diff --git a/src/hb-ft-colr.hh b/src/hb-ft-colr.hh
index 3fb40e109..617aaa7fa 100644
--- a/src/hb-ft-colr.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ft-colr.hh
@@ -479,8 +479,6 @@ hb_ft_paint_glyph_colr (hb_font_t *font,
 					extents.ymin,
 					extents.xmax,
 					extents.ymax);
-
-      hb_paint_funcs_destroy (extents_funcs);
     }
 
     paint_funcs->push_root_transform (paint_data, font);
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-color-colr-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-color-colr-table.hh
index c14033233..96e9430e9 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-color-colr-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-color-colr-table.hh
@@ -2008,8 +2008,6 @@ struct COLR
     extents->width = e.xmax - e.xmin;
     extents->height = e.ymin - e.ymax;
 
-    hb_paint_funcs_destroy (extents_funcs);
-
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -2067,8 +2065,6 @@ struct COLR
 					  extents.xmax,
 					  extents.ymax);
 
-	    hb_paint_funcs_destroy (extents_funcs);
-
 	    c.funcs->push_root_transform (c.data, font);
 
 	    pop_clip_first = false;
diff --git a/src/hb-paint-extents.cc b/src/hb-paint-extents.cc
index a14f756e3..01151ecf1 100644
--- a/src/hb-paint-extents.cc
+++ b/src/hb-paint-extents.cc
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ static struct hb_draw_extents_funcs_lazy_loader_t : hb_draw_funcs_lazy_loader_t<
   static hb_draw_funcs_t *create ()
   {
     hb_draw_funcs_t *funcs = hb_draw_funcs_create ();
+
     hb_draw_funcs_set_move_to_func (funcs, hb_draw_extents_move_to, nullptr, nullptr);
     hb_draw_funcs_set_line_to_func (funcs, hb_draw_extents_line_to, nullptr, nullptr);
     hb_draw_funcs_set_cubic_to_func (funcs, hb_draw_extents_cubic_to, nullptr, nullptr);
@@ -281,23 +282,43 @@ hb_paint_extents_paint_sweep_gradient (hb_paint_funcs_t *funcs HB_UNUSED,
   c->paint ();
 }
 
+static inline void free_static_paint_extents_funcs ();
+
+static struct hb_paint_extents_funcs_lazy_loader_t : hb_paint_funcs_lazy_loader_t<hb_paint_extents_funcs_lazy_loader_t>
+{
+  static hb_paint_funcs_t *create ()
+  {
+    hb_paint_funcs_t *funcs = hb_paint_funcs_create ();
+
+    hb_paint_funcs_set_push_transform_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_push_transform, nullptr, nullptr);
+    hb_paint_funcs_set_pop_transform_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_pop_transform, nullptr, nullptr);
+    hb_paint_funcs_set_push_clip_glyph_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_push_clip_glyph, nullptr, nullptr);
+    hb_paint_funcs_set_push_clip_rectangle_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_push_clip_rectangle, nullptr, nullptr);
+    hb_paint_funcs_set_pop_clip_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_pop_clip, nullptr, nullptr);
+    hb_paint_funcs_set_push_group_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_push_group, nullptr, nullptr);
+    hb_paint_funcs_set_pop_group_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_pop_group, nullptr, nullptr);
+    hb_paint_funcs_set_color_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_paint_color, nullptr, nullptr);
+    hb_paint_funcs_set_image_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_paint_image, nullptr, nullptr);
+    hb_paint_funcs_set_linear_gradient_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_paint_linear_gradient, nullptr, nullptr);
+    hb_paint_funcs_set_radial_gradient_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_paint_radial_gradient, nullptr, nullptr);
+    hb_paint_funcs_set_sweep_gradient_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_paint_sweep_gradient, nullptr, nullptr);
+
+    hb_paint_funcs_make_immutable (funcs);
+
+    hb_atexit (free_static_paint_extents_funcs);
+
+    return funcs;
+  }
+} static_paint_extents_funcs;
+
+static inline
+void free_static_paint_extents_funcs ()
+{
+  static_paint_extents_funcs.free_instance ();
+}
+
 hb_paint_funcs_t *
 hb_paint_extents_get_funcs ()
 {
-  hb_paint_funcs_t *funcs = hb_paint_funcs_create ();
-
-  hb_paint_funcs_set_push_transform_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_push_transform, nullptr, nullptr);
-  hb_paint_funcs_set_pop_transform_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_pop_transform, nullptr, nullptr);
-  hb_paint_funcs_set_push_clip_glyph_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_push_clip_glyph, nullptr, nullptr);
-  hb_paint_funcs_set_push_clip_rectangle_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_push_clip_rectangle, nullptr, nullptr);
-  hb_paint_funcs_set_pop_clip_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_pop_clip, nullptr, nullptr);
-  hb_paint_funcs_set_push_group_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_push_group, nullptr, nullptr);
-  hb_paint_funcs_set_pop_group_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_pop_group, nullptr, nullptr);
-  hb_paint_funcs_set_color_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_paint_color, nullptr, nullptr);
-  hb_paint_funcs_set_image_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_paint_image, nullptr, nullptr);
-  hb_paint_funcs_set_linear_gradient_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_paint_linear_gradient, nullptr, nullptr);
-  hb_paint_funcs_set_radial_gradient_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_paint_radial_gradient, nullptr, nullptr);
-  hb_paint_funcs_set_sweep_gradient_func (funcs, hb_paint_extents_paint_sweep_gradient, nullptr, nullptr);
-
-  return funcs;
+  return static_paint_extents_funcs.get_unconst ();
 }