diff --git a/components/infobox/commons/infobox.lua b/components/infobox/commons/infobox.lua
index 95bfe45fc15..7b22fb4e424 100644
--- a/components/infobox/commons/infobox.lua
+++ b/components/infobox/commons/infobox.lua
@@ -9,12 +9,9 @@
 local Array = require('Module:Array')
 local Class = require('Module:Class')
 local Logic = require('Module:Logic')
-local Lua = require('Module:Lua')
 local Variables = require('Module:Variables')
 local WarningBox = require('Module:WarningBox')
 
-local WidgetFactory = Lua.import('Module:Widget/Factory')
-
 ---@class Infobox
 ---@field frame Frame?
 ---@field root Html?
@@ -86,7 +83,7 @@ function Infobox:build(widgets)
 			error('Infobox:build can only accept Widgets')
 		end
 
-		self.content:node(WidgetFactory.work(widget, self.injector))
+		self.content:node(widget:tryMake(self.injector))
 	end
 
 	self.root:node(self.content)
diff --git a/components/prize_pool/commons/prize_pool_base.lua b/components/prize_pool/commons/prize_pool_base.lua
index 27719bc159a..5156ade16d4 100644
--- a/components/prize_pool/commons/prize_pool_base.lua
+++ b/components/prize_pool/commons/prize_pool_base.lua
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ local Opponent = OpponentLibraries.Opponent
 local OpponentDisplay = OpponentLibraries.OpponentDisplay
 
 local Widgets = require('Module:Widget/All')
-local WidgetFactory = Lua.import('Module:Widget/Factory')
 local WidgetTable = Widgets.Table
 local TableRow = Widgets.TableRow
 local TableCell = Widgets.TableCell
@@ -609,7 +608,7 @@ function BasePrizePool:_buildTable(isAward)
 	end
 
 	local tableNode = mw.html.create('div'):css('overflow-x', 'auto')
-	tableNode:node(WidgetFactory.work(tbl, self._widgetInjector))
+	tableNode:node(tbl:tryMake(self._widgetInjector))
 
 	return tableNode
 end
diff --git a/components/squad/commons/squad.lua b/components/squad/commons/squad.lua
index a52215bc08d..307322b7805 100644
--- a/components/squad/commons/squad.lua
+++ b/components/squad/commons/squad.lua
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ local String = require('Module:StringUtils')
 
 local SquadUtils = Lua.import('Module:Squad/Utils')
 local Widget = Lua.import('Module:Widget/All')
-local WidgetFactory = Lua.import('Module:Widget/Factory')
 
 ---@class Squad
 ---@operator call:Squad
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ function Squad:create()
 		classes = {'wikitable-striped', 'roster-card'},
 		children = self.rows,
 	}
-	return WidgetFactory.work(dataTable, self.injector)
+	return dataTable:tryMake(self.injector) or ''
 end
 
 return Squad
diff --git a/components/widget/widget.lua b/components/widget/widget.lua
index cc694ff91ee..7919829192b 100644
--- a/components/widget/widget.lua
+++ b/components/widget/widget.lua
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@ local Array = require('Module:Array')
 local Class = require('Module:Class')
 local ErrorDisplay = require('Module:Error/Display')
 local Logic = require('Module:Logic')
-local Lua = require('Module:Lua')
 local String = require('Module:StringUtils')
 
-local WidgetFactory = Lua.import('Module:Widget/Factory')
-
 ---@class Widget: BaseClass
 ---@operator call({children: Widget[]?}?): Widget
 ---@field children (Widget|Html|string|number)[]
@@ -31,18 +28,18 @@ end
 
 ---@param injector WidgetInjector?
 ---@param children string[]
----@return Widget[]|string|nil
+---@return string|nil
 function Widget:make(injector, children)
 	error('A Widget must override the make() function!')
 end
 
 ---@param injector WidgetInjector?
----@return Widget[]|string|nil
+---@return string|nil
 function Widget:tryMake(injector)
 	local processedChildren = self:tryChildren(injector)
 	return Logic.tryOrElseLog(
 		function() return self:make(injector, processedChildren) end,
-		function(error) return {ErrorDisplay.InlineError(error)} end,
+		function(error) return tostring(ErrorDisplay.InlineError(error)) end,
 		function(error)
 			error.header = 'Error occured in widget: (caught by Widget:tryMake)'
 			return error
@@ -57,12 +54,12 @@ function Widget:tryChildren(injector)
 	if self.makeChildren then
 		children = self:makeChildren(injector) or {}
 	end
-	return Array.flatMap(children, function(child)
+	return Array.map(children, function(child)
 		if type(child) == 'table' and type(child['is_a']) == 'function' and child:is_a(Widget) then
 			---@cast child Widget
 			return Logic.tryOrElseLog(
-				function() return WidgetFactory.work(child, injector) end,
-				function(error) return {ErrorDisplay.InlineError(error)} end,
+				function() return child:tryMake(injector) end,
+				function(error) return tostring(ErrorDisplay.InlineError(error)) end,
 				function(error)
 					error.header = 'Error occured in widget: (caught by Widget:tryChildren)'
 					return error
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ function Widget:tryChildren(injector)
 			)
 		end
 		---@cast child -Widget
-		return {tostring(child)}
+		return tostring(child)
 	end)
 end
 
diff --git a/components/widget/widget_factory.lua b/components/widget/widget_factory.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index bf5074b64dc..00000000000
--- a/components/widget/widget_factory.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
----
--- @Liquipedia
--- wiki=commons
--- page=Module:Widget/Factory
---
--- Please see https://github.com/Liquipedia/Lua-Modules to contribute
---
-
-local Array = require('Module:Array')
-local Class = require('Module:Class')
-
----@class WidgetFactory
-local WidgetFactory = Class.new()
-
----@param widget Widget
----@param injector WidgetInjector?
----@return string
-function WidgetFactory.work(widget, injector)
-	local children = widget:tryMake(injector)
-
-	if not children then
-		return ''
-	end
-
-	if type(children) == 'string' then
-		return children
-	end
-
-	return table.concat(Array.map(children, function(child)
-		return WidgetFactory.work(child, injector)
-	end))
-end
-
-return WidgetFactory