diff --git a/source/beamerinnerthememetropolis.dtx b/source/beamerinnerthememetropolis.dtx
index 89550ea..f312d0a 100644
--- a/source/beamerinnerthememetropolis.dtx
+++ b/source/beamerinnerthememetropolis.dtx
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \setbeamertemplate{title separator}{
   \begin{tikzpicture}
-    \draw[fg, fill=fg] (0,0) rectangle (\textwidth, 0.4pt);
+    \fill[fg] (0,0) rectangle (\textwidth, 0.4pt);
   \end{tikzpicture}%
   \par%
 }
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@
     \textwidth * \ratio{\insertframenumber pt}{\inserttotalframenumber pt}%
   }%
   \begin{tikzpicture}
-    \draw[bg, fill=bg] (0,0) rectangle (\textwidth, 0.4pt);
-    \draw[fg, fill=fg] (0,0) rectangle (\metropolis@progressonsectionpage, 0.4pt);
+    \fill[bg] (0,0) rectangle (\textwidth, 0.4pt);
+    \fill[fg] (0,0) rectangle (\metropolis@progressonsectionpage, 0.4pt);
   \end{tikzpicture}%
 }
 %    \end{macrocode}
diff --git a/source/beamerouterthememetropolis.dtx b/source/beamerouterthememetropolis.dtx
index 6a9044f..42e65a3 100644
--- a/source/beamerouterthememetropolis.dtx
+++ b/source/beamerouterthememetropolis.dtx
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@
   }%
   \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\paperwidth]{progress bar in head/foot}
     \begin{tikzpicture}
-      \draw[bg, fill=bg] (0,0) rectangle (\paperwidth, 0.4pt);
-      \draw[fg, fill=fg] (0,0) rectangle (\metropolis@progressinheadfoot, 0.4pt);
+      \fill[bg] (0,0) rectangle (\paperwidth, 0.4pt);
+      \fill[fg] (0,0) rectangle (\metropolis@progressinheadfoot, 0.4pt);
     \end{tikzpicture}%
   \end{beamercolorbox}
 }