--- a/src/repr/plot.rs
+++ b/src/repr/plot.rs
@@ -150,12 +150,11 @@
             const FONT_SIZE: f32 = 9.0;
 
             // Draw legend text
-            let legend_text = node::element::Text::new()
+            let legend_text = node::element::Text::new(legend)
                 .set("x", 0)
                 .set("y", 0)
                 .set("text-anchor", "start")
-                .set("font-size", FONT_SIZE)
-                .add(node::Text::new(legend));
+                .set("font-size", FONT_SIZE);
             group.append(legend_text);
 
             if let Some(ref style) = self.line_style {
--- a/src/svg_render.rs
+++ b/src/svg_render.rs
@@ -56,21 +56,19 @@
             .set("stroke-width", 1);
         ticks.append(tick_mark);
 
-        let tick_label = node::element::Text::new()
+        let tick_label = node::element::Text::new(tick.to_string())
             .set("x", tick_pos)
             .set("y", 20)
             .set("text-anchor", "middle")
-            .set("font-size", 12)
-            .add(node::Text::new(tick.to_string()));
+            .set("font-size", 12);
         labels.append(tick_label);
     }
 
-    let label = node::element::Text::new()
+    let label = node::element::Text::new(a.get_label())
         .set("x", face_width / 2.)
         .set("y", 30)
         .set("text-anchor", "middle")
-        .set("font-size", 12)
-        .add(node::Text::new(a.get_label()));
+        .set("font-size", 12);
 
     node::element::Group::new()
         .add(ticks)
@@ -98,13 +96,12 @@
             .set("stroke-width", 1);
         ticks.append(tick_mark);
 
-        let tick_label = node::element::Text::new()
+        let tick_label = node::element::Text::new(tick.to_string())
             .set("x", -15)
             .set("y", -tick_pos)
             .set("text-anchor", "end")
             .set("dominant-baseline", "middle")
-            .set("font-size", y_tick_font_size)
-            .add(node::Text::new(tick.to_string()));
+            .set("font-size", y_tick_font_size);
         labels.append(tick_label);
     }
 
@@ -118,7 +115,7 @@
     let x_offset = -(y_tick_font_size * max_tick_length as i32);
     let y_label_offset = -(face_height / 2.);
     let y_label_font_size = 12;
-    let label = node::element::Text::new()
+    let label = node::element::Text::new(a.get_label())
         .set("x", x_offset)
         .set("y", y_label_offset - f64::from(y_label_font_size))
         .set("text-anchor", "middle")
@@ -126,8 +123,7 @@
         .set(
             "transform",
             format!("rotate(-90 {} {})", x_offset, y_label_offset),
-        )
-        .add(node::Text::new(a.get_label()));
+        );
 
     node::element::Group::new()
         .add(ticks)
@@ -161,13 +157,12 @@
             .set("stroke-width", 1);
         ticks.append(tick_mark);
 
-        let tick_label = node::element::Text::new()
+        let tick_label = node::element::Text::new(tick.to_owned())
             .set("text-anchor", "middle")
             .set("x", 0)
             .set("y", 0)
             .set("font-size", 9)
-            .set("transform", "rotate(10)")
-            .add(node::Text::new(tick.to_owned()));
+            .set("transform", "rotate(10)");
 
         let tick_g = node::element::Group::new()
             .set("transform", format!("translate({}, {})", tick_pos, 20))
@@ -176,12 +171,11 @@
         labels.append(tick_g);
     }
 
-    let label = node::element::Text::new()
+    let label = node::element::Text::new(a.get_label())
         .set("x", face_width / 2.)
         .set("y", 30)
         .set("text-anchor", "middle")
-        .set("font-size", 9)
-        .add(node::Text::new(a.get_label()));
+        .set("font-size", 9);
 
     node::element::Group::new()
         .add(ticks)