diff --git a/tools/clip/run.py b/tools/clip/run.py
index 34efcdb5a8..5fa3c0ae69 100755
--- a/tools/clip/run.py
+++ b/tools/clip/run.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ RESOLUTION = '2160x1080'
 SECONDS_TO_WARM = 2
 PROC_WAIT_SECONDS = 30
 
+OPENPILOT_FONT = str(Path(BASEDIR, 'selfdrive/assets/fonts/Inter-Regular.ttf').resolve())
 REPLAY = str(Path(BASEDIR, 'tools/replay/replay').resolve())
 UI = str(Path(BASEDIR, 'selfdrive/ui/ui').resolve())
 
@@ -169,12 +170,12 @@ def clip(data_dir: str | None, quality: Literal['low', 'high'], prefix: str, rou
   meta_text = get_meta_text(route)
   overlays = [
     # metadata overlay
-    f"drawtext=text='{escape_ffmpeg_text(meta_text)}':fontfile=Inter.tff:fontcolor=white:fontsize=18:{box_style}:x=(w-text_w)/2:y=5.5:enable='between(t,1,5)'",
+    f"drawtext=text='{escape_ffmpeg_text(meta_text)}':fontfile={OPENPILOT_FONT}:fontcolor=white:fontsize=15:{box_style}:x=(w-text_w)/2:y=5.5:enable='between(t,1,5)'",
     # route time overlay
-    f"drawtext=text='%{{eif\\:floor(({start}+t)/60)\\:d\\:2}}\\:%{{eif\\:mod({start}+t\\,60)\\:d\\:2}}':fontfile=Inter.tff:fontcolor=white:fontsize=24:{box_style}:x=w-text_w-38:y=38"
+    f"drawtext=text='%{{eif\\:floor(({start}+t)/60)\\:d\\:2}}\\:%{{eif\\:mod({start}+t\\,60)\\:d\\:2}}':fontfile={OPENPILOT_FONT}:fontcolor=white:fontsize=24:{box_style}:x=w-text_w-38:y=38"
   ]
   if title:
-    overlays.append(f"drawtext=text='{escape_ffmpeg_text(title)}':fontfile=Inter.tff:fontcolor=white:fontsize=32:{box_style}:x=(w-text_w)/2:y=53")
+    overlays.append(f"drawtext=text='{escape_ffmpeg_text(title)}':fontfile={OPENPILOT_FONT}:fontcolor=white:fontsize=32:{box_style}:x=(w-text_w)/2:y=53")
 
   ffmpeg_cmd = [
     'ffmpeg', '-y',
diff --git a/tools/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh b/tools/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh
index 3d6fd2e7a9..f33569704a 100755
--- a/tools/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh
+++ b/tools/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ function install_ubuntu_common_requirements() {
     git \
     git-lfs \
     ffmpeg \
-    fonts-inter \
     libavformat-dev \
     libavcodec-dev \
     libavdevice-dev \