diff --git a/util/shape-consumer.hh b/util/shape-consumer.hh
index 11e4cc34a..220daa497 100644
--- a/util/shape-consumer.hh
+++ b/util/shape-consumer.hh
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ struct shape_consumer_t
   {
     output.new_line ();
 
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
     shaper.populate_buffer (buffer, text, text_len);
     output.consume_text (buffer, text, text_len, shaper.utf8_clusters);
 
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ struct shape_consumer_t
       output.shape_failed (buffer, text, text_len, shaper.utf8_clusters);
       return;
     }
-    }
 
     output.consume_glyphs (buffer, text, text_len, shaper.utf8_clusters);
   }