diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 24ea6688eb..6d75e26aef 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ DEFINES = -DHAVE_CONFIG_H
 ifneq ($(findstring Darwin,$(shell uname -a)),)
    OSX := 1
    LIBS += -framework AppKit -lSDLmain
-   OBJ += osx-glue.o
 else
    OSX := 0
 endif
diff --git a/osx-glue.m b/osx-glue.m
deleted file mode 100644
index d2f470db13..0000000000
--- a/osx-glue.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
-static NSAutoreleasePool * pool;
-void init_ns_pool()
-{
-   pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
-}
-
-void deinit_ns_pool()
-{
-   [pool release];
-}
-
diff --git a/ssnes.c b/ssnes.c
index 82c0a47c6e..6fd3cec84e 100644
--- a/ssnes.c
+++ b/ssnes.c
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include "SDL.h"
-void NSApplicationLoad(void);
-void init_ns_pool(void);
-void deinit_ns_pool(void);
 #endif
 
 struct global g_extern = {
@@ -952,11 +949,6 @@ static void do_state_checks(void)
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-#ifdef __APPLE__ // Very unix-y indeed...
-   NSApplicationLoad();
-   init_ns_pool();
-#endif
-
    parse_input(argc, argv);
    parse_config();
    init_dlsym();
@@ -1027,10 +1019,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    uninit_drivers();
    uninit_dlsym();
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-   deinit_ns_pool();
-#endif
-
    return 0;
 
 error:
@@ -1039,9 +1027,6 @@ error:
    uninit_drivers();
    uninit_dlsym();
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-   deinit_ns_pool();
-#endif
    return 1;
 }