diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/gstceaccoverlay.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/gstceaccoverlay.c
index 4327648c43..783be65a0d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/gstceaccoverlay.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/gstceaccoverlay.c
@@ -207,15 +207,9 @@ gst_base_cea_cc_overlay_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   /* Only lock for the subclasses here, the base class
    * doesn't have this mutex yet and it's not necessary
    * here */
-  /* FIXME : Not needed anymore since pango 1.32.6 ! */
-  if (klass->pango_lock)
-    g_mutex_lock (klass->pango_lock);
   fontmap = pango_cairo_font_map_get_default ();
   klass->pango_context =
       pango_font_map_create_context (PANGO_FONT_MAP (fontmap));
-  if (klass->pango_lock)
-    g_mutex_unlock (klass->pango_lock);
-
 }
 
 static void
@@ -246,9 +240,6 @@ gst_base_cea_cc_overlay_class_init (GstCeaCcOverlayClass * klass)
   gstelement_class->change_state =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_cea_cc_overlay_change_state);
 
-  klass->pango_lock = g_slice_new (GMutex);
-  g_mutex_init (klass->pango_lock);
-
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_SERVICE_NUMBER,
       g_param_spec_int ("service-number", "service-number",
           "Service number. Service 1 is designated as the Primary Caption Service,"
@@ -524,14 +515,11 @@ gst_cea_cc_overlay_setcaps (GstCeaCcOverlay * overlay, GstCaps * caps)
   ret = gst_cea_cc_overlay_negotiate (overlay, caps);
 
   GST_CEA_CC_OVERLAY_LOCK (overlay);
-  g_mutex_lock (GST_CEA_CC_OVERLAY_GET_CLASS (overlay)->pango_lock);
   if (!overlay->attach_compo_to_buffer &&
       !gst_cea_cc_overlay_can_handle_caps (caps)) {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (overlay, "unsupported caps %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, caps);
     ret = FALSE;
   }
-
-  g_mutex_unlock (GST_CEA_CC_OVERLAY_GET_CLASS (overlay)->pango_lock);
   GST_CEA_CC_OVERLAY_UNLOCK (overlay);
 
   return ret;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/gstceaccoverlay.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/gstceaccoverlay.h
index 641648b299..89b1792611 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/gstceaccoverlay.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/gstceaccoverlay.h
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ struct _GstCeaCcOverlayClass
   GstElementClass parent_class;
 
   PangoContext *pango_context;
-  GMutex *pango_lock;
 };
 
 GType gst_cea_cc_overlay_get_type (void);
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/meson.build
index ab8358254c..e872c82b07 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/closedcaption/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-closedcaption_dep = dependency('pangocairo', version : '>= 1.22.0',
+closedcaption_dep = dependency('pangocairo', version : '>= 1.32.6',
                             required : get_option('closedcaption'))
 
 zvbi_sources = [