diff --git a/ports/libsimpleservo/api/src/lib.rs b/ports/libsimpleservo/api/src/lib.rs
index 0c268def50c..d01239a1e75 100644
--- a/ports/libsimpleservo/api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ports/libsimpleservo/api/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ use servo::euclid::{Point2D, Rect, Scale, Size2D, Vector2D};
 use servo::keyboard_types::{Key, KeyState, KeyboardEvent};
 use servo::msg::constellation_msg::TraversalDirection;
 use servo::script_traits::{TouchEventType, TouchId};
-use servo::servo_config::opts;
-use servo::servo_config::{pref, set_pref};
+use servo::servo_config::{opts, pref};
 use servo::servo_url::ServoUrl;
 use servo::webrender_api::units::DevicePixel;
 use servo::webrender_api::ScrollLocation;
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ pub struct InitOptions {
     pub coordinates: Coordinates,
     pub density: f32,
     pub xr_discovery: Option<webxr::Discovery>,
-    pub enable_subpixel_text_antialiasing: bool,
     pub gl_context_pointer: Option<*const c_void>,
     pub native_display_pointer: Option<*const c_void>,
     pub native_widget: *mut c_void,
@@ -227,11 +225,6 @@ pub fn init(
 ) -> Result<(), &'static str> {
     resources::set(Box::new(ResourceReaderInstance::new()));
 
-    set_pref!(
-        gfx.subpixel_text_antialiasing.enabled,
-        init_opts.enable_subpixel_text_antialiasing
-    );
-
     if let Some(prefs) = init_opts.prefs {
         add_user_prefs(prefs);
     }
diff --git a/ports/libsimpleservo/capi/src/lib.rs b/ports/libsimpleservo/capi/src/lib.rs
index 01044cf70c2..9bace40a29d 100644
--- a/ports/libsimpleservo/capi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ports/libsimpleservo/capi/src/lib.rs
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ pub struct CInitOptions {
     pub width: i32,
     pub height: i32,
     pub density: f32,
-    pub enable_subpixel_text_antialiasing: bool,
     pub vslogger_mod_list: *const *const c_char,
     pub vslogger_mod_size: u32,
     pub native_widget: *mut c_void,
@@ -446,7 +445,6 @@ unsafe fn init(
         prefs,
         density: opts.density,
         xr_discovery: None,
-        enable_subpixel_text_antialiasing: opts.enable_subpixel_text_antialiasing,
         gl_context_pointer: gl_context,
         native_display_pointer: display,
         native_widget: opts.native_widget,
diff --git a/resources/package-prefs.json b/resources/package-prefs.json
index b469b0d5c5d..035f08714ee 100644
--- a/resources/package-prefs.json
+++ b/resources/package-prefs.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "_comment": "settings specific to Hololens/UWP builds",
     "devtools.server.enabled": true,
     "dom.webxr.enabled": true,
-    "shell.homepage": "https://servo.org/hl-home/"
+    "shell.homepage": "https://servo.org/hl-home/",
+    "gfx.subpixel-text-antialiasing.enabled": false
   },
   "vr": {
     "_comment": "settings specific to VR builds",
diff --git a/support/hololens/ServoApp/ServoControl/Servo.cpp b/support/hololens/ServoApp/ServoControl/Servo.cpp
index 0602fcb7992..7adef0a8511 100644
--- a/support/hololens/ServoApp/ServoControl/Servo.cpp
+++ b/support/hololens/ServoApp/ServoControl/Servo.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ Servo::Servo(std::optional<hstring> initUrl, hstring args, GLsizei width,
   o.width = mWindowWidth;
   o.height = mWindowHeight;
   o.density = dpi;
-  o.enable_subpixel_text_antialiasing = false;
   o.native_widget = eglNativeWindow;
 
   // Note about logs: