diff --git a/themes/bartik/css/layout-rtl.css b/themes/bartik/css/layout-rtl.css
index c245ef810a62c604e89e84c610f9f96a561ee773..475ca156f8eb348bc8537a9ba6695ba54fa0005d 100644
--- a/themes/bartik/css/layout-rtl.css
+++ b/themes/bartik/css/layout-rtl.css
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 
 #content,
 .sidebar,
-#triptych-first,
-#triptych-middle,
-#triptych-last,
-#footer-firstcolumn,
-#footer-secondcolumn,
-#footer-thirdcolumn,
-#footer-fourthcolumn {
+.region-triptych-first,
+.region-triptych-middle,
+.region-triptych-last,
+.region-footer-firstcolumn,
+.region-footer-secondcolumn,
+.region-footer-thirdcolumn,
+.region-footer-fourthcolumn {
   float: right;
 }
diff --git a/themes/bartik/css/layout.css b/themes/bartik/css/layout.css
index 577b2b70ee2c58b652701031303425257f582545..650a7419ffbd8d611b459c89c23a8da3413d0353 100644
--- a/themes/bartik/css/layout.css
+++ b/themes/bartik/css/layout.css
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 }
 #content,
 .sidebar,
-#triptych-first,
-#triptych-middle,
-#triptych-last,
-#footer-firstcolumn,
-#footer-secondcolumn,
-#footer-thirdcolumn,
-#footer-fourthcolumn {
+.region-triptych-first,
+.region-triptych-middle,
+.region-triptych-last,
+.region-footer-firstcolumn,
+.region-footer-secondcolumn,
+.region-footer-thirdcolumn,
+.region-footer-fourthcolumn {
   display: inline;
   float: left; /* LTR */
   position: relative;
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@
 #breadcrumb {
   margin: 0 15px;
 }
-#triptych-first,
-#triptych-middle,
-#triptych-last {
+.region-triptych-first,
+.region-triptych-middle,
+.region-triptych-last {
   margin: 20px 20px 30px;
   width: 280px;
 }
 #footer-wrapper {
   padding: 35px 5px 30px;
 }
-#footer-firstcolumn,
-#footer-secondcolumn,
-#footer-thirdcolumn,
-#footer-fourthcolumn {
+.region-footer-firstcolumn,
+.region-footer-secondcolumn,
+.region-footer-thirdcolumn,
+.region-footer-fourthcolumn {
   padding: 0 10px;
   width: 220px;
 }
diff --git a/themes/bartik/templates/page.tpl.php b/themes/bartik/templates/page.tpl.php
index 4753f6ba35ea3a21ae77d1782a0612f50279fc02..1d487bdd24ebc70804f092322cfaae81645a5ede 100644
--- a/themes/bartik/templates/page.tpl.php
+++ b/themes/bartik/templates/page.tpl.php
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@
   <?php endif; ?>
 
   <?php if ($page['featured']): ?>
-    <div id="featured" class="region"><div class="section clearfix">
+    <div id="featured" class="section clearfix">
       <?php print render($page['featured']); ?>
-    </div></div> <!-- /.section, /#featured -->
+    </div> <!-- /#featured -->
   <?php endif; ?>
 
   <div id="main-wrapper" class="clearfix"><div id="main" class="clearfix">
@@ -203,25 +203,9 @@
 
   <?php if ($page['triptych_first'] || $page['triptych_middle'] || $page['triptych_last']): ?>
     <div id="triptych-wrapper"><div id="triptych" class="clearfix">
-
-      <?php if ($page['triptych_first']): ?>
-        <div id="triptych-first" class="region triptych"><div class="section">
-          <?php print render($page['triptych_first']); ?>
-        </div></div> <!-- /.section, /#triptych-first -->
-      <?php endif; ?>
-
-      <?php if ($page['triptych_middle']): ?>
-        <div id="triptych-middle" class="region triptych"><div class="section">
-          <?php print render($page['triptych_middle']); ?>
-        </div></div> <!-- /.section, /#triptych-middle -->
-      <?php endif; ?>
-
-      <?php if ($page['triptych_last']): ?>
-        <div id="triptych-last" class="region triptych"><div class="section">
-          <?php print render($page['triptych_last']); ?>
-        </div></div> <!-- /.section, /#triptych-last -->
-      <?php endif; ?>
-
+      <?php print render($page['triptych_first']); ?>
+      <?php print render($page['triptych_middle']); ?>
+      <?php print render($page['triptych_last']); ?>
     </div></div> <!-- /#triptych, /#triptych-wrapper -->
   <?php endif; ?>
 
@@ -229,31 +213,10 @@
 
     <?php if ($page['footer_firstcolumn'] || $page['footer_secondcolumn'] || $page['footer_thirdcolumn'] || $page['footer_fourthcolumn']): ?>
       <div id="footer-columns" class="clearfix">
-
-        <?php if ($page['footer_firstcolumn']): ?>
-          <div id="footer-firstcolumn" class="region sitemap"><div class="section">
-            <?php print render($page['footer_firstcolumn']); ?>
-          </div></div> <!-- /.section, /#footer-firstcolumn -->
-        <?php endif; ?>
-
-        <?php if ($page['footer_secondcolumn']): ?>
-          <div id="footer-secondcolumn" class="region sitemap"><div class="section">
-            <?php print render($page['footer_secondcolumn']); ?>
-          </div></div> <!-- /.section, /#footer-secondcolumn -->
-        <?php endif; ?>
-
-        <?php if ($page['footer_thirdcolumn']): ?>
-          <div id="footer-thirdcolumn" class="region sitemap"><div class="section">
-            <?php print render($page['footer_thirdcolumn']); ?>
-          </div></div> <!-- /.section, /#footer-thirdcolumn -->
-        <?php endif; ?>
-
-        <?php if ($page['footer_fourthcolumn']): ?>
-          <div id="footer-fourthcolumn" class="region sitemap"><div class="section">
-            <?php print render($page['footer_fourthcolumn']); ?>
-          </div></div> <!-- /.section, /#footer-fourthcolumn -->
-        <?php endif; ?>
-
+        <?php print render($page['footer_firstcolumn']); ?>
+        <?php print render($page['footer_secondcolumn']); ?>
+        <?php print render($page['footer_thirdcolumn']); ?>
+        <?php print render($page['footer_fourthcolumn']); ?>
       </div><!-- /#footer-columns -->
     <?php endif; ?>