diff --git a/ts/output/chtml.ts b/ts/output/chtml.ts
index da7265909..53c42901c 100644
--- a/ts/output/chtml.ts
+++ b/ts/output/chtml.ts
@@ -140,13 +140,6 @@ CommonOutputJax<N, T, D, CHTMLWrapper<N, T, D>, CHTMLWrapperFactory<N, T, D>, CH
     this.font.adaptiveCSS(this.options.adaptiveCSS);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @override
-   */
-  public initialize() {
-    this.chtmlStyles = null;
-  }
-
   /**
    * @override
    */
diff --git a/ts/output/svg.ts b/ts/output/svg.ts
index e64c05a3e..d027d330c 100644
--- a/ts/output/svg.ts
+++ b/ts/output/svg.ts
@@ -135,9 +135,8 @@ CommonOutputJax<N, T, D, SVGWrapper<N, T, D>, SVGWrapperFactory<N, T, D>, SVGFon
    */
   public initialize() {
     if (this.options.fontCache === 'global') {
-      this.clearFontCache();
+      this.fontCache.clearCache();
     }
-    this.svgStyles = null;
   }
 
   /**