diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 3de06605f1977..3a7915129eddc 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -3522,13 +3522,6 @@ function _wp_theme_json_webfonts_handler() {
 
 		foreach ( $value as $item ) {
 
-			if (
-				str_starts_with( $item['url'], site_url() ) ||
-				str_starts_with( $item['url'], home_url() )
-			) {
-				$item['url'] = wp_make_link_relative( $item['url'] );
-			}
-
 			$src .= ( 'data' === $item['format'] )
 				? ", url({$item['url']})"
 				: ", url('{$item['url']}') format('{$item['format']}')";