diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common_metal.h b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common_metal.h
index 377e3a2732..1be147c5b2 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common_metal.h
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common_metal.h
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
  *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#ifndef __COCOA_COMMON_H
-#define __COCOA_COMMON_H
+#ifndef __COCOA_COMMON_METAL_H
+#define __COCOA_COMMON_METAL_H
 
 #include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common_metal.m b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common_metal.m
index 928a06cc6c..f5ddaceb08 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common_metal.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common_metal.m
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include "../../../location/location_driver.h"
 #include "../../../camera/camera_driver.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_METAL
 @implementation MetalView
 
 - (void)keyDown:(NSEvent*)theEvent
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@
    return YES;
 }
 @end
-#endif
 
 static CocoaView* g_instance;
 
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ void *glkitview_init(void);
    
 #if defined(HAVE_COCOA_METAL)
    [self setAutoresizingMask:NSViewWidthSizable | NSViewHeightSizable];
-   [self registerForDraggedTypes:[NSArray arrayWithObjects:NSColorPboardType, NSFilenamesPboardType, nil]];
+   [self registerForDraggedTypes:@[NSColorPboardType, NSFilenamesPboardType]];
 #elif defined(HAVE_COCOATOUCH)
    self.view = (__bridge GLKView*)glkitview_init();
    
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_application_metal.m b/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_application_metal.m
index b5cc8f46ea..f82b08ff8b 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_application_metal.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_application_metal.m
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
 #include "cocoa_common_metal.h"
 #include "../../ui_companion_driver.h"
 
-#if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < 101200
-#define NSEventMaskAny NSAnyEventMask
-#endif
-
 static void* ui_application_cocoa_initialize(void)
 {
    return NULL;
@@ -47,14 +43,7 @@ static void ui_application_cocoa_process_events(void)
         NSEvent *event = [NSApp nextEventMatchingMask:NSEventMaskAny untilDate:[NSDate distantPast] inMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode dequeue:YES];
         if (!event)
             break;
-#if __has_feature(objc_arc)
         [NSApp sendEvent: event];
-       
-#else
-        [event retain];
-        [NSApp sendEvent: event];
-        [event release];
-#endif
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_browser_window_metal.m b/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_browser_window_metal.m
index 27b1474409..747df254a1 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_browser_window_metal.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_browser_window_metal.m
@@ -27,31 +27,25 @@
 
 static bool ui_browser_window_cocoa_open(ui_browser_window_state_t *state)
 {
-   NSOpenPanel* panel    = (NSOpenPanel*)[NSOpenPanel openPanel];
-    NSArray *filetypes    = NULL;
-    
-    if (!string_is_empty(state->filters))
-        filetypes = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:BOXSTRING(state->filters), BOXSTRING(state->filters_title), nil];
-   [panel setAllowedFileTypes:filetypes];
-#if defined(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_6)
-   [panel setMessage:BOXSTRING(state->title)];
-   if ([panel runModalForDirectory:BOXSTRING(state->startdir) file:nil] != 1)
-        return false;
-#else
-    [panel setTitle:NSLocalizedString(BOXSTRING(state->title), BOXSTRING("open panel"))];
-    [panel setDirectory:BOXSTRING(state->startdir)];
-    [panel setCanChooseDirectories:NO];
-    [panel setCanChooseFiles:YES];
-    [panel setAllowsMultipleSelection:NO];
-    [panel setTreatsFilePackagesAsDirectories:NO];
-    NSInteger result = [panel runModal];
-    if (result != 1)
-        return false;
-#endif
-    NSURL *url           = (NSURL*)panel.URL;
-    const char *res_path = [url.path UTF8String];
-    state->result        = strdup(res_path);
-                                   
+   NSOpenPanel *panel = [NSOpenPanel openPanel];
+   
+   if (!string_is_empty(state->filters))
+   {
+      [panel setAllowedFileTypes:@[BOXSTRING(state->filters), BOXSTRING(state->filters_title)]];
+   }
+   
+   panel.title = NSLocalizedString(BOXSTRING(state->title), BOXSTRING("open panel"));
+   panel.directoryURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:BOXSTRING(state->startdir)];
+   panel.canChooseDirectories = NO;
+   panel.canChooseFiles = YES;
+   panel.allowsMultipleSelection = NO;
+   panel.treatsFilePackagesAsDirectories = NO;
+   NSModalResponse result = [panel runModal];
+   if (result != NSModalResponseOK)
+       return false;
+   const char *res_path = [panel.URL.path UTF8String];
+   state->result = strdup(res_path);
+   
    return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_msg_window_metal.m b/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_msg_window_metal.m
index a209e8dc58..25d110b358 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_msg_window_metal.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_msg_window_metal.m
@@ -25,20 +25,10 @@
 
 #include "../../ui_companion_driver.h"
 
-#if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < 101200
-#define NSAlertStyleCritical        NSCriticalAlertStyle
-#define NSAlertStyleWarning         NSWarningAlertStyle
-#define NSAlertStyleInformational   NSInformationalAlertStyle
-#endif
-
 static enum ui_msg_window_response ui_msg_window_cocoa_dialog(ui_msg_window_state *state, enum ui_msg_window_type type)
 {
-   NSInteger response;
-#if __has_feature(objc_arc)
+   NSModalResponse response;
    NSAlert *alert = [NSAlert new];
-#else
-   NSAlert* alert = [[NSAlert new] autorelease];
-#endif
    
    if (!string_is_empty(state->title))
       [alert setMessageText:BOXSTRING(state->title)];
@@ -80,19 +70,11 @@ static enum ui_msg_window_response ui_msg_window_cocoa_dialog(ui_msg_window_stat
          break;
    }
 
-#if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= 1090
    [alert beginSheetModalForWindow:(BRIDGE NSWindow *)ui_companion_driver_get_main_window()
                  completionHandler:^(NSModalResponse returnCode) {
                     [[NSApplication sharedApplication] stopModalWithCode:returnCode];
                  }];
    response = [alert runModal];
-#else
-   [alert beginSheetModalForWindow:(BRIDGE NSWindow *)ui_companion_driver_get_main_window()
-                     modalDelegate:apple_platform
-                    didEndSelector:@selector(alertDidEnd:returnCode:contextInfo:)
-                       contextInfo:nil];
-   response = [[NSApplication sharedApplication] runModalForWindow:[alert window]];
-#endif
    
    switch (state->buttons)
    {
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_window_metal.m b/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_window_metal.m
index d9f39db124..93feafb28e 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_window_metal.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_window_metal.m
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ static void* ui_window_cocoa_init(void)
 
 static void ui_window_cocoa_destroy(void *data)
 {
-#if !__has_feature(objc_arc)
-    ui_window_cocoa_t *cocoa = (ui_window_cocoa_t*)data;
-    CocoaView *cocoa_view    = (CocoaView*)cocoa->data;
-    // TODO(sgc): incorrect behavior
-    [[cocoa_view window] release];
-#endif
 }
 
 static void ui_window_cocoa_set_focused(void *data)
@@ -73,7 +67,7 @@ static void ui_window_cocoa_set_droppable(void *data, bool droppable)
 
    if (droppable)
    {
-      [[cocoa_view window] registerForDraggedTypes:[NSArray arrayWithObjects:NSColorPboardType, NSFilenamesPboardType, nil]];
+      [[cocoa_view window] registerForDraggedTypes:@[NSPasteboardTypeColor, NSPasteboardTypeFileURL]];
    }
    else
    {
@@ -85,9 +79,7 @@ static bool ui_window_cocoa_focused(void *data)
 {
    ui_window_cocoa_t *cocoa = (ui_window_cocoa_t*)data;
    CocoaView *cocoa_view    = (BRIDGE CocoaView*)cocoa->data;
-   if ([[cocoa_view window] isMainWindow] == YES)
-      return true;
-   return false;
+   return cocoa_view.window.isMainWindow;
 }
 
 ui_window_t ui_window_cocoa = {
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa_metal.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa_metal.m
index 854fac7de5..6dd34e15e4 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa_metal.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa_metal.m
@@ -38,12 +38,9 @@
 #include "../../tasks/tasks_internal.h"
 #include ".././verbosity.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_METAL
 #import <Metal/Metal.h>
 #import <MetalKit/MetalKit.h>
-#endif
 
-#if !((defined(__MACH__) && (defined(__ppc__) || defined(__ppc64__))))
 @interface WindowListener : NSResponder<NSWindowDelegate>
 @end
 
@@ -61,23 +58,16 @@
 {}
 
 @end
-#endif
 
 id<ApplePlatform> apple_platform;
 
-#if (defined(__MACH__) && (defined(__ppc__) || defined(__ppc64__)))
-@interface RetroArch_OSX : NSObject <ApplePlatform>
-#else
 @interface RetroArch_OSX : NSObject <ApplePlatform, NSApplicationDelegate>
-#endif
 {
    NSWindow* _window;
    apple_view_type_t _vt;
    NSView* _renderView;
    id _sleepActivity;
-#if !(defined(__MACH__) && (defined(__ppc__) || defined(__ppc64__)))
    WindowListener *_listener;
-#endif
 }
 
 @property (nonatomic, retain) NSWindow IBOutlet* window;
@@ -88,42 +78,10 @@ static void app_terminate(void)
 {
    [[NSApplication sharedApplication] terminate:nil];
 }
-#ifdef HAVE_METAL
 @interface RAWindow : NSWindow
 @end
 
 @implementation RAWindow
-#else
-@interface RApplication : NSApplication
-@end
-
-@implementation RApplication
-#endif
-
-#if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < 101200
-#define NSEventTypeKeyDown             NSKeyDown
-#define NSEventTypeKeyUp               NSKeyUp
-#define NSEventTypeFlagsChanged        NSFlagsChanged
-#define NSEventTypeMouseMoved          NSMouseMoved
-#define NSEventTypeLeftMouseDragged    NSLeftMouseDragged
-#define NSEventTypeRightMouseDragged   NSRightMouseDragged
-#define NSEventTypeOtherMouseDragged   NSOtherMouseDragged
-#define NSEventTypeLeftMouseDown       NSLeftMouseDown
-#define NSEventTypeRightMouseDown      NSRightMouseDown
-#define NSEventTypeOtherMouseDown      NSOtherMouseDown
-#define NSEventTypeLeftMouseUp         NSLeftMouseUp
-#define NSEventTypeRightMouseUp        NSRightMouseUp
-#define NSEventTypeOtherMouseUp        NSOtherMouseUp
-#define NSEventTypeScrollWheel         NSScrollWheel
-
-// modifier flags
-#define NSEventModifierFlagCapsLock    NSAlphaShiftKeyMask
-#define NSEventModifierFlagShift       NSShiftKeyMask
-#define NSEventModifierFlagControl     NSControlKeyMask
-#define NSEventModifierFlagOption      NSAlternateKeyMask
-#define NSEventModifierFlagCommand     NSCommandKeyMask
-#define NSEventModifierFlagNumericPad  NSNumericPadKeyMask
-#endif
 
 - (void)sendEvent:(NSEvent *)event {
    [super sendEvent:event];
@@ -246,39 +204,19 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
 
 @synthesize window = _window;
 
-#if !__has_feature(objc_arc)
-- (void)dealloc
-{
-   [_window release];
-   [super dealloc];
-}
-#endif
-
-#define NS_WINDOW_COLLECTION_BEHAVIOR_FULLSCREEN_PRIMARY (1 << 17)
 
 - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification
 {
    unsigned i;
    apple_platform   = self;
 
-   SEL selector     = NSSelectorFromString(BOXSTRING("setCollectionBehavior:"));
-   SEL fsselector   = NSSelectorFromString(BOXSTRING("toggleFullScreen:"));
-
-   if ([self.window respondsToSelector:selector])
-   {
-       if ([self.window respondsToSelector:fsselector])
-          [self.window setCollectionBehavior:NS_WINDOW_COLLECTION_BEHAVIOR_FULLSCREEN_PRIMARY];
-   }
+   self.window.collectionBehavior = NSWindowCollectionBehaviorFullScreenPrimary;
    
-#if !(defined(__MACH__) && (defined(__ppc__) || defined(__ppc64__)))
    _listener = [WindowListener new];
-#endif
    
    [self.window setAcceptsMouseMovedEvents: YES];
-#if !(defined(__MACH__) && (defined(__ppc__) || defined(__ppc64__)))
    [self.window setNextResponder:_listener];
    self.window.delegate = _listener;
-#endif
    
    [[self.window contentView] setAutoresizesSubviews:YES];
 
@@ -324,14 +262,12 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
    switch (vt) {
       case APPLE_VIEW_TYPE_VULKAN:
       case APPLE_VIEW_TYPE_METAL:
-#if defined(HAVE_METAL) || defined(HAVE_VULKAN)
       {
          MetalView *v = [MetalView new];
          v.paused = YES;
          v.enableSetNeedsDisplay = NO;
          _renderView = v;
       }
-#endif
       break;
       
       case APPLE_VIEW_TYPE_OPENGL:
@@ -349,9 +285,7 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
    [_renderView setFrame: [[self.window contentView] bounds]];
    
    self.window.contentView = _renderView;
-#if !(defined(__MACH__) && (defined(__ppc__) || defined(__ppc64__)))
-   [self.window.contentView setNextResponder:_listener];
-#endif
+   self.window.contentView.nextResponder = _listener;
 }
 
 - (apple_view_type_t)viewType {
@@ -367,8 +301,7 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
 }
 
 - (void)setVideoMode:(gfx_ctx_mode_t)mode {
-#ifdef HAVE_METAL
-   BOOL isFullScreen = (self.window.styleMask & NSFullScreenWindowMask) == NSFullScreenWindowMask;
+   BOOL isFullScreen = (self.window.styleMask & NSWindowStyleMaskFullScreen) == NSWindowStyleMaskFullScreen;
    if (mode.fullscreen && !isFullScreen)
    {
       [self.window toggleFullScreen:self];
@@ -386,7 +319,6 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
       [self.window setContentSize:NSMakeSize(mode.width-1, mode.height)];
    }
    [self.window setContentSize:NSMakeSize(mode.width, mode.height)];
-#endif
 }
 
 - (void)setCursorVisible:(bool)v {
@@ -398,7 +330,6 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
 
 - (bool)setDisableDisplaySleep:(bool)disable
 {
-#if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= 1090
    if (disable && _sleepActivity == nil)
    {
       _sleepActivity = [NSProcessInfo.processInfo beginActivityWithOptions:NSActivityIdleDisplaySleepDisabled reason:@"disable screen saver"];
@@ -409,10 +340,6 @@ static char** waiting_argv;
       _sleepActivity = nil;
    }
    return YES;
-#else
-   return NO;
-#endif
-
 }