diff --git a/lib/subsetLocalFontWithHarfbuzz.js b/lib/subsetLocalFontWithHarfbuzz.js
index 9f5156ae..bbf62014 100644
--- a/lib/subsetLocalFontWithHarfbuzz.js
+++ b/lib/subsetLocalFontWithHarfbuzz.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ module.exports = async (originalFont, targetFormat, text) => {
 
     const args = [
       `--output-file=${tempOutputFileName}`,
+      '--drop-tables-=GSUB,GPOS,GDEF',
       tempInputFileName,
       text,
     ];