diff --git a/ui/app/gl_macos.go b/ui/app/gl_macos.go
index 7805d2a1..124a126e 100644
--- a/ui/app/gl_macos.go
+++ b/ui/app/gl_macos.go
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ func (c *context) Release() {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
 	C.gio_clearCurrentContext()
-	C.gio_clearGLContext(c.view)
-	c.ctx = 0
 }
 
 func (c *context) Present() error {
diff --git a/ui/app/gl_macos.h b/ui/app/gl_macos.h
index a396fdb4..f41c0cbc 100644
--- a/ui/app/gl_macos.h
+++ b/ui/app/gl_macos.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 __attribute__ ((visibility ("hidden"))) CFTypeRef gio_createGLView(void);
 __attribute__ ((visibility ("hidden"))) CFTypeRef gio_contextForView(CFTypeRef viewRef);
-__attribute__ ((visibility ("hidden"))) void gio_clearGLContext(CFTypeRef viewRef);
 __attribute__ ((visibility ("hidden"))) void gio_makeCurrentContext(CFTypeRef ctx);
 __attribute__ ((visibility ("hidden"))) void gio_flushContextBuffer(CFTypeRef ctx);
 __attribute__ ((visibility ("hidden"))) void gio_clearCurrentContext(void);
diff --git a/ui/app/gl_macos.m b/ui/app/gl_macos.m
index 4741a45d..fa317191 100644
--- a/ui/app/gl_macos.m
+++ b/ui/app/gl_macos.m
@@ -143,11 +143,6 @@ CFTypeRef gio_contextForView(CFTypeRef viewRef) {
 	return (__bridge CFTypeRef)view.openGLContext;
 }
 
-void gio_clearGLContext(CFTypeRef viewRef) {
-	NSOpenGLView *view = (__bridge NSOpenGLView *)viewRef;
-	[view clearGLContext];
-}
-
 void gio_clearCurrentContext(void) {
 	[NSOpenGLContext clearCurrentContext];
 }