diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/ca/ca.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/ca/ca.go
index d7df1a94e..30f44aae5 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/ca/ca.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/ca/ca.go
@@ -152,7 +152,3 @@ func (md MetalDrawable) Drawable() unsafe.Pointer { return md.metalDrawable }
 func (md MetalDrawable) Texture() mtl.Texture {
 	return mtl.NewTexture(C.MetalDrawable_Texture(md.metalDrawable))
 }
-
-func (md MetalDrawable) Release() {
-	C.MetalDrawable_Release(md.metalDrawable)
-}
diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/ca/ca.h b/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/ca/ca.h
index 435965975..4190a41f2 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/ca/ca.h
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/ca/ca.h
@@ -31,4 +31,3 @@ void MetalLayer_SetDrawableSize(void *metalLayer, double width, double height);
 void *MetalLayer_NextDrawable(void *metalLayer);
 
 void *MetalDrawable_Texture(void *drawable);
-void MetalDrawable_Release(void *drawable);
diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/ca/ca.m b/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/ca/ca.m
index a8a47f195..b168c8d18 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/ca/ca.m
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/ca/ca.m
@@ -89,7 +89,3 @@ void *MetalLayer_NextDrawable(void *metalLayer) {
 void *MetalDrawable_Texture(void *metalDrawable) {
   return ((id<CAMetalDrawable>)metalDrawable).texture;
 }
-
-void MetalDrawable_Release(void *metalDrawable) {
-  [(id<CAMetalDrawable>)metalDrawable release];
-}
diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/driver.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/driver.go
index 4ce4af2a9..5b6a21cb1 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/driver.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/driver.go
@@ -598,7 +598,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Draw(indexLen int, indexOffset int, mode graphics.CompositeMode
 			}
 			t = d.screenDrawable.Texture()
 		} else {
-			d.screenDrawable.Release()
 			d.screenDrawable = ca.MetalDrawable{}
 			t = d.dst.texture
 		}