diff --git a/src/core/SkScalerContext.cpp b/src/core/SkScalerContext.cpp
index 551a769..5927995 100644
--- a/src/core/SkScalerContext.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkScalerContext.cpp
@@ -1113,17 +1113,6 @@
     return AutoDescriptorGivenRecAndEffects(rec, *effects, ad);
 }
 
-SkDescriptor* SkScalerContext::CreateDescriptorAndEffectsUsingPaint(
-    const SkPaint& paint, const SkSurfaceProps& surfaceProps,
-    SkScalerContextFlags scalerContextFlags,
-    const SkMatrix& deviceMatrix, SkAutoDescriptor* ad,
-    SkScalerContextEffects* effects)
-{
-    return CreateDescriptorAndEffectsUsingPaint(SkFont::LEGACY_ExtractFromPaint(paint), paint,
-                                                surfaceProps, scalerContextFlags,
-                                                deviceMatrix, ad, effects);
-}
-
 static size_t calculate_size_and_flatten(const SkScalerContextRec& rec,
                                          const SkScalerContextEffects& effects,
                                          SkBinaryWriteBuffer* effectBuffer) {
diff --git a/src/core/SkScalerContext.h b/src/core/SkScalerContext.h
index 315b51e..1217192 100644
--- a/src/core/SkScalerContext.h
+++ b/src/core/SkScalerContext.h
@@ -368,12 +368,6 @@
         const SkMatrix& deviceMatrix, SkAutoDescriptor* ad,
         SkScalerContextEffects* effects);
 
-    static SkDescriptor* CreateDescriptorAndEffectsUsingPaint(
-        const SkPaint& paint, const SkSurfaceProps& surfaceProps,
-        SkScalerContextFlags scalerContextFlags,
-        const SkMatrix& deviceMatrix, SkAutoDescriptor* ad,
-        SkScalerContextEffects* effects);
-
 protected:
     SkScalerContextRec fRec;
 
diff --git a/src/gpu/text/GrTextBlob.cpp b/src/gpu/text/GrTextBlob.cpp
index 48aed7a..e9421ff 100644
--- a/src/gpu/text/GrTextBlob.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/text/GrTextBlob.cpp
@@ -58,17 +58,17 @@
     return blob;
 }
 
-SkExclusiveStrikePtr GrTextBlob::Run::setupCache(const SkPaint& skPaint,
+SkExclusiveStrikePtr GrTextBlob::Run::setupCache(const SkPaint& paint,
                                                  const SkSurfaceProps& props,
                                                  SkScalerContextFlags scalerContextFlags,
                                                  const SkMatrix& viewMatrix) {
-
+    SkFont font = SkFont::LEGACY_ExtractFromPaint(paint);
     // if we have an override descriptor for the run, then we should use that
     SkAutoDescriptor* desc = fARGBFallbackDescriptor.get() ? fARGBFallbackDescriptor.get() : &fDescriptor;
     SkScalerContextEffects effects;
     SkScalerContext::CreateDescriptorAndEffectsUsingPaint(
-        skPaint, props, scalerContextFlags, viewMatrix, desc, &effects);
-    fTypeface = SkPaintPriv::RefTypefaceOrDefault(skPaint);
+        font, paint, props, scalerContextFlags, viewMatrix, desc, &effects);
+    fTypeface = SkFontPriv::RefTypefaceOrDefault(font);
     fPathEffect = sk_ref_sp(effects.fPathEffect);
     fMaskFilter = sk_ref_sp(effects.fMaskFilter);
     return SkStrikeCache::FindOrCreateStrikeExclusive(*desc->getDesc(), effects, *fTypeface);