diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/cocoa_gl_ctx.m b/gfx/drivers_context/cocoa_gl_ctx.m
index f5ce5d0eb0..d2fb7a046b 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/cocoa_gl_ctx.m
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/cocoa_gl_ctx.m
@@ -95,27 +95,6 @@ static unsigned g_major  = 0;
 @end
 #endif
 
-static CocoaView* g_instance;
-
-void *nsview_get_ptr(void)
-{
-#if defined(HAVE_COCOA)
-    video_driver_display_type_set(RARCH_DISPLAY_OSX);
-    video_driver_display_set(0);
-    video_driver_display_userdata_set((uintptr_t)g_instance);
-#elif defined(HAVE_COCOA_METAL)
-    video_driver_display_type_set(RARCH_DISPLAY_OSX);
-    video_driver_display_set(0);
-    video_driver_display_userdata_set((uintptr_t)g_instance);
-#endif
-    return (BRIDGE void *)g_instance;
-}
-
-void nsview_set_ptr(CocoaView *p)
-{
-    g_instance = p;
-}
-
 #if defined(HAVE_COCOA) || defined(HAVE_COCOA_METAL)
 static NSOpenGLPixelFormat* g_format;
 
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
index a6667c6c0d..f7aeb94008 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
@@ -144,8 +144,4 @@ extern apple_frontend_settings_t apple_frontend_settings;
 
 void *get_chosen_screen(void);
 
-void *nsview_get_ptr(void);
-
-void nsview_set_ptr(CocoaView *ptr);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.m b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.m
index 5546c98328..8a40719b26 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.m
@@ -36,6 +36,22 @@
 /* forward declarations */
 void cocoagl_gfx_ctx_update(void);
 
+static CocoaView* g_instance;
+
+static CocoaView *nsview_get_ptr(void)
+{
+#if defined(HAVE_COCOA)
+    video_driver_display_type_set(RARCH_DISPLAY_OSX);
+    video_driver_display_set(0);
+    video_driver_display_userdata_set((uintptr_t)g_instance);
+#elif defined(HAVE_COCOA_METAL)
+    video_driver_display_type_set(RARCH_DISPLAY_OSX);
+    video_driver_display_set(0);
+    video_driver_display_userdata_set((uintptr_t)g_instance);
+#endif
+    return (BRIDGE CocoaView*)g_instance;
+}
+
 #if defined(HAVE_COCOATOUCH)
 static void *glkitview_init(void)
 {
@@ -74,8 +90,8 @@ static void *glkitview_init(void)
    CocoaView *view = (BRIDGE CocoaView*)nsview_get_ptr();
    if (!view)
    {
-      view = [CocoaView new];
-      nsview_set_ptr(view);
+      view       = [CocoaView new];
+      g_instance = view;
    }
    return view;
 }