diff --git a/core/2d/CCFontAtlas.cpp b/core/2d/CCFontAtlas.cpp
index a0c265c2fa..f3e38c2d19 100644
--- a/core/2d/CCFontAtlas.cpp
+++ b/core/2d/CCFontAtlas.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 #include "2d/CCFontAtlas.h"
 #if CC_TARGET_PLATFORM != CC_PLATFORM_WIN32 && CC_TARGET_PLATFORM != CC_PLATFORM_ANDROID
-#    include <iconv.h>
 #elif CC_TARGET_PLATFORM == CC_PLATFORM_ANDROID
 #    include "platform/android/jni/Java_org_cocos2dx_lib_Cocos2dxHelper.h"
 #endif
@@ -125,14 +124,6 @@ FontAtlas::~FontAtlas()
     releaseTextures();
 
     delete[] _currentPageData;
-
-#if CC_TARGET_PLATFORM != CC_PLATFORM_WIN32 && CC_TARGET_PLATFORM != CC_PLATFORM_ANDROID
-    if (_iconv)
-    {
-        iconv_close(_iconv);
-        _iconv = nullptr;
-    }
-#endif
 }
 
 void FontAtlas::initTextureWithZeros(Texture2D* texture)
diff --git a/core/2d/CCFontAtlas.h b/core/2d/CCFontAtlas.h
index c31dd19208..e96ce3be36 100644
--- a/core/2d/CCFontAtlas.h
+++ b/core/2d/CCFontAtlas.h
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ protected:
     float _lineHeight           = 0.f;
     Font* _font                 = nullptr;
     FontFreeType* _fontFreeType = nullptr;
-    void* _iconv                = nullptr;
 
     // Dynamic GlyphCollection related stuff
     int _currentPage                    = 0;