diff --git a/src/gl/macos.rs b/src/gl/macos.rs
index 436afb24..f68b796a 100644
--- a/src/gl/macos.rs
+++ b/src/gl/macos.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ impl GlContext {
 
         view.setWantsBestResolutionOpenGLSurface_(YES);
 
-        let () = msg_send![view, retain];
         NSOpenGLView::display_(view);
         parent_view.addSubview_(view);
 
diff --git a/src/macos/window.rs b/src/macos/window.rs
index 9075b18c..57bca108 100644
--- a/src/macos/window.rs
+++ b/src/macos/window.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ impl WindowInner {
     pub(super) fn close(&self) {
         if self.open.get() {
             self.open.set(false);
-
             unsafe {
                 // Take back ownership of the NSView's Rc<WindowState>
                 let state_ptr: *const c_void = *(*self.ns_view).get_ivar(BASEVIEW_STATE_IVAR);