diff --git a/core/src/avm1/globals/text_format.rs b/core/src/avm1/globals/text_format.rs
index 7a41a93ee..28321e313 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/globals/text_format.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/globals/text_format.rs
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ pub fn constructor<'gc>(
     args: &[Value<'gc>],
 ) -> Result<Value<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
     if let Some(this) = this.as_text_format_object() {
-        let mut text_format = TextFormat::default();
+        let mut text_format = this.text_format_mut(activation.context.gc_context);
         set_font(
             activation,
             &mut text_format,
@@ -537,7 +537,6 @@ pub fn constructor<'gc>(
             &mut text_format,
             args.get(12).unwrap_or(&Value::Undefined),
         )?;
-        this.set_text_format(activation.context.gc_context, text_format);
     }
 
     Ok(this.into())
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object/text_format_object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object/text_format_object.rs
index d97f3d5bc..11a3fc816 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object/text_format_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object/text_format_object.rs
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ impl<'gc> TextFormatObject<'gc> {
     pub fn text_format_mut(&self, gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>) -> RefMut<TextFormat> {
         RefMut::map(self.0.write(gc_context), |o| &mut o.text_format)
     }
-
-    pub fn set_text_format(&self, gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>, text_format: TextFormat) {
-        self.0.write(gc_context).text_format = text_format
-    }
 }
 
 impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for TextFormatObject<'gc> {