diff --git a/src/core/SkGlyphRunPainter.cpp b/src/core/SkGlyphRunPainter.cpp
index 586e9e412a..94f373acf8 100644
--- a/src/core/SkGlyphRunPainter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkGlyphRunPainter.cpp
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ void GrTextContext::drawGlyphRunList(
     }
 
     bool forceW = fOptions.fDistanceFieldVerticesAlwaysHaveW;
+    bool supportsSDFT = context->priv().caps()->shaderCaps()->supportsDistanceFieldText();
+    SkGlyphRunListPainter* painter = target->glyphPainter();
     if (cachedBlob) {
         if (cachedBlob->mustRegenerate(blobPaint, glyphRunList.anyRunsSubpixelPositioned(),
                                        blurRec, viewMatrix, origin.x(), origin.y())) {
@@ -341,10 +343,9 @@ void GrTextContext::drawGlyphRunList(
             cachedBlob = textBlobCache->makeCachedBlob(
                     glyphRunList, grStrikeCache, key, blurRec, viewMatrix,
                     initialVertexColor, forceW);
-            cachedBlob->generateFromGlyphRunList(
-                    *context->priv().caps()->shaderCaps(), fOptions,
-                    blobPaint, viewMatrix, props,
-                    glyphRunList, target->glyphPainter());
+
+            painter->processGlyphRunList(
+                    glyphRunList, viewMatrix, props, supportsSDFT, fOptions, cachedBlob.get());
         } else {
             textBlobCache->makeMRU(cachedBlob.get());
         }
@@ -357,10 +358,8 @@ void GrTextContext::drawGlyphRunList(
             cachedBlob = textBlobCache->makeBlob(
                     glyphRunList, grStrikeCache, viewMatrix, initialVertexColor, forceW);
         }
-        cachedBlob->generateFromGlyphRunList(
-                *context->priv().caps()->shaderCaps(), fOptions, blobPaint,
-                viewMatrix, props, glyphRunList,
-                target->glyphPainter());
+        painter->processGlyphRunList(
+                glyphRunList, viewMatrix, props, supportsSDFT, fOptions, cachedBlob.get());
     }
 
     cachedBlob->flush(target, props, fDistanceAdjustTable.get(), blobPaint, drawingColor,
@@ -404,10 +403,10 @@ std::unique_ptr<GrDrawOp> GrTextContext::createOp_TestingOnly(GrRecordingContext
     if (!glyphRunList.empty()) {
         blob = direct->priv().getTextBlobCache()->makeBlob(
                 glyphRunList, strikeCache, viewMatrix, color, false);
-        blob->generateFromGlyphRunList(
-                *context->priv().caps()->shaderCaps(), textContext->fOptions,
-                skPaint, viewMatrix, surfaceProps,
-                glyphRunList, rtc->textTarget()->glyphPainter());
+        SkGlyphRunListPainter* painter = rtc->textTarget()->glyphPainter();
+        painter->processGlyphRunList(glyphRunList, viewMatrix, surfaceProps,
+                context->priv().caps()->shaderCaps()->supportsDistanceFieldText(),
+                textContext->fOptions, blob.get());
     }
 
     return blob->test_makeOp(textLen, viewMatrix, x, y, skPaint, filteredColor, surfaceProps,
diff --git a/src/gpu/text/GrTextBlob.cpp b/src/gpu/text/GrTextBlob.cpp
index 7ae8d52b06..56bec654ec 100644
--- a/src/gpu/text/GrTextBlob.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/text/GrTextBlob.cpp
@@ -243,9 +243,10 @@ sk_sp<GrTextBlob> GrTextBlob::Make(const SkGlyphRunList& glyphRunList,
 
     void* allocation = ::operator new (allocationSize);
 
+    SkColor initialLuminance = SkPaintPriv::ComputeLuminanceColor(glyphRunList.paint());
     sk_sp<GrTextBlob> blob{new (allocation) GrTextBlob{
             subRunsSize, strikeCache, viewMatrix, glyphRunList.origin(),
-            color, forceWForDistanceFields}};
+            color, initialLuminance, forceWForDistanceFields}};
 
     // setup offsets for vertices / glyphs
     blob->fVertices = SkTAddOffset<char>(blob.get(), vertexOffset);
@@ -254,24 +255,6 @@ sk_sp<GrTextBlob> GrTextBlob::Make(const SkGlyphRunList& glyphRunList,
     return blob;
 }
 
-void GrTextBlob::generateFromGlyphRunList(const GrShaderCaps& shaderCaps,
-                                          const GrTextContext::Options& options,
-                                          const SkPaint& paint,
-                                          const SkMatrix& viewMatrix,
-                                          const SkSurfaceProps& props,
-                                          const SkGlyphRunList& glyphRunList,
-                                          SkGlyphRunListPainter* glyphPainter) {
-    const SkPaint& runPaint = glyphRunList.paint();
-    this->initReusableBlob(SkPaintPriv::ComputeLuminanceColor(runPaint));
-
-    glyphPainter->processGlyphRunList(glyphRunList,
-                                      viewMatrix,
-                                      props,
-                                      shaderCaps.supportsDistanceFieldText(),
-                                      options,
-                                      this);
-}
-
 void GrTextBlob::setupKey(const GrTextBlob::Key& key, const SkMaskFilterBase::BlurRec& blurRec,
                           const SkPaint& paint) {
     fKey = key;
@@ -320,7 +303,7 @@ bool GrTextBlob::mustRegenerate(const SkPaint& paint, bool anyRunHasSubpixelPosi
     // to regenerate the blob on any color change
     // We use the grPaint to get any color filter effects
     if (fKey.fCanonicalColor == SK_ColorTRANSPARENT &&
-        fLuminanceColor != SkPaintPriv::ComputeLuminanceColor(paint)) {
+        fInitialLuminance != SkPaintPriv::ComputeLuminanceColor(paint)) {
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -530,10 +513,6 @@ void GrTextBlob::computeSubRunBounds(SkRect* outBounds, const GrTextBlob::SubRun
     }
 }
 
-void GrTextBlob::initReusableBlob(SkColor luminanceColor) {
-    fLuminanceColor = luminanceColor;
-}
-
 const GrTextBlob::Key& GrTextBlob::key() const { return fKey; }
 size_t GrTextBlob::size() const { return fSize; }
 
@@ -636,6 +615,7 @@ GrTextBlob::GrTextBlob(size_t allocSize,
                        const SkMatrix& viewMatrix,
                        SkPoint origin,
                        GrColor color,
+                       SkColor initialLuminance,
                        bool forceWForDistanceFields)
         : fSize{allocSize}
         , fStrikeCache{strikeCache}
@@ -644,6 +624,7 @@ GrTextBlob::GrTextBlob(size_t allocSize,
         , fInitialOrigin{origin}
         , fForceWForDistanceFields{forceWForDistanceFields}
         , fColor{color}
+        , fInitialLuminance{initialLuminance}
         , fAlloc{SkTAddOffset<char>(this, sizeof(GrTextBlob)), allocSize, allocSize/2} { }
 
 void GrTextBlob::insertSubRun(SubRun* subRun) {
diff --git a/src/gpu/text/GrTextBlob.h b/src/gpu/text/GrTextBlob.h
index cd5cc25b25..6d98bdb0b7 100644
--- a/src/gpu/text/GrTextBlob.h
+++ b/src/gpu/text/GrTextBlob.h
@@ -180,14 +180,6 @@ public:
                                   GrColor color,
                                   bool forceWForDistanceFields);
 
-    void generateFromGlyphRunList(const GrShaderCaps& shaderCaps,
-                                  const GrTextContext::Options& options,
-                                  const SkPaint& paint,
-                                  const SkMatrix& viewMatrix,
-                                  const SkSurfaceProps& props,
-                                  const SkGlyphRunList& glyphRunList,
-                                  SkGlyphRunListPainter* glyphPainter);
-
     // Key manipulation functions
     void setupKey(const GrTextBlob::Key& key,
                   const SkMaskFilterBase::BlurRec& blurRec,
@@ -241,12 +233,6 @@ public:
 
     static const int kVerticesPerGlyph = 4;
 
-    // This function will only be called when we are generating a blob from scratch.
-    // The color here is the GrPaint color, and it is used to determine whether we
-    // have to regenerate LCD text blobs.
-    // We use this color vs the SkPaint color because it has the color filter applied.
-    void initReusableBlob(SkColor luminanceColor);
-
     const Key& key() const;
     size_t size() const;
 
@@ -298,6 +284,7 @@ private:
                const SkMatrix& viewMatrix,
                SkPoint origin,
                GrColor color,
+               SkColor initialLuminance,
                bool forceWForDistanceFields);
 
     void insertSubRun(SubRun* subRun);
@@ -345,6 +332,7 @@ private:
 
     // The color of the text to draw for solid colors.
     const GrColor fColor;
+    const SkColor fInitialLuminance;
 
     // Pool of bytes for vertex data.
     char* fVertices;
@@ -358,7 +346,6 @@ private:
     SkMaskFilterBase::BlurRec fBlurRec;
     StrokeInfo fStrokeInfo;
     Key fKey;
-    SkColor fLuminanceColor;
 
     // We can reuse distance field text, but only if the new view matrix would not result in
     // a mip change.  Because there can be multiple runs in a blob, we track the overall