diff --git a/inc/fonts.php b/inc/fonts.php
index ba28f0d..68b4984 100644
--- a/inc/fonts.php
+++ b/inc/fonts.php
@@ -7,16 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace Pantheon\Fonts;
 
-/**
- * Store the value of wp_get_upload_dir() in a global variable.
- * This is to resolve an infinite loop when wp_get_upload_dir is used inside
- * our filter of font_dir (because upload_dir is also being filtered).
- *
- * @var array $wp_upload_dir The value of wp_get_upload_dir().
- * @see https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_upload_dir/
- */
-$_pantheon_upload_dir = wp_get_upload_dir(); // phpcs:ignore VariableAnalysis.CodeAnalysis.VariableAnalysis.UnusedVariable
-
 /**
  * Kick off our customizations to the WP_Font_Library.
  */
@@ -33,10 +23,11 @@ function bootstrap() {
  * @param array $defaults The default settings for the font directory.
  */
 function pantheon_font_dir( $defaults ) {
-	global $_pantheon_upload_dir;
+	$upload_dir = wp_get_upload_dir();
+
 	// Set our font directory.
-	$font_dir = $_pantheon_upload_dir['basedir'] . '/fonts';
-	$font_url = $_pantheon_upload_dir['baseurl'] . '/fonts';
+	$font_dir = $upload_dir['basedir'] . '/fonts';
+	$font_url = $upload_dir['baseurl'] . '/fonts';
 
 	$defaults['path'] = $font_dir;
 	$defaults['url'] = $font_url;