diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2fb1a617b..cc59cbc22 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ if(LASTFM_INCLUDE_DIRS AND LASTFM1_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 endif()
 
 if (APPLE)
-  find_library(GROWL Growl)
   find_library(SPARKLE Sparkle)
 
   find_library(SPOTIFY libspotify)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index a9bfeec85..93fa03387 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -853,7 +853,6 @@ optional_source(HAVE_SPOTIFY_DOWNLOADER
 # Platform specific - OS X
 optional_source(APPLE
   INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
-    ${GROWL}/Headers
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../3rdparty/google-breakpad/client/mac/build/Release/Breakpad.framework
   SOURCES
     core/macfslistener.mm
@@ -1290,7 +1289,6 @@ endif()
 
 if (APPLE)
   target_link_libraries(clementine_lib
-    ${GROWL}
     /System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework
     /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework
     /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreAudio.framework
@@ -1395,9 +1393,6 @@ if (APPLE)
       DESTINATION "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/clementine.app/Contents/Frameworks/Sparkle.framework")
   endif (HAVE_SPARKLE)
 
-  install(DIRECTORY "${GROWL}/Versions/Current/Resources"
-    DESTINATION "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/clementine.app/Contents/Frameworks/Growl.framework")
-
   install(FILES "${QT_QTCORE_LIBRARY_RELEASE}/Contents/Info.plist"
     DESTINATION "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/clementine.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtCore.framework/Contents")
   install(FILES "${QT_QTGUI_LIBRARY_RELEASE}/Contents/Info.plist"
diff --git a/src/widgets/osd.h b/src/widgets/osd.h
index 8103fd5c5..f4f36962d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/osd.h
+++ b/src/widgets/osd.h
@@ -127,11 +127,6 @@ class OSD : public QObject {
   QString last_image_uri_;
   QImage last_image_;
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_DARWIN
-  class GrowlNotificationWrapper;
-  GrowlNotificationWrapper* wrapper_;
-#endif  // Q_OS_DARWIN
-
 #ifdef HAVE_DBUS
   std::unique_ptr<OrgFreedesktopNotificationsInterface> interface_;
   uint notification_id_;
diff --git a/src/widgets/osd_mac.mm b/src/widgets/osd_mac.mm
index 0147aca5d..d24b902c8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/osd_mac.mm
+++ b/src/widgets/osd_mac.mm
@@ -22,117 +22,8 @@
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QtDebug>
 
-#import <GrowlApplicationBridge.h>
-
-#include "core/scoped_nsautorelease_pool.h"
 #include "core/scoped_nsobject.h"
 
-@interface GrowlInterface : NSObject<GrowlApplicationBridgeDelegate> {
-}
-- (void)SendGrowlAlert:(NSString*)message
-                 title:(NSString*)title
-                 image:(NSData*)image;
-- (void)ClickCallback;  // Called when user clicks on notification.
-@end
-
-@implementation GrowlInterface
-
-- (id)init {
-  if ((self = [super init])) {
-    [GrowlApplicationBridge setGrowlDelegate:self];
-  }
-  return self;
-}
-
-- (void)dealloc {
-  [super dealloc];
-}
-
-- (NSDictionary*)registrationDictionaryForGrowl {
-  NSArray* array = [NSArray
-      arrayWithObjects:@"next_track", nil];  // Valid notification names.
-  NSDictionary* dict = [NSDictionary
-      dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:[NSNumber numberWithInt:1], @"TicketVersion",
-                                   array, @"AllNotifications", array,
-                                   @"DefaultNotifications",
-                                   @"com.davidsansome.clementine",
-                                   @"ApplicationId", nil];
-  return dict;
-}
-
-- (void)growlNotificationWasClicked:(id)clickContext {
-  if (clickContext) {
-    [self ClickCallback];
-  }
-  return;
-}
-
-- (void)SendGrowlAlert:(NSString*)message
-                 title:(NSString*)title
-                 image:(NSData*)image {
-  [GrowlApplicationBridge
-       notifyWithTitle:title
-           description:message
-      notificationName:@"next_track"
-              iconData:image
-              priority:0
-              isSticky:NO
-          clickContext:@"click_callback"];  // String sent to our callback.
-}
-
-- (void)ClickCallback {
-  qDebug() << "Growl notification clicked!";
-  return;
-}
-
-@end
-
-class OSD::GrowlNotificationWrapper {
- public:
-  GrowlNotificationWrapper() {
-    growl_interface_ = [[GrowlInterface alloc] init];
-  }
-
-  ~GrowlNotificationWrapper() { [growl_interface_ release]; }
-
-  void ShowMessage(const QString& summary, const QString& message,
-                   const QImage& image) {
-
-    NSString* mac_message =
-        [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:message.toUtf8().constData()];
-    NSString* mac_summary =
-        [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:summary.toUtf8().constData()];
-
-    NSData* image_data = nil;
-    // Growl expects raw TIFF data.
-    // This is nasty but it keeps the API nice.
-    if (!image.isNull()) {
-      QByteArray tiff_data;
-      QBuffer tiff(&tiff_data);
-      image.save(&tiff, "TIFF");
-      image_data =
-          [NSData dataWithBytes:tiff_data.constData() length:tiff_data.size()];
-    }
-
-    [growl_interface_ SendGrowlAlert:mac_message
-                               title:mac_summary
-                               image:image_data];
-
-    [mac_message release];
-    [mac_summary release];
-  }
-
- private:
-  GrowlInterface* growl_interface_;
-  ScopedNSAutoreleasePool pool_;
-};
-
-void OSD::Init() { wrapper_ = new GrowlNotificationWrapper; }
-
-bool OSD::SupportsNativeNotifications() { return true; }
-
-bool OSD::SupportsTrayPopups() { return false; }
-
 namespace {
 
 bool NotificationCenterSupported() {
@@ -152,17 +43,23 @@ void SendNotificationCenterMessage(NSString* title, NSString* subtitle) {
 }
 }
 
+void OSD::Init() {}
+
+bool OSD::SupportsNativeNotifications() {
+  return NotificationCenterSupported();
+}
+
+bool OSD::SupportsTrayPopups() { return false; }
+
+
 void OSD::ShowMessageNative(const QString& summary, const QString& message,
                             const QString& icon, const QImage& image) {
   Q_UNUSED(icon);
-
   if (NotificationCenterSupported()) {
     scoped_nsobject<NSString> mac_message(
         [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:message.toUtf8().constData()]);
     scoped_nsobject<NSString> mac_summary(
         [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:summary.toUtf8().constData()]);
     SendNotificationCenterMessage(mac_summary.get(), mac_message.get());
-  } else {
-    wrapper_->ShowMessage(summary, message, image);
   }
 }