diff --git a/crates/typst-layout/src/inline/line.rs b/crates/typst-layout/src/inline/line.rs
index 7fcc344f7..cf788b15b 100644
--- a/crates/typst-layout/src/inline/line.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-layout/src/inline/line.rs
@@ -271,10 +271,10 @@ fn collect_range<'a>(
     items: &mut Items<'a>,
     fallback: &mut Option<ItemEntry<'a>>,
 ) {
-    for run in p.slice(range.clone()) {
+    for (idx, run) in p.slice(range.clone()).enumerate() {
         // All non-text items are just kept, they can't be split.
         let Item::Text(shaped) = &run.item else {
-            items.push(&run.item, run.idx);
+            items.push(&run.item, idx);
             continue;
         };
         let subrange = &run.range;
@@ -295,10 +295,10 @@ fn collect_range<'a>(
         } else if split {
             // When the item is split in half, reshape it.
             let reshaped = shaped.reshape(engine, sliced);
-            items.push(Item::Text(reshaped), run.idx);
+            items.push(Item::Text(reshaped), idx);
         } else {
             // When the item is fully contained, just keep it.
-            items.push(&run.item, run.idx);
+            items.push(&run.item, idx);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/typst-layout/src/inline/prepare.rs b/crates/typst-layout/src/inline/prepare.rs
index aec90c501..45585496b 100644
--- a/crates/typst-layout/src/inline/prepare.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-layout/src/inline/prepare.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use super::*;
 pub struct Run<'a> {
     pub item: Item<'a>,
     pub range: Range,
-    pub idx: usize,
 }
 
 /// A representation in which children are already layouted and text is already
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ pub fn prepare<'a>(
 
     let mut cursor = 0;
     let mut items = Vec::with_capacity(segments.len());
-    let mut next_idx = 0;
 
     // Shape the text to finalize the items.
     for segment in segments {
@@ -90,19 +88,10 @@ pub fn prepare<'a>(
 
         match segment {
             Segment::Text(_, styles) => {
-                shape_range(
-                    &mut items,
-                    engine,
-                    text,
-                    &bidi,
-                    range,
-                    styles,
-                    &mut next_idx,
-                );
+                shape_range(&mut items, engine, text, &bidi, range, styles);
             }
             Segment::Item(item) => {
-                items.push(Run { range, item, idx: next_idx });
-                next_idx += 1;
+                items.push(Run { range, item });
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/typst-layout/src/inline/shaping.rs b/crates/typst-layout/src/inline/shaping.rs
index 78c5789a0..3f8bf140e 100644
--- a/crates/typst-layout/src/inline/shaping.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-layout/src/inline/shaping.rs
@@ -599,7 +599,6 @@ pub fn shape_range<'a>(
     bidi: &BidiInfo<'a>,
     range: Range,
     styles: StyleChain<'a>,
-    next_idx: &mut usize,
 ) {
     let script = TextElem::script_in(styles);
     let lang = TextElem::lang_in(styles);
@@ -608,8 +607,7 @@ pub fn shape_range<'a>(
         let dir = if level.is_ltr() { Dir::LTR } else { Dir::RTL };
         let shaped =
             shape(engine, range.start, &text[range.clone()], styles, dir, lang, region);
-        items.push(Run { range, item: Item::Text(shaped), idx: *next_idx });
-        *next_idx += 1;
+        items.push(Run { range, item: Item::Text(shaped) });
     };
 
     let mut prev_level = BidiLevel::ltr();