diff --git a/Sources/CSkia/utils.cpp b/Sources/CSkia/utils.cpp
index d008157..00f8c3d 100644
--- a/Sources/CSkia/utils.cpp
+++ b/Sources/CSkia/utils.cpp
@@ -2,18 +2,6 @@
 
 using namespace skia::textlayout;
 
-// FontCollection_sp test_font_collection()
-// {
-//     // auto c = SkCanvas();
-//     auto fontCollection = sk_make_sp<FontCollection>();
-//     // auto fontMgr = SkFontMgr::RefDefault()
-//     auto fontMgr = SkFontMgr::RefEmpty();
-//     assert(fontMgr != nullptr);
-//     fontCollection->setDefaultFontManager(fontMgr);
-//     return fontCollection;
-//     // return nullptr;
-// }
-
 template struct sk_sp<FontCollection>;
 template struct sk_sp<SkSurface>;
 template struct sk_sp<SkImage>;
@@ -153,9 +141,9 @@ std::vector<SkString> skstring_vector_new()
     return std::vector<SkString>();
 }
 
-const char *skstring_c_str(const SkString &string)
+void skstring_c_str(const SkString &string, const char **out)
 {
-    return string.c_str();
+    *out = string.c_str();
 }
 
 sk_sp<SkColorSpace> color_space_new_srgb()
diff --git a/Sources/CSkia/utils.h b/Sources/CSkia/utils.h
index 9682dd3..1fdc204 100644
--- a/Sources/CSkia/utils.h
+++ b/Sources/CSkia/utils.h
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 #define SK_METAL
 #define SK_GANESH
 
-#include <swift/bridging>
-
 #include "include/android/SkAnimatedImage.h"
 #include "include/codec/SkAndroidCodec.h"
 #include "include/codec/SkBmpDecoder.h"
@@ -16,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "include/core/SkBlurTypes.h"
 #include "include/core/SkCanvas.h"
 #include "include/core/SkColorSpace.h"
+#include "include/core/SkRefCnt.h"
 #include "include/core/SkData.h"
 #include "include/core/SkDocument.h"
 #include "include/core/SkFontMetrics.h"
@@ -107,6 +106,8 @@ typedef sk_sp<ParagraphBuilder> ParagraphBuilder_sp;
 typedef sk_sp<SkTypeface> SkTypeface_sp;
 typedef sk_sp<SkTextBlob> SkTextBlob_sp;
 
+template void SkSafeUnref<FontCollection>(FontCollection *obj);
+
 // FontCollection_sp test_font_collection();
 
 // MARK: - ParagraphBuilder
@@ -212,8 +213,9 @@ GrDirectContext_sp gr_mtl_direct_context_make(GrMtlBackendContext &context);
 // MARK: - Misc
 
 std::vector<SkString> skstring_vector_new();
-const char *skstring_c_str(const SkString &string) SWIFT_RETURNS_INDEPENDENT_VALUE;
+void skstring_c_str(const SkString &string, const char **out);
 sk_sp<SkColorSpace> color_space_new_srgb();
+
 sk_sp<SkColorSpace> color_space_new_null();
 
 #endif // CSKIA_UTILS_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Sources/Shaft/Backend/Skia/SkiaFontCollection.swift b/Sources/Shaft/Backend/Skia/SkiaFontCollection.swift
index 2848310..a039f86 100644
--- a/Sources/Shaft/Backend/Skia/SkiaFontCollection.swift
+++ b/Sources/Shaft/Backend/Skia/SkiaFontCollection.swift
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ public class SkiaTypeface: Typeface {
     public var familyName: String {
         var skString = SkString()
         sk_typeface_get_family_name(&self.typeface, &skString)
-        return String(cString: skstring_c_str(skString))
+        var cString: UnsafePointer<CChar>?
+        skstring_c_str(skString, &cString)
+        return String(cString: cString!)
     }
 }