diff --git a/src/hb-cache.hh b/src/hb-cache.hh
index 1bfe72168..19522866d 100644
--- a/src/hb-cache.hh
+++ b/src/hb-cache.hh
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ struct hb_cache_t
   hb_cache_t () { init (); }
 
   void init () { clear (); }
-  void fini () {}
 
   void clear ()
   {
diff --git a/src/hb-ft.cc b/src/hb-ft.cc
index efa3a8eaa..6c2f255ab 100644
--- a/src/hb-ft.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ft.cc
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ _hb_ft_font_destroy (void *data)
 {
   hb_ft_font_t *ft_font = (hb_ft_font_t *) data;
 
-  ft_font->advance_cache.fini ();
-
   if (ft_font->unref)
     _hb_ft_face_destroy (ft_font->ft_face);
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-font.cc b/src/hb-ot-font.cc
index 48def887a..0fc6a10cc 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-font.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-font.cc
@@ -90,10 +90,7 @@ _hb_ot_font_destroy (void *font_data)
 
   auto *cache = ot_font->advance_cache.get_relaxed ();
   if (cache)
-  {
-    cache->fini ();
     hb_free (cache);
-  }
 
   hb_free (ot_font);
 }