diff --git a/frontend/ui/font.lua b/frontend/ui/font.lua
index c832a1469..90adbf9c7 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/font.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/font.lua
@@ -105,12 +105,4 @@ function Font:getFontList()
     return fontlist
 end
 
-function Font:update()
-    for _k, _v in ipairs(self.faces) do
-        _v:done()
-    end
-    self.faces = {}
-    clearGlyphCache()
-end
-
 return Font