diff --git a/src/osx/nonownedwnd_osx.cpp b/src/osx/nonownedwnd_osx.cpp
index dd952320ca..d14c023855 100644
--- a/src/osx/nonownedwnd_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/nonownedwnd_osx.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 // trace mask for activation tracing messages
 #define TRACE_ACTIVATE "activation"
 
-wxWindow* g_MacLastWindow = NULL ;
-
 clock_t wxNonOwnedWindow::s_lastFlush = 0;
 
 // unified title and toolbar constant - not in Tiger headers, so we duplicate it here
diff --git a/src/osx/window_osx.cpp b/src/osx/window_osx.cpp
index f02518526d..1745608123 100644
--- a/src/osx/window_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/window_osx.cpp
@@ -266,9 +266,6 @@ wxWindowMac::~wxWindowMac()
             tlw->SetDefaultItem(NULL);
     }
 
-    if ( g_MacLastWindow == this )
-        g_MacLastWindow = NULL ;
-
 #ifndef __WXUNIVERSAL__
     wxFrame* frame = wxDynamicCast( wxGetTopLevelParent( (wxWindow*)this ) , wxFrame ) ;
     if ( frame )