diff --git a/font/src/ft/list_fonts.rs b/font/src/ft/list_fonts.rs
index fdadea8..5fa40ac 100644
--- a/font/src/ft/list_fonts.rs
+++ b/font/src/ft/list_fonts.rs
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ pub mod fc {
         /// FcValueSave so that no references to application provided memory are
         /// retained. That is, the CharSet can be safely dropped immediately
         /// after being added to the pattern.
-        pub unsafe fn add_charset(&self, charset: &CharSetRef) -> bool {
+        pub fn add_charset(&self, charset: &CharSetRef) -> bool {
             unsafe {
                 FcPatternAddCharSet(
                     self.as_ptr(),
diff --git a/font/src/ft/mod.rs b/font/src/ft/mod.rs
index d658526..b751cdc 100644
--- a/font/src/ft/mod.rs
+++ b/font/src/ft/mod.rs
@@ -229,9 +229,7 @@ impl FreeTypeRasterizer {
         let mut charset = fc::CharSet::new();
         charset.add(glyph);
         let mut pattern = fc::Pattern::new();
-        unsafe {
-            pattern.add_charset(&charset);
-        }
+        pattern.add_charset(&charset);
 
         let config = fc::Config::get_current();
         match fc::font_match(config, &mut pattern) {