diff --git a/src/hb-aat-layout.cc b/src/hb-aat-layout.cc
index d60126fe1..78427b0d5 100644
--- a/src/hb-aat-layout.cc
+++ b/src/hb-aat-layout.cc
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ is_deleted_glyph (const hb_glyph_info_t *info)
 void
 hb_aat_layout_remove_deleted_glyphs (hb_buffer_t *buffer)
 {
-  hb_ot_layout_delete_glyphs_inplace (buffer, is_deleted_glyph);
+  buffer->delete_glyphs_inplace (is_deleted_glyph);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/hb-buffer.cc b/src/hb-buffer.cc
index 57a5ae03e..2fe2eeaae 100644
--- a/src/hb-buffer.cc
+++ b/src/hb-buffer.cc
@@ -605,6 +605,53 @@ done:
   skip_glyph ();
 }
 
+void
+hb_buffer_t::delete_glyphs_inplace (bool (*filter) (const hb_glyph_info_t *info))
+{
+  /* Merge clusters and delete filtered glyphs.
+   * NOTE! We can't use out-buffer as we have positioning data. */
+  unsigned int j = 0;
+  unsigned int count = len;
+  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+  {
+    if (filter (&info[i]))
+    {
+      /* Merge clusters.
+       * Same logic as delete_glyph(), but for in-place removal. */
+
+      unsigned int cluster = info[i].cluster;
+      if (i + 1 < count && cluster == info[i + 1].cluster)
+	continue; /* Cluster survives; do nothing. */
+
+      if (j)
+      {
+	/* Merge cluster backward. */
+	if (cluster < info[j - 1].cluster)
+	{
+	  unsigned int mask = info[i].mask;
+	  unsigned int old_cluster = info[j - 1].cluster;
+	  for (unsigned k = j; k && info[k - 1].cluster == old_cluster; k--)
+	    set_cluster (info[k - 1], cluster, mask);
+	}
+	continue;
+      }
+
+      if (i + 1 < count)
+	merge_clusters (i, i + 2); /* Merge cluster forward. */
+
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (j != i)
+    {
+      info[j] = info[i];
+      pos[j] = pos[i];
+    }
+    j++;
+  }
+  len = j;
+}
+
 void
 hb_buffer_t::guess_segment_properties ()
 {
diff --git a/src/hb-buffer.hh b/src/hb-buffer.hh
index 655503c46..bb1efe9dd 100644
--- a/src/hb-buffer.hh
+++ b/src/hb-buffer.hh
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ struct hb_buffer_t
   HB_INTERNAL void merge_out_clusters (unsigned int start, unsigned int end);
   /* Merge clusters for deleting current glyph, and skip it. */
   HB_INTERNAL void delete_glyph ();
+  HB_INTERNAL void delete_glyphs_inplace (bool (*filter) (const hb_glyph_info_t *info));
+
 
 
   /* Adds glyph flags in mask to infos with clusters between start and end.
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout.cc b/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
index 8bc7446f7..2bdb5e1c7 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
@@ -1465,56 +1465,6 @@ hb_ot_layout_substitute_start (hb_font_t    *font,
   _hb_ot_layout_set_glyph_props (font, buffer);
 }
 
-void
-hb_ot_layout_delete_glyphs_inplace (hb_buffer_t *buffer,
-				    bool (*filter) (const hb_glyph_info_t *info))
-{
-  /* Merge clusters and delete filtered glyphs.
-   * NOTE! We can't use out-buffer as we have positioning data. */
-  unsigned int j = 0;
-  unsigned int count = buffer->len;
-  hb_glyph_info_t *info = buffer->info;
-  hb_glyph_position_t *pos = buffer->pos;
-  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-  {
-    if (filter (&info[i]))
-    {
-      /* Merge clusters.
-       * Same logic as buffer->delete_glyph(), but for in-place removal. */
-
-      unsigned int cluster = info[i].cluster;
-      if (i + 1 < count && cluster == info[i + 1].cluster)
-	continue; /* Cluster survives; do nothing. */
-
-      if (j)
-      {
-	/* Merge cluster backward. */
-	if (cluster < info[j - 1].cluster)
-	{
-	  unsigned int mask = info[i].mask;
-	  unsigned int old_cluster = info[j - 1].cluster;
-	  for (unsigned k = j; k && info[k - 1].cluster == old_cluster; k--)
-	    buffer->set_cluster (info[k - 1], cluster, mask);
-	}
-	continue;
-      }
-
-      if (i + 1 < count)
-	buffer->merge_clusters (i, i + 2); /* Merge cluster forward. */
-
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    if (j != i)
-    {
-      info[j] = info[i];
-      pos[j] = pos[i];
-    }
-    j++;
-  }
-  buffer->len = j;
-}
-
 /**
  * hb_ot_layout_lookup_substitute_closure:
  * @face: #hb_face_t to work upon
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout.hh
index 74f0e015f..9505d5f14 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout.hh
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ HB_INTERNAL void
 hb_ot_layout_substitute_start (hb_font_t    *font,
 			       hb_buffer_t  *buffer);
 
-HB_INTERNAL void
-hb_ot_layout_delete_glyphs_inplace (hb_buffer_t *buffer,
-				    bool (*filter) (const hb_glyph_info_t *info));
-
 namespace OT {
   struct hb_ot_apply_context_t;
   struct hb_ot_layout_lookup_accelerator_t;
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape.cc
index 249b5a864..64aa74a9d 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape.cc
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ hb_ot_hide_default_ignorables (hb_buffer_t *buffer,
     }
   }
   else
-    hb_ot_layout_delete_glyphs_inplace (buffer, _hb_glyph_info_is_default_ignorable);
+    buffer->delete_glyphs_inplace (_hb_glyph_info_is_default_ignorable);
 }