diff --git i/gfx/skia/skia/src/ports/SkFontHost_cairo.cpp w/gfx/skia/skia/src/ports/SkFontHost_cairo.cpp
index 42da19280fce8235..2c221c32d097b462 100644
--- i/gfx/skia/skia/src/ports/SkFontHost_cairo.cpp
+++ w/gfx/skia/skia/src/ports/SkFontHost_cairo.cpp
@@ -666,10 +666,7 @@ void SkScalerContext_CairoFT::generateMetrics(SkGlyph* glyph)
         glyph->fTop    = -SkToS16(SkFDot6Floor(bbox.yMax));
         glyph->fLeft   = SkToS16(SkFDot6Floor(bbox.xMin));
 
-        if (isLCD(fRec) &&
-            gSetLcdFilter &&
-            (fLcdFilter == FT_LCD_FILTER_DEFAULT ||
-             fLcdFilter == FT_LCD_FILTER_LIGHT)) {
+        if (isLCD(fRec)) {
             if (fRec.fFlags & kLCD_Vertical_Flag) {
                 glyph->fTop -= 1;
                 glyph->fHeight += 2;