diff --git a/clutter/clutter-text.c b/clutter/clutter-text.c
index 4ba84e0a6..37784ed8c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-text.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-text.c
@@ -234,12 +234,9 @@ clutter_text_create_layout_no_cache (ClutterText *text,
                                      ClutterUnit  allocation_width)
 {
   ClutterTextPrivate *priv = text->priv;
-  PangoContext *context;
   PangoLayout *layout;
 
-  context = clutter_actor_get_pango_context (CLUTTER_ACTOR (text));
-  layout = pango_layout_new (context);
-
+  layout = clutter_actor_create_pango_layout (CLUTTER_ACTOR (text), NULL);
   pango_layout_set_font_description (layout, priv->font_desc);
 
   if (priv->text)