diff --git a/src/gui/text/coretext/qfontengine_coretext_p.h b/src/gui/text/coretext/qfontengine_coretext_p.h
index b1a47282aed..fe4d2c6cc56 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/coretext/qfontengine_coretext_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/text/coretext/qfontengine_coretext_p.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public:
     bool canRender(const QChar *string, int len) const override;
 
     int synthesized() const override { return synthesisFlags; }
-    bool supportsHorizontalSubPixelPositions() const override { return !isColorFont(); }
+    bool supportsHorizontalSubPixelPositions() const override { return true; }
     bool supportsVerticalSubPixelPositions() const override { return false; }
 
     QFixed lineThickness() const override;
diff --git a/src/gui/text/freetype/qfontengine_ft_p.h b/src/gui/text/freetype/qfontengine_ft_p.h
index ddbec584929..fc07693ef6a 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/freetype/qfontengine_ft_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/text/freetype/qfontengine_ft_p.h
@@ -167,9 +167,8 @@ private:
     QFixed emSquareSize() const override;
     bool supportsHorizontalSubPixelPositions() const override
     {
-        return !isColorFont()
-                && (default_hint_style == HintLight ||
-                    default_hint_style == HintNone);
+        return default_hint_style == HintLight ||
+               default_hint_style == HintNone;
     }
 
     bool supportsVerticalSubPixelPositions() const override
diff --git a/src/gui/text/windows/qwindowsfontenginedirectwrite.cpp b/src/gui/text/windows/qwindowsfontenginedirectwrite.cpp
index e1c060a19da..17b0c431852 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/windows/qwindowsfontenginedirectwrite.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/windows/qwindowsfontenginedirectwrite.cpp
@@ -779,9 +779,7 @@ QImage QWindowsFontEngineDirectWrite::alphaMapForGlyph(glyph_t glyph,
 bool QWindowsFontEngineDirectWrite::supportsHorizontalSubPixelPositions() const
 {
     QFont::HintingPreference hinting = determineHinting(fontDef);
-    return  (!isColorFont()
-            && hinting != QFont::PreferFullHinting
-            && !(fontDef.styleStrategy & QFont::NoAntialias));
+    return (hinting != QFont::PreferFullHinting && !(fontDef.styleStrategy & QFont::NoAntialias));
 }
 
 QFontEngine::Properties QWindowsFontEngineDirectWrite::properties() const