diff --git a/src/CanvasRenderingContext2d.cc b/src/CanvasRenderingContext2d.cc
index d3f1fa8..9126bd3 100644
--- a/src/CanvasRenderingContext2d.cc
+++ b/src/CanvasRenderingContext2d.cc
@@ -1529,11 +1529,6 @@ Context2d::SetFont(const Arguments &args) {
   // Size
   cairo_set_font_size(ctx, size);
 
-  // Family
-  if (0 == strcmp("sans-serif", family)) {
-    family = "Arial";
-  }
-
   // Style
   cairo_font_slant_t s = CAIRO_FONT_SLANT_NORMAL;
   if (0 == strcmp("italic", *style)) {