diff --git a/include/mbgl/map/map.hpp b/include/mbgl/map/map.hpp
index ab5311741..9614645f6 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/map/map.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/map/map.hpp
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ public:
 public:
     inline const TransformState &getState() const { return state; }
     inline util::ptr<Style> getStyle() const { return style; }
-    inline GlyphAtlas & getGlyphAtlas() { return glyphAtlas; }
     inline util::ptr<GlyphStore> getGlyphStore() { return glyphStore; }
     inline SpriteAtlas & getSpriteAtlas() { return spriteAtlas; }
     util::ptr<Sprite> getSprite();
diff --git a/include/mbgl/map/source.hpp b/include/mbgl/map/source.hpp
index 46fcbdaf6..764376706 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/map/source.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/map/source.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 namespace mbgl {
 
 class Map;
+class GlyphAtlas;
 class FileSource;
 class Painter;
 class StyleLayer;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ public:
     Source(const util::ptr<SourceInfo>& info);
 
     void load(Map&, FileSource&);
-    bool update(Map&, FileSource&);
+    bool update(Map&, GlyphAtlas&, FileSource&);
 
     void updateMatrices(const mat4 &projMatrix, const TransformState &transform);
     void drawClippingMasks(Painter &painter);
@@ -48,9 +49,9 @@ private:
     int32_t coveringZoomLevel(const TransformState&) const;
     std::forward_list<Tile::ID> coveringTiles(const TransformState&) const;
 
-    bool updateTiles(Map&, FileSource&);
+    bool updateTiles(Map&, GlyphAtlas&, FileSource&);
 
-    TileData::State addTile(Map&, FileSource&, const Tile::ID&);
+    TileData::State addTile(Map&, GlyphAtlas&, FileSource&, const Tile::ID&);
     TileData::State hasTile(const Tile::ID& id);
 
     double getZoom(const TransformState &state) const;
diff --git a/include/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp b/include/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp
index 070456af8..0599ae08c 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp
@@ -21,13 +21,15 @@ class Painter;
 class SourceInfo;
 class StyleLayer;
 class TileParser;
+class GlyphAtlas;
 
 class VectorTileData : public TileData {
     friend class TileParser;
 
 public:
-    VectorTileData(Tile::ID const& id, Map &map, const util::ptr<SourceInfo> &source);
+    VectorTileData(Tile::ID const&, Map&, GlyphAtlas&, const util::ptr<SourceInfo>&);
     ~VectorTileData();
+
     virtual void parse();
     virtual void render(Painter &painter, util::ptr<StyleLayer> layer_desc, const mat4 &matrix);
     virtual bool hasData(StyleLayer const& layer_desc) const;
@@ -46,6 +48,8 @@ protected:
     // Holds the buckets of this tile.
     // They contain the location offsets in the buffers stored above
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<Bucket>> buckets;
+    GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas;
+
 public:
     const float depth;
 };
diff --git a/src/map/map.cpp b/src/map/map.cpp
index 4ed1b6465..22d046733 100644
--- a/src/map/map.cpp
+++ b/src/map/map.cpp
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ void Map::updateSources(const util::ptr<StyleLayerGroup> &group) {
 
 void Map::updateTiles() {
     for (const util::ptr<StyleSource> &source : getActiveSources()) {
-        source->source->update(*this, *fileSource);
+        source->source->update(*this, glyphAtlas, *fileSource);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/map/source.cpp b/src/map/source.cpp
index 957afd6fd..16a111614 100644
--- a/src/map/source.cpp
+++ b/src/map/source.cpp
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ void Source::load(Map& map, FileSource& fileSource) {
     });
 }
 
-bool Source::update(Map& map, FileSource& fileSource) {
+bool Source::update(Map& map, GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas, FileSource& fileSource) {
     if (loaded && map.getTime() > updated) {
-        return updateTiles(map, fileSource);
+        return updateTiles(map, glyphAtlas, fileSource);
     } else {
         return false;
     }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ TileData::State Source::hasTile(const Tile::ID& id) {
     return TileData::State::invalid;
 }
 
-TileData::State Source::addTile(Map& map, FileSource& fileSource, const Tile::ID& id) {
+TileData::State Source::addTile(Map& map, GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas, FileSource& fileSource, const Tile::ID& id) {
     const TileData::State state = hasTile(id);
 
     if (state != TileData::State::invalid) {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ TileData::State Source::addTile(Map& map, FileSource& fileSource, const Tile::ID
     if (!new_tile.data) {
         // If we don't find working tile data, we're just going to load it.
         if (info->type == SourceType::Vector) {
-            new_tile.data = std::make_shared<VectorTileData>(normalized_id, map, info);
+            new_tile.data = std::make_shared<VectorTileData>(normalized_id, map, glyphAtlas, info);
         } else if (info->type == SourceType::Raster) {
             new_tile.data = std::make_shared<RasterTileData>(normalized_id, map, info);
         } else {
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ bool Source::findLoadedParent(const Tile::ID& id, int32_t minCoveringZoom, std::
     return false;
 }
 
-bool Source::updateTiles(Map& map, FileSource& fileSource) {
+bool Source::updateTiles(Map& map, GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas, FileSource& fileSource) {
     bool changed = false;
 
     int32_t zoom = std::floor(getZoom(map.getState()));
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ bool Source::updateTiles(Map& map, FileSource& fileSource) {
 
     // Add existing child/parent tiles if the actual tile is not yet loaded
     for (const Tile::ID& id : required) {
-        const TileData::State state = addTile(map, fileSource, id);
+        const TileData::State state = addTile(map, glyphAtlas, fileSource, id);
 
         if (state != TileData::State::parsed) {
             // The tile we require is not yet loaded. Try to find a parent or
diff --git a/src/map/vector_tile_data.cpp b/src/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
index 133d23efa..6d2d25a35 100644
--- a/src/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
+++ b/src/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 
 using namespace mbgl;
 
-VectorTileData::VectorTileData(Tile::ID const& id_, Map &map_, const util::ptr<SourceInfo> &source_)
+VectorTileData::VectorTileData(Tile::ID const& id_, Map &map_, GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas_, const util::ptr<SourceInfo> &source_)
     : TileData(id_, map_, source_),
+      glyphAtlas(glyphAtlas_),
       depth(id.z >= source->max_zoom ? map.getMaxZoom() - id.z : 1) {
 }
 
 VectorTileData::~VectorTileData() {
-    map.getGlyphAtlas().removeGlyphs(id.to_uint64());
+    glyphAtlas.removeGlyphs(id.to_uint64());
 }
 
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ void VectorTileData::parse() {
         // Parsing creates state that is encapsulated in TileParser. While parsing,
         // the TileParser object writes results into this objects. All other state
         // is going to be discarded afterwards.
-        TileParser parser(data, *this, map.getStyle(), map.getGlyphAtlas(),
+        TileParser parser(data, *this, map.getStyle(), glyphAtlas,
                           map.getGlyphStore(), map.getSpriteAtlas(), map.getSprite());
         parser.parse();
     } catch (const std::exception& ex) {