diff --git a/include/SDL_syswm.h b/include/SDL_syswm.h
index 539724f9e..3ea026b44 100644
--- a/include/SDL_syswm.h
+++ b/include/SDL_syswm.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ struct SDL_SysWMinfo;
 #include <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
 #else
 typedef struct _NSWindow NSWindow;
-typedef struct _NSView NSView;
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -188,7 +187,6 @@ struct SDL_SysWMinfo
         struct
         {
             NSWindow *window;           /* The Cocoa window */
-            NSView *view;               /* The Cocoa view */
         } cocoa;
 #endif
 #if defined(SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_UIKIT)
diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
index a3053075e..bb30391fa 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
@@ -1133,7 +1133,6 @@ Cocoa_GetWindowWMInfo(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_SysWMinfo * info)
     if (info->version.major <= SDL_MAJOR_VERSION) {
         info->subsystem = SDL_SYSWM_COCOA;
         info->info.cocoa.window = nswindow;
-        info->info.cocoa.view = [nswindow contentView];
         return SDL_TRUE;
     } else {
         SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d\n",