diff --git a/video/out/cocoa_common.m b/video/out/cocoa_common.m
index a9600dd518..14d1458994 100644
--- a/video/out/cocoa_common.m
+++ b/video/out/cocoa_common.m
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 
 #include "common/msg.h"
 
-#define CF_RELEASE(a) if ((a) != NULL) CFRelease(a)
 #define cocoa_lock(s)    pthread_mutex_lock(&s->mutex)
 #define cocoa_unlock(s)  pthread_mutex_unlock(&s->mutex)