diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaintegration.h b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaintegration.h
index 5311eaff83..1852173b5b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaintegration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaintegration.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ private:
     QPlatformFontDatabase *mFontDb;
     QAbstractEventDispatcher *mEventDispatcher;
 
-    QCocoaAutoReleasePool *mPool;
     QPlatformAccessibility *mAccessibility;
     QPlatformTheme *mPlatformTheme;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaintegration.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaintegration.mm
index 445f67f1e7..6d7770fecc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaintegration.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaintegration.mm
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ QCocoaIntegration::QCocoaIntegration()
     : mFontDb(new QCoreTextFontDatabase())
     , mEventDispatcher(new QCocoaEventDispatcher())
 {
-    mPool = new QCocoaAutoReleasePool;
-
     qApp->setAttribute(Qt::AA_DontUseNativeMenuBar, false);
 
     NSApplication *cocoaApplication = [NSApplication sharedApplication];
@@ -141,7 +139,6 @@ QCocoaIntegration::QCocoaIntegration()
 QCocoaIntegration::~QCocoaIntegration()
 {
     delete mAccessibility;
-    delete mPool;
 }
 
 bool QCocoaIntegration::hasCapability(QPlatformIntegration::Capability cap) const