Is there a way to remove the battery icon from the status bar?

[Snareman]

Its about time that Motorola finally put the battery % in the status bar, but having the battery icon right next to it just seems kind of redundant. Any chance there is a way to remove it?

 

[Ry]

Its about time that Motorola finally put the battery % in the status bar, but having the battery icon right next to it just seems kind of redundant. Any chance there is a way to remove it?

Not without root I believe.