diff --git a/src/fontset.c b/src/fontset.c
index c9ffb6f2c60..8f3fcd3d17d 100644
--- a/src/fontset.c
+++ b/src/fontset.c
@@ -1776,10 +1776,6 @@ fontset_from_font (font_object)
 
   FONTSET_ASCII (fontset) = font_name;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_NS
-  nsfont_make_fontset_for_font(name, font_object);
-#endif
-
   return XINT (FONTSET_ID (fontset));
 }