diff --git a/util/hb-ot-shape-closure.cc b/util/hb-ot-shape-closure.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b6751c35..000000000
--- a/util/hb-ot-shape-closure.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright © 2012  Google, Inc.
- *
- *  This is part of HarfBuzz, a text shaping library.
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, without written agreement and without
- * license or royalty fees, to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
- * software and its documentation for any purpose, provided that the
- * above copyright notice and the following two paragraphs appear in
- * all copies of this software.
- *
- * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR
- * DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
- * ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN
- * IF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
- * DAMAGE.
- *
- * THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
- * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS
- * ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER HAS NO OBLIGATION TO
- * PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
- *
- * Google Author(s): Behdad Esfahbod
- */
-
-#include "batch.hh"
-#include "font-options.hh"
-#include "main-font-text.hh"
-#include "shape-options.hh"
-#include "text-options.hh"
-
-const unsigned DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = FONT_SIZE_NONE;
-const unsigned SUBPIXEL_BITS = 0;
-
-struct shape_closure_consumer_t
-{
-  void add_options (struct option_parser_t *parser)
-  {
-    parser->set_summary ("Find glyph set from input text under shaping closure.");
-    shaper.add_options (parser);
-
-    GOptionEntry entries[] =
-    {
-      {"no-glyph-names",	0, G_OPTION_FLAG_REVERSE, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,	&this->show_glyph_names,	"Use glyph indices instead of names",	nullptr},
-      {nullptr}
-    };
-    parser->add_group (entries,
-		       "format",
-		       "Format options:",
-		       "Options controlling output formatting",
-		       this);
-  }
-
-  void init (const font_options_t *font_opts)
-  {
-    glyphs = hb_set_create ();
-    font = hb_font_reference (font_opts->font);
-    failed = false;
-    buffer = hb_buffer_create ();
-  }
-  template <typename text_options_type>
-  bool consume_line (text_options_type &text_opts)
-  {
-    unsigned int text_len;
-    const char *text;
-    if (!(text = text_opts.get_line (&text_len)))
-      return false;
-
-    hb_set_clear (glyphs);
-    shaper.shape_closure (text, text_len, font, buffer, glyphs);
-
-    if (hb_set_is_empty (glyphs))
-      return true;
-
-    /* Print it out! */
-    bool first = true;
-    for (hb_codepoint_t i = -1; hb_set_next (glyphs, &i);)
-    {
-      if (first)
-	first = false;
-      else
-	printf (" ");
-      if (show_glyph_names)
-      {
-	char glyph_name[64];
-	hb_font_glyph_to_string (font, i, glyph_name, sizeof (glyph_name));
-	printf ("%s", glyph_name);
-      } else
-	printf ("%u", i);
-    }
-
-    return true;
-  }
-  void finish (const font_options_t *font_opts)
-  {
-    printf ("\n");
-    hb_font_destroy (font);
-    font = nullptr;
-    hb_set_destroy (glyphs);
-    glyphs = nullptr;
-    hb_buffer_destroy (buffer);
-    buffer = nullptr;
-  }
-
-  bool failed;
-
-  protected:
-  shape_options_t shaper;
-  hb_bool_t show_glyph_names = true;
-
-  hb_set_t *glyphs = nullptr;
-  hb_font_t *font = nullptr;
-  hb_buffer_t *buffer = nullptr;
-};
-
-int
-main (int argc, char **argv)
-{
-  using main_t = main_font_text_t<shape_closure_consumer_t, font_options_t, text_options_t>;
-  return batch_main<main_t> (argc, argv);
-}
diff --git a/util/meson.build b/util/meson.build
index fec9146b8..27a25bea9 100644
--- a/util/meson.build
+++ b/util/meson.build
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ hb_info_sources = [
   'hb-info.cc',
 ]
 
-hb_ot_shape_closure_sources = [
-  'hb-ot-shape-closure.cc',
-]
-
 hb_subset_cli_sources = [
   'hb-subset.cc',
   'helper-subset.hh',
@@ -60,15 +56,6 @@ if conf.get('HAVE_GLIB', 0) == 1
   )
   meson.override_find_program('hb-subset', hb_subset)
 
-  hb_ot_shape_closure = executable('hb-ot-shape-closure', hb_ot_shape_closure_sources,
-    cpp_args: cpp_args,
-    include_directories: [incconfig, incsrc],
-    dependencies: util_deps,
-    link_with: [libharfbuzz],
-    install: true,
-  )
-  meson.override_find_program('hb-ot-shape-closure', hb_ot_shape_closure)
-
   if get_option('experimental_api')
     test('test-hb-subset-parsing',
       executable('test-hb-subset-parsing',