diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-settings.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-settings.c
index 44c5377e0..d4bdf6789 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-settings.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-settings.c
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@
 
 #include "clutter/clutter-settings.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_PANGO_FT2
-/* for pango_fc_font_map_cache_clear() */
-#include <pango/pangofc-fontmap.h>
-#endif /* HAVE_PANGO_FT2 */
-
 #include "clutter/clutter-context-private.h"
 #include "clutter/clutter-debug.h"
 #include "clutter/clutter-settings-private.h"
@@ -99,8 +94,6 @@ enum
 
   PROP_LONG_PRESS_DURATION,
 
-  PROP_FONTCONFIG_TIMESTAMP,
-
   PROP_PASSWORD_HINT_TIME,
 
   PROP_UNSCALED_FONT_DPI,
@@ -220,48 +213,6 @@ settings_update_resolution (ClutterSettings *self)
     g_signal_emit_by_name (self->backend, "resolution-changed");
 }
 
-static void
-settings_update_fontmap (ClutterSettings *self,
-                         guint            stamp)
-{
-  if (self->backend == NULL)
-    return;
-
-#ifdef HAVE_PANGO_FT2
-  CLUTTER_NOTE (BACKEND, "Update fontmaps (stamp: %d)", stamp);
-
-  if (self->last_fontconfig_timestamp != stamp)
-    {
-      ClutterContext *context;
-      gboolean update_needed = FALSE;
-
-      context = _clutter_context_get_default ();
-
-      /* If there is no font map yet then we don't need to do anything
-       * because the config for fontconfig will be read when it is
-       * created */
-      if (context->font_map)
-        {
-          PangoFontMap *fontmap = PANGO_FONT_MAP (context->font_map);
-
-          if (PANGO_IS_FC_FONT_MAP (fontmap) &&
-              !FcConfigUptoDate (NULL))
-            {
-              pango_fc_font_map_cache_clear (PANGO_FC_FONT_MAP (fontmap));
-
-              if (FcInitReinitialize ())
-                update_needed = TRUE;
-            }
-        }
-
-      self->last_fontconfig_timestamp = stamp;
-
-      if (update_needed)
-        g_signal_emit_by_name (self->backend, "font-changed");
-    }
-#endif /* HAVE_PANGO_FT2 */
-}
-
 static void
 get_font_gsettings (GSettings    *settings,
                     FontSettings *output)
@@ -648,10 +599,6 @@ clutter_settings_set_property (GObject      *gobject,
       self->long_press_duration = g_value_get_int (value);
       break;
 
-    case PROP_FONTCONFIG_TIMESTAMP:
-      settings_update_fontmap (self, g_value_get_uint (value));
-      break;
-
     case PROP_PASSWORD_HINT_TIME:
       self->password_hint_time = g_value_get_uint (value);
       break;
@@ -899,12 +846,6 @@ clutter_settings_class_init (ClutterSettingsClass *klass)
                       G_PARAM_READWRITE |
                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
-  obj_props[PROP_FONTCONFIG_TIMESTAMP] =
-    g_param_spec_uint ("fontconfig-timestamp", NULL, NULL,
-                       0, G_MAXUINT,
-                       0,
-                       G_PARAM_WRITABLE |
-                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
   /**
    * ClutterText:password-hint-time:
diff --git a/clutter/meson.build b/clutter/meson.build
index d1e5f3105..f6ded46f6 100644
--- a/clutter/meson.build
+++ b/clutter/meson.build
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ clutter_pkg_private_deps = [
   pangocairo_dep,
 ]
 
-if have_pango_ft2
-  clutter_pkg_private_deps += [
-    pangoft2_dep,
-  ]
-endif
-
 clutter_deps = [
   clutter_pkg_deps,
   clutter_pkg_private_deps,
diff --git a/config.h.meson b/config.h.meson
index 6e16ed792..2e0a04ad2 100644
--- a/config.h.meson
+++ b/config.h.meson
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@
 /* Whether the Xwayland has -enable-ei-portal option */
 #mesondefine HAVE_XWAYLAND_ENABLE_EI_PORTAL
 
-/* Supports PangoFt2 */
-#mesondefine HAVE_PANGO_FT2
-
 /* Supports timerfd_create/timerfd_settime */
 #mesondefine HAVE_TIMERFD
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5b1b764a7..3bda91219 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -304,11 +304,6 @@ else
   have_libwacom_get_num_rings = false
 endif
 
-have_pango_ft2 = get_option('pango_ft2')
-if have_pango_ft2
-  pangoft2_dep = dependency('pangoft2')
-endif
-
 have_startup_notification = get_option('startup_notification') and have_x11_client
 if have_startup_notification
   libstartup_notification_dep = dependency('libstartup-notification-1.0',
@@ -563,7 +558,6 @@ cdata.set('HAVE_STARTUP_NOTIFICATION', have_startup_notification)
 cdata.set('HAVE_INTROSPECTION', have_introspection)
 cdata.set('HAVE_PROFILER', have_profiler)
 cdata.set('HAVE_LIBDISPLAY_INFO', have_libdisplay_info)
-cdata.set('HAVE_PANGO_FT2', have_pango_ft2)
 cdata.set('HAVE_TIMERFD', have_timerfd)
 cdata.set('HAVE_MALLOC_TRIM', have_malloc_trim)
 cdata.set('HAVE_EVENTFD', have_eventfd)
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 7d287ade9..ec7acc137 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -111,12 +111,6 @@ option('sound_player',
   description: 'Enable sound player support using libcanberra',
 )
 
-option('pango_ft2',
-  type: 'boolean',
-  value: true,
-  description: 'Enable PangoFt2 support'
-)
-
 option('startup_notification',
   type: 'boolean',
   value: true,