diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-rs/lib.rs b/api/sixtyfps-rs/lib.rs
index 51711fa2a..f2c9bd3f7 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-rs/lib.rs
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-rs/lib.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ struct MyStruct {
 
 pub use sixtyfps_macros::sixtyfps;
 
-pub use sixtyfps_corelib::graphics::register_application_font_from_memory;
 pub use sixtyfps_corelib::model::{
     Model, ModelHandle, ModelNotify, ModelPeer, StandardListViewItem, VecModel,
 };
@@ -160,6 +159,7 @@ pub use sixtyfps_corelib::sharedvector::SharedVector;
 pub use sixtyfps_corelib::string::SharedString;
 pub use sixtyfps_corelib::timers::{Timer, TimerMode};
 pub use sixtyfps_corelib::{Color, RgbaColor};
+pub use sixtyfps_rendering_backend_default::register_application_font_from_memory;
 
 // FIXME: this should not be in this namespace
 // but the name is `sixtyfps::StateInfo` in builtin.60
diff --git a/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/Cargo.toml b/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/Cargo.toml
index 3314cb4bb..b79377992 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ auto_enums = "0.7"
 stretch = "0.3.2"
 weak-table =  "0.3"
 femtovg = { git = "https://github.com/femtovg/femtovg", branch = "master", optional = true }
-fontdb = "0.5.1"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies]
 instant = { version = "0.1", features = [ "wasm-bindgen", "now" ] }
diff --git a/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/graphics.rs b/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/graphics.rs
index 1c8c50e7d..a41c6d5d6 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/graphics.rs
+++ b/sixtyfps_runtime/corelib/graphics.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use crate::{Callback, SharedString};
 use auto_enums::auto_enum;
 use const_field_offset::FieldOffsets;
 use sixtyfps_corelib_macros::*;
-use std::{cell::RefCell, rc::Rc};
+use std::rc::Rc;
 
 /// 2D Rectangle
 pub type Rect = euclid::default::Rect<f32>;
@@ -687,18 +687,3 @@ pub(crate) mod ffi {
         core::ptr::write(out_coordinates as *mut crate::SharedVector<Point>, coordinates.clone());
     }
 }
-
-thread_local! {
-    /// Database used to keep track of fonts added by the application
-    pub static APPLICATION_FONTS: RefCell<fontdb::Database> = RefCell::new(fontdb::Database::new())
-}
-
-/// This function can be used to register a custom TrueType font with SixtyFPS,
-/// for use with the `font-family` property. The provided slice must be a valid TrueType
-/// font.
-pub fn register_application_font_from_memory(
-    data: &'static [u8],
-) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    APPLICATION_FONTS.with(|fontdb| fontdb.borrow_mut().load_font_data(data.into()));
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/default/lib.rs b/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/default/lib.rs
index 8009c313e..4507bd966 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/default/lib.rs
+++ b/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/default/lib.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ pub fn create_window() -> ComponentWindow {
     default_backend::create_window()
 }
 
-pub use default_backend::{native_widgets, NativeGlobals, NativeWidgets, HAS_NATIVE_STYLE};
+pub use default_backend::{
+    native_widgets, register_application_font_from_memory, NativeGlobals, NativeWidgets,
+    HAS_NATIVE_STYLE,
+};
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
 #[cold]
diff --git a/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/gl/lib.rs b/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/gl/lib.rs
index de7d00d11..ed1c3871f 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/gl/lib.rs
+++ b/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/gl/lib.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,21 @@ impl Default for FontDatabase {
     }
 }
 
+thread_local! {
+    /// Database used to keep track of fonts added by the application
+    pub static APPLICATION_FONTS: RefCell<fontdb::Database> = RefCell::new(fontdb::Database::new())
+}
+
+/// This function can be used to register a custom TrueType font with SixtyFPS,
+/// for use with the `font-family` property. The provided slice must be a valid TrueType
+/// font.
+pub fn register_application_font_from_memory(
+    data: &'static [u8],
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    APPLICATION_FONTS.with(|fontdb| fontdb.borrow_mut().load_font_data(data.into()));
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn try_load_app_font(canvas: &CanvasRc, request: &FontRequest) -> Option<GLFont> {
     let family = if request.family.is_empty() {
         fontdb::Family::SansSerif
@@ -69,7 +84,7 @@ fn try_load_app_font(canvas: &CanvasRc, request: &FontRequest) -> Option<GLFont>
         weight: fontdb::Weight(request.weight as u16),
         ..Default::default()
     };
-    sixtyfps_corelib::graphics::APPLICATION_FONTS.with(|font_db| {
+    APPLICATION_FONTS.with(|font_db| {
         let font_db = font_db.borrow();
         font_db.query(&query).and_then(|id| font_db.face_source(id)).map(|(source, _index)| {
             GLFont {