diff --git a/src/hb-coretext.cc b/src/hb-coretext.cc
index 4b6c67c..cfc99a3 100644
--- a/src/hb-coretext.cc
+++ b/src/hb-coretext.cc
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@
     DEBUG_MSG (CORETEXT, nullptr, "Num runs: %d", num_runs);
 
     buffer->len = 0;
-    uint32_t status_and = ~0, status_or = 0;
+    uint32_t status_or = 0;
     CGFloat advances_so_far = 0;
     /* For right-to-left runs, CoreText returns the glyphs positioned such that
      * any trailing whitespace is to the left of (0,0).  Adjust coordinate system
@@ -918,7 +918,6 @@
       CTRunRef run = static_cast<CTRunRef>(CFArrayGetValueAtIndex (glyph_runs, i));
       CTRunStatus run_status = CTRunGetStatus (run);
       status_or  |= run_status;
-      status_and &= run_status;
       DEBUG_MSG (CORETEXT, run, "CTRunStatus: %x", run_status);
       CGFloat run_advance = CTRunGetTypographicBounds (run, range_all, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
       if (HB_DIRECTION_IS_VERTICAL (buffer->props.direction))
@@ -1151,7 +1150,6 @@
     {
       /* Make sure all runs had the expected direction. */
       HB_UNUSED bool backward = HB_DIRECTION_IS_BACKWARD (buffer->props.direction);
-      assert (bool (status_and & kCTRunStatusRightToLeft) == backward);
       assert (bool (status_or  & kCTRunStatusRightToLeft) == backward);
     }