diff --git a/src/scss/components/field/_field.scss b/src/scss/components/field/_field.scss
index 203ca8c..77075d7 100644
--- a/src/scss/components/field/_field.scss
+++ b/src/scss/components/field/_field.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 @import
-    'text',
-    'checkbox';
+    'text';
 
 /**
  * field
@@ -12,6 +11,19 @@
 
 $crispy__field__margin: toEm(0 0 $crispy__margin 0) !default;
 
+$crispy__field__input__font-size: $crispy__body__font-size !default;
+$crispy__field__input__padding: toEm(6px 8px) !default;
+$crispy__field__input__color: $crispy__color-text !default;
+
+%field__ {
+    line-height: $crispy__golden-ratio;
+    padding: $crispy__field__input__padding;
+    color: $crispy__field__input__color;
+    appearance: none;
+
+    @include crispy__font-size($crispy__field__input__font-size);
+}
+
 @mixin crispy__field() {
     .field {
         margin: $crispy__field__margin;
diff --git a/src/scss/components/field/_text.scss b/src/scss/components/field/_text.scss
index d36cb82..56134d0 100644
--- a/src/scss/components/field/_text.scss
+++ b/src/scss/components/field/_text.scss
@@ -1,25 +1,17 @@
 /**
+ *
+ *
  * <div class="field">
  *     <label class="field__label">
  *         input
  *         <input type="text" class="field__text" />
  *     </label>
- *     <div class="field__panel">
- *         <ul>
- *           <li>item 1<li>
- *         </ul>
- *     </div>
  * </div>
  *
  * @author Björn Hase
  *
  */
 
-$crispy__field__text__font-size: $crispy__body__font-size !default;
-
-$crispy__field__text__padding: toEm(6px 8px) !default;
-$crispy__field__text__color: $crispy__color-text !default;
-
 $crispy__field__text__border: 1px solid $crispy__color-secondary !default;
 
 $crispy__field__text__border-color--focus: $crispy__color-primary !default;
@@ -28,17 +20,11 @@ $crispy__field__text__border-color--error: $crispy__color-danger !default;
 
 @mixin crispy__field__text() {
     .field__text {
+        @extend %field__; 
+
         display: block;
         width: 100%;
-
-        line-height: $crispy__golden-ratio;
-        padding: $crispy__field__padding;
-        color: $crispy__field__text__color;
-
         border: $crispy__field__border;
-        appearance: none;
-
-        @include crispy__font-size($crispy__field__font-size);
 
         &--valid {
             border-color: $crispy__field__border-color--valid;