quality, itlc=yes, textitalics=yes, onum=yes, pnum=yes]
 \definefontfeature[smallcaps][script=latn, protrusion=quality, expansion=quality, smcp=yes, onum=yes, pnum=yes]
 \setupalign[hz,hanging]
 \setupitaliccorrection[global, always]
+
 \setupbodyfontenvironment[default][em=italic] % use italic as em, not slanted
-\usemodule[simplefonts]
-\setmainfontfallback[DejaVu Serif][range={greekandcoptic, greekextended}, force=yes, rscale=auto]
+
+\definefallbackfamily[mainface][rm][DejaVu Serif][preset=range:greek, force=yes]
+\definefontfamily[mainface][rm][Latin Modern Roman]
+\definefontfamily[mainface][mm][Latin Modern Math]
+\definefontfamily[mainface][ss][Latin Modern Sans]
+\definefontfamily[mainface][tt][Latin Modern Typewriter][features=none]
+\setupbodyfont[mainface]
+
 \setupwhitespace[medium]
 
 \setuphead[chapter]            [style=\tfd,header=empty]
diff --git a/test/writers-lang-and-dir.context b/test/writers-lang-and-dir.context
index 66dab9ead..250ee8c59 100644
--- a/test/writers-lang-and-dir.context
+++ b/test/writers-lang-and-dir.context
@@ -4,19 +4,28 @@
   style=,
   color=,
   contrastcolor=]
+
 % make chapter, section bookmarks visible when opening document
 \placebookmarks[chapter, section, subsection, subsubsection, subsubsubsection, subsubsubsubsection][chapter, section]
 \setupinteractionscreen[option=bookmark]
 \setuptagging[state=start]
 
+
 % use microtypography
 \definefontfeature[default][default][script=latn, protrusion=quality, expansion=quality, itlc=yes, textitalics=yes, onum=yes, pnum=yes]
 \definefontfeature[smallcaps][script=latn, protrusion=quality, expansion=quality, smcp=yes, onum=yes, pnum=yes]
 \setupalign[hz,hanging]
 \setupitaliccorrection[global, always]
+
 \setupbodyfontenvironment[default][em=italic] % use italic as em, not slanted
-\usemodule[simplefonts]
-\setmainfontfallback[DejaVu Serif][range={greekandcoptic, greekextended}, force=yes, rscale=auto]
+
+\definefallbackfamily[mainface][rm][DejaVu Serif][preset=range:greek, force=yes]
+\definefontfamily[mainface][rm][Latin Modern Roman]
+\definefontfamily[mainface][mm][Latin Modern Math]
+\definefontfamily[mainface][ss][Latin Modern Sans]
+\definefontfamily[mainface][tt][Latin Modern Typewriter][features=none]
+\setupbodyfont[mainface]
+
 \setupwhitespace[medium]
 
 \setuphead[chapter]            [style=\tfd,header=empty]