diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/minikin/GraphemeBreak.cpp b/third_party/txt/src/minikin/GraphemeBreak.cpp
index 6a7775a9e6f3e816245cec280b826f7cc1fcb93a..7e907352537c99a563b442d3135db6eebfe76cfe 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/minikin/GraphemeBreak.cpp
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/minikin/GraphemeBreak.cpp
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ bool GraphemeBreak::isGraphemeBreak(const float* advances,
     return false;
   }
   // Rule GB9, x (Extend | ZWJ); Rule GB9a, x SpacingMark; Rule GB9b, Prepend x
-  // TODO(abarth): Add U_GCB_ZWJ once we update ICU.
-  if (p2 == U_GCB_EXTEND || /* p2 == U_GCB_ZWJ || */ p2 == U_GCB_SPACING_MARK ||
+  if (p2 == U_GCB_EXTEND || p2 == U_GCB_ZWJ || p2 == U_GCB_SPACING_MARK ||
       p1 == U_GCB_PREPEND) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -158,25 +157,26 @@ bool GraphemeBreak::isGraphemeBreak(const float* advances,
     }
   }
 
-  // TODO(abarth): Enablet his code once we update ICU.
   // Tailored version of Rule GB11, ZWJ × (Glue_After_Zwj | EBG)
   // We try to make emoji sequences with ZWJ a single grapheme cluster, but only
   // if they actually merge to one cluster. So we are more relaxed than the UAX
   // #29 rules in accepting any emoji character after the ZWJ, but are tighter
   // in that we only treat it as one cluster if a ligature is actually formed
-  // and we also require the character before the ZWJ to also be an emoji. if
-  // (p1 == U_GCB_ZWJ && isEmoji(c2) && offset_back > start) {
-  //     // look at character before ZWJ to see that both can participate in an
-  //     emoji zwj sequence uint32_t c0 = 0; size_t offset_backback =
-  //     offset_back; U16_PREV(buf, start, offset_backback, c0); if (c0 ==
-  //     0xFE0F && offset_backback > start) {
-  //         // skip over emoji variation selector
-  //         U16_PREV(buf, start, offset_backback, c0);
-  //     }
-  //     if (isEmoji(c0)) {
-  //         return false;
-  //     }
-  // }
+  // and we also require the character before the ZWJ to also be an emoji.
+  if (p1 == U_GCB_ZWJ && isEmoji(c2) && offset_back > start) {
+    // look at character before ZWJ to see that both can participate in an
+    // emoji zwj sequence
+    uint32_t c0 = 0;
+    size_t offset_backback = offset_back;
+    U16_PREV(buf, start, offset_backback, c0);
+    if (c0 == 0xFE0F && offset_backback > start) {
+      // skip over emoji variation selector
+      U16_PREV(buf, start, offset_backback, c0);
+    }
+    if (isEmoji(c0)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
 
   // Tailored version of Rule GB12 and Rule GB13 that look at even-odd cases.
   // sot   (RI RI)*  RI x RI
diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/minikin/HbFontCache.cpp b/third_party/txt/src/minikin/HbFontCache.cpp
index a78ee7a0d346074ff2c115d6c7c63b98d4832802..d60fcc73730e0126aaeed1859330037b5f330cd6 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/minikin/HbFontCache.cpp
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/minikin/HbFontCache.cpp
@@ -103,12 +103,11 @@ hb_font_t* getHbFontLocked(const MinikinFont* minikinFont) {
   hb_font_set_scale(parent_font, upem, upem);
 
   font = hb_font_create_sub_font(parent_font);
-  // TODO(abarth): Enable this code once we update harfbuzz.
-  // std::vector<hb_variation_t> variations;
-  // for (const FontVariation& variation : minikinFont->GetAxes()) {
-  //     variations.push_back({variation.axisTag, variation.value});
-  // }
-  // hb_font_set_variations(font, variations.data(), variations.size());
+  std::vector<hb_variation_t> variations;
+  for (const FontVariation& variation : minikinFont->GetAxes()) {
+    variations.push_back({variation.axisTag, variation.value});
+  }
+  hb_font_set_variations(font, variations.data(), variations.size());
   hb_font_destroy(parent_font);
   hb_face_destroy(face);
   fontCache->put(fontId, font);