diff --git a/src/ol/format/TextFeature.js b/src/ol/format/TextFeature.js
index 953763ecf1..a1bb7c965c 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/TextFeature.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/TextFeature.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * @module ol/format/TextFeature
  */
-import {inherits} from '../util.js';
 import FeatureFormat from '../format/Feature.js';
 import FormatType from '../format/FormatType.js';
 
@@ -12,11 +11,10 @@ import FormatType from '../format/FormatType.js';
  * Base class for text feature formats.
  *
  * @abstract
- * @extends {module:ol/format/Feature}
  */
-class TextFeature {
+class TextFeature extends FeatureFormat {
   constructor() {
-    FeatureFormat.call(this);
+    super();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -165,8 +163,6 @@ class TextFeature {
   writeGeometryText(geometry, opt_options) {}
 }
 
-inherits(TextFeature, FeatureFormat);
-
 
 /**
  * @param {Document|Node|Object|string} source Source.