diff --git a/include/sta/Liberty.hh b/include/sta/Liberty.hh
index 8b568ae3..dc2de8b5 100644
--- a/include/sta/Liberty.hh
+++ b/include/sta/Liberty.hh
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ typedef Map<const char *, float, CharPtrLess> SupplyVoltageMap;
 typedef Map<const char *, LibertyPgPort*, CharPtrLess> LibertyPgPortMap;
 typedef Map<const char *, DriverWaveform*, CharPtrLess> DriverWaveformMap;
 typedef Vector<DcalcAnalysisPt*> DcalcAnalysisPtSeq;
-typedef int LibertyCellFootprintIndex;
-typedef Vector<const char *> LibertyCellFootprintSeq;
 
 enum class ClockGateType { none, latch_posedge, latch_negedge, other };
 
@@ -144,7 +142,6 @@ public:
   // Liberty cells that are buffers.
   LibertyCellSeq *buffers();
   LibertyCellSeq *inverters();
-  void addFootprint(const char *footprint);
 
   DelayModelType delayModelType() const { return delay_model_type_; }
   void setDelayModelType(DelayModelType type);
@@ -374,7 +371,6 @@ protected:
   SupplyVoltageMap supply_voltage_map_;
   LibertyCellSeq *buffers_;
   LibertyCellSeq *inverters_;
-  LibertyCellFootprintSeq footprints_;
   DriverWaveformMap driver_waveform_map_;
   // Unnamed driver waveform.
   DriverWaveform *driver_waveform_default_;
@@ -545,8 +541,8 @@ public:
   // for all the defined corners.
   static void checkLibertyCorners();
   void ensureVoltageWaveforms(const DcalcAnalysisPtSeq &dcalc_aps);
-  void setFootprintIndex(LibertyCellFootprintIndex footprint_index);
   const char *footprint() const;
+  void setFootprint(const char *footprint);
 
 protected:
   void addPort(ConcretePort *port);
@@ -637,7 +633,7 @@ protected:
   bool has_internal_ports_;
   bool have_voltage_waveforms_;
   std::mutex waveform_lock_;
-  LibertyCellFootprintIndex footprint_index_;
+  const char *footprint_;
 
 private:
   friend class LibertyLibrary;
diff --git a/liberty/Liberty.cc b/liberty/Liberty.cc
index 173b233d..b9a00751 100644
--- a/liberty/Liberty.cc
+++ b/liberty/Liberty.cc
@@ -128,9 +128,6 @@ LibertyLibrary::~LibertyLibrary()
   delete inverters_;
   driver_waveform_map_.deleteContents();
   delete driver_waveform_default_;
-
-  for (auto footprint : footprints_)
-    stringDelete(footprint);
 }
 
 LibertyCell *
@@ -184,12 +181,6 @@ LibertyLibrary::buffers()
   return buffers_;
 }
 
-void
-LibertyLibrary::addFootprint(const char *footprint)
-{
-  footprints_.push_back(stringCopy(footprint));
-}
-
 void
 LibertyLibrary::setDelayModelType(DelayModelType type)
 {
@@ -950,7 +941,7 @@ LibertyCell::LibertyCell(LibertyLibrary *library,
   leakage_power_exists_(false),
   has_internal_ports_(false),
   have_voltage_waveforms_(false),
-  footprint_index_(-1)
+  footprint_(nullptr)
 {
   liberty_cell_ = this;
 }
@@ -978,6 +969,8 @@ LibertyCell::~LibertyCell()
   ocv_derate_map_.deleteContents();
 
   pg_port_map_.deleteContents();
+
+  stringDelete(footprint_);
 }
 
 LibertyPort *
@@ -2000,18 +1993,18 @@ LibertyCell::ensureVoltageWaveforms(const DcalcAnalysisPtSeq &dcalc_aps)
 }
 
 void
-LibertyCell::setFootprintIndex(LibertyCellFootprintIndex footprint_index)
+LibertyCell::setFootprint(const char *footprint)
 {
-  footprint_index_ = footprint_index;
+  footprint_ = stringCopy(footprint);
 }
 
 const char*
 LibertyCell::footprint() const
 {
-  if (footprint_index_ != -1) {
-    return libertyLibrary()->footprints_[footprint_index_];
-  }
-  return "";
+  if (footprint_)
+    return footprint_;
+  else
+    return "";
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/liberty/LibertyReader.cc b/liberty/LibertyReader.cc
index 1bc00da2..032a5376 100644
--- a/liberty/LibertyReader.cc
+++ b/liberty/LibertyReader.cc
@@ -726,9 +726,6 @@ LibertyReader::endLibraryAttrs(LibertyGroup *group)
   if (missing_threshold)
     libError(1149, group, "Library %s is missing one or more thresholds.",
 	     library_->name());
-
-  for (auto [footprint, footprint_index] : footprint_index_map_)
-    stringDelete(footprint);
 }
 
 void
@@ -3074,19 +3071,8 @@ LibertyReader::visitCellFootprint(LibertyAttr *attr)
 {
   if (cell_) {
     const char *footprint = getAttrString(attr);
-    if (!footprint) {
-      return;
-    }
-    LibertyCellFootprintIndex footprint_index;
-    auto itr = footprint_index_map_.find(footprint);
-    if (itr != footprint_index_map_.end()) {
-      footprint_index = itr->second;
-    } else {
-      footprint_index = static_cast<int>(footprint_index_map_.size());
-      footprint_index_map_[stringCopy(footprint)] = footprint_index;
-      library()->addFootprint(stringCopy(footprint));
-    }
-    cell_->setFootprintIndex(footprint_index);
+    if (footprint)
+      cell_->setFootprint(stringCopy(footprint));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/liberty/LibertyReaderPvt.hh b/liberty/LibertyReaderPvt.hh
index de146e74..23106440 100644
--- a/liberty/LibertyReaderPvt.hh
+++ b/liberty/LibertyReaderPvt.hh
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ typedef Vector<LeakagePowerGroup*> LeakagePowerGroupSeq;
 typedef void (LibertyPort::*LibertyPortBoolSetter)(bool value);
 typedef Vector<OutputWaveform*> OutputWaveformSeq;
 typedef vector<string> StdStringSeq;
-typedef Map<const char*, LibertyCellFootprintIndex,
-            CharPtrLess> LibertyCellFootprintIndexMap;
 
 class LibertyReader : public LibertyGroupVisitor
 {
@@ -666,7 +664,6 @@ protected:
   float reference_time_;
   bool reference_time_exists_;
   const char *driver_waveform_name_;
-  LibertyCellFootprintIndexMap footprint_index_map_;
 
   static constexpr char escape_ = '\\';