diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/font.c b/dlls/gdi32/font.c
index 6369ffeb7b4..ef552bfc896 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/font.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/font.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static struct gdi_font_family *create_family( const WCHAR *name, const WCHAR *se
     return family;
 }
 
-void release_family( struct gdi_font_family *family )
+static void release_family( struct gdi_font_family *family )
 {
     if (--family->refcount) return;
     assert( list_empty( &family->faces ));
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ static void reorder_font_list(void)
     default_sans = set_default_family( default_sans_list );
 }
 
-void release_face( struct gdi_font_face *face )
+static void release_face( struct gdi_font_face *face )
 {
     if (--face->refcount) return;
     if (face->family)
@@ -770,6 +770,33 @@ void release_face( struct gdi_font_face *face )
     HeapFree( GetProcessHeap(), 0, face );
 }
 
+static int remove_font( const WCHAR *file, DWORD flags )
+{
+    struct gdi_font_family *family, *family_next;
+    struct gdi_font_face *face, *face_next;
+    int count = 0;
+
+    EnterCriticalSection( &font_cs );
+    LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY_SAFE( family, family_next, &font_list, struct gdi_font_family, entry )
+    {
+        family->refcount++;
+        LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY_SAFE( face, face_next, &family->faces, struct gdi_font_face, entry )
+        {
+            if (!face->file) continue;
+            if (LOWORD(face->flags) != LOWORD(flags)) continue;
+            if (!strcmpiW( face->file, file ))
+            {
+                TRACE( "removing matching face %s refcount %d\n", debugstr_w(face->file), face->refcount );
+                release_face( face );
+                count++;
+            }
+	}
+        release_family( family );
+    }
+    LeaveCriticalSection( &font_cs );
+    return count;
+}
+
 static inline BOOL faces_equal( const struct gdi_font_face *f1, const struct gdi_font_face *f2 )
 {
     if (strcmpiW( f1->full_name, f2->full_name )) return FALSE;
@@ -7351,15 +7378,10 @@ static BOOL remove_system_font_resource( LPCWSTR file, DWORD flags )
     int ret;
 
     get_fonts_win_dir_path( file, path );
-    EnterCriticalSection( &font_cs );
-    ret = font_funcs->remove_font( path, flags );
-    LeaveCriticalSection( &font_cs );
-    if (!ret)
+    if (!(ret = remove_font( path, flags )))
     {
         get_fonts_data_dir_path( file, path );
-        EnterCriticalSection( &font_cs );
-        ret = font_funcs->remove_font( path, flags );
-        LeaveCriticalSection( &font_cs );
+        ret = remove_font( path, flags );
     }
     return ret;
 }
@@ -7395,9 +7417,7 @@ static BOOL remove_font_resource( LPCWSTR file, DWORD flags )
         DWORD addfont_flags = ADDFONT_ALLOW_BITMAP | ADDFONT_ADD_RESOURCE;
 
         if (!(flags & FR_PRIVATE)) addfont_flags |= ADDFONT_ADD_TO_CACHE;
-        EnterCriticalSection( &font_cs );
-        ret = font_funcs->remove_font( path, addfont_flags );
-        LeaveCriticalSection( &font_cs );
+        ret = remove_font( path, addfont_flags );
     }
 
     if (!ret && !strchrW( file, '\\' ))
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/freetype.c b/dlls/gdi32/freetype.c
index 755f1286eda..83fe76115ef 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/freetype.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/freetype.c
@@ -1178,34 +1178,6 @@ static INT CDECL freetype_add_mem_font( void *ptr, SIZE_T size, DWORD flags )
     return AddFontToList( NULL, NULL, ptr, size, flags );
 }
 
-/*************************************************************
- * freetype_remove_font
- */
-static INT CDECL freetype_remove_font( const WCHAR *file, DWORD flags )
-{
-    Family *family, *family_next;
-    Face *face, *face_next;
-    int count = 0;
-
-    LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY_SAFE( family, family_next, &font_list, Family, entry )
-    {
-        family->refcount++;
-        LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY_SAFE( face, face_next, &family->faces, Face, entry )
-        {
-            if (!face->file) continue;
-            if (LOWORD(face->flags) != LOWORD(flags)) continue;
-            if (!strcmpiW( face->file, file ))
-            {
-                TRACE( "removing matching face %s refcount %d\n", debugstr_w(face->file), face->refcount );
-                release_face( face );
-                count++;
-            }
-	}
-        release_family( family );
-    }
-    return count;
-}
-
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
 static BOOL ReadFontDir(const char *dirname, BOOL external_fonts)
 {
@@ -4431,7 +4403,6 @@ static const struct font_backend_funcs font_funcs =
     freetype_load_fonts,
     freetype_add_font,
     freetype_add_mem_font,
-    freetype_remove_font,
     freetype_load_font,
     freetype_get_font_data,
     freetype_get_aa_flags,
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h b/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h
index 1afbddf603a..7147d8ebc41 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ struct font_backend_funcs
     void  (CDECL *load_fonts)(void);
     INT   (CDECL *add_font)( const WCHAR *file, DWORD flags );
     INT   (CDECL *add_mem_font)( void *ptr, SIZE_T size, DWORD flags );
-    BOOL  (CDECL *remove_font)( const WCHAR *file, DWORD flags );
 
     BOOL  (CDECL *load_font)( struct gdi_font *gdi_font );
     DWORD (CDECL *get_font_data)( struct gdi_font *gdi_font, DWORD table, DWORD offset,
@@ -452,9 +451,7 @@ struct font_backend_funcs
 extern const WCHAR *get_gdi_font_subst( const WCHAR *from_name, int from_charset, int *to_charset ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
 extern struct list font_list DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
-extern void release_family( struct gdi_font_family *family ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern struct gdi_font_family *find_family_from_any_name( const WCHAR *name ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
-extern void release_face( struct gdi_font_face *face ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern int add_gdi_face( const WCHAR *family_name, const WCHAR *second_name,
                          const WCHAR *style, const WCHAR *fullname, const WCHAR *file,
                          void *data_ptr, SIZE_T data_size, UINT index, FONTSIGNATURE fs,