diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/forms/schema.py b/src/wuttaweb/forms/schema.py
index 3d0e08b..07502e6 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/forms/schema.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/forms/schema.py
@@ -181,8 +181,9 @@ class WuttaQuantity(colander.Decimal):
     """
     Custom schema type for "quantity" fields.
 
-    This is a subclass of :class:`colander:colander.Decimal` but uses
-    :class:`~wuttaweb.forms.widgets.WuttaQuantityWidget` by default.
+    This is a subclass of :class:`colander:colander.Decimal` but will
+    serialize values via
+    :meth:`~wuttjamaican:wuttjamaican.app.AppHandler.render_quantity()`.
 
     :param request: Current :term:`request` object.
     """
@@ -193,9 +194,14 @@ class WuttaQuantity(colander.Decimal):
         self.config = self.request.wutta_config
         self.app = self.config.get_app()
 
-    def widget_maker(self, **kwargs):
+    def serialize(self, node, appstruct):
         """ """
-        return widgets.WuttaQuantityWidget(self.request, **kwargs)
+        if appstruct in (colander.null, None):
+            return colander.null
+
+        # nb. we render as quantity here to avoid values like 12.0000,
+        # so we just show value like 12 instead
+        return self.app.render_quantity(appstruct)
 
 
 class WuttaSet(colander.Set):
diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py b/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py
index a6f33d2..7b3e4be 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py
@@ -226,42 +226,6 @@ class WuttaMoneyInputWidget(MoneyInputWidget):
         return super().serialize(field, cstruct, **kw)
 
 
-class WuttaQuantityWidget(TextInputWidget):
-    """
-    Custom widget for "quantity" fields.  This is used by default for
-    :class:`~wuttaweb.forms.schema.WuttaQuantity` type nodes.
-
-    The main purpose of this widget is to leverage
-    :meth:`~wuttjamaican:wuttjamaican.app.AppHandler.render_quantity()`
-    for the readonly display.
-
-    This is a subclass of
-    :class:`deform:deform.widget.TextInputWidget` and uses these
-    Deform templates:
-
-    * ``textinput``
-
-    :param request: Current :term:`request` object.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.request = request
-        self.config = self.request.wutta_config
-        self.app = self.config.get_app()
-
-    def serialize(self, field, cstruct, **kw):
-        """ """
-        readonly = kw.get('readonly', self.readonly)
-        if readonly:
-            if cstruct in (colander.null, None):
-                return HTML.tag('span')
-            cstruct = decimal.Decimal(cstruct)
-            return HTML.tag('span', c=[self.app.render_quantity(cstruct)])
-
-        return super().serialize(field, cstruct, **kw)
-
-
 class FileDownloadWidget(Widget):
     """
     Widget for use with :class:`~wuttaweb.forms.schema.FileDownload`
diff --git a/tests/forms/__init__.py b/tests/forms/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/tests/forms/test_schema.py b/tests/forms/test_schema.py
index 80a40e2..b7b68c4 100644
--- a/tests/forms/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/forms/test_schema.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
 
 import datetime
+import decimal
 from unittest import TestCase
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ from wuttaweb.forms import widgets
 from wuttaweb.testing import DataTestCase, WebTestCase
 
 
-class TestWutaDateTime(TestCase):
+class TestWuttaDateTime(TestCase):
 
     def test_deserialize(self):
         typ = mod.WuttaDateTime()
@@ -91,11 +92,25 @@ class TestWuttaMoney(WebTestCase):
 
 class TestWuttaQuantity(WebTestCase):
 
-    def test_widget_maker(self):
-        enum = self.app.enum
-        typ = mod.WuttaQuantity(self.request)
-        widget = typ.widget_maker()
-        self.assertIsInstance(widget, widgets.WuttaQuantityWidget)
+    def test_serialize(self):
+        node = colander.SchemaNode(mod.WuttaQuantity(self.request))
+        typ = node.typ
+
+        # null
+        result = typ.serialize(node, colander.null)
+        self.assertIs(result, colander.null)
+        result = typ.serialize(node, None)
+        self.assertIs(result, colander.null)
+
+        # quantity
+        result = typ.serialize(node, 42)
+        self.assertEqual(result, '42')
+        result = typ.serialize(node, 42.00)
+        self.assertEqual(result, '42')
+        result = typ.serialize(node, decimal.Decimal('42.00'))
+        self.assertEqual(result, '42')
+        result = typ.serialize(node, 42.13)
+        self.assertEqual(result, '42.13')
 
 
 class TestObjectRef(DataTestCase):
diff --git a/tests/forms/test_widgets.py b/tests/forms/test_widgets.py
index 47aed58..4874c25 100644
--- a/tests/forms/test_widgets.py
+++ b/tests/forms/test_widgets.py
@@ -143,36 +143,6 @@ class TestWuttaMoneyInputWidget(WebTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result, '<span></span>')
 
 
-class TestWuttaQuantityWidget(WebTestCase):
-
-    def make_field(self, node, **kwargs):
-        # TODO: not sure why default renderer is in use even though
-        # pyramid_deform was included in setup?  but this works..
-        kwargs.setdefault('renderer', deform.Form.default_renderer)
-        return deform.Field(node, **kwargs)
-
-    def make_widget(self, **kwargs):
-        return mod.WuttaQuantityWidget(self.request, **kwargs)
-
-    def test_serialize(self):
-        node = colander.SchemaNode(schema.WuttaQuantity(self.request))
-        field = self.make_field(node)
-        widget = self.make_widget()
-        amount = decimal.Decimal('42.00')
-
-        # editable widget has normal text input
-        result = widget.serialize(field, str(amount))
-        self.assertIn('<b-input', result)
-
-        # readonly is rendered per app convention
-        result = widget.serialize(field, str(amount), readonly=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result, '<span>42</span>')
-
-        # readonly w/ null value
-        result = widget.serialize(field, None, readonly=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result, '<span></span>')
-
-
 class TestFileDownloadWidget(WebTestCase):
 
     def make_field(self, node, **kwargs):