diff --git a/FL/mac.H b/FL/mac.H
index 7b06458b5..4826056d1 100644
--- a/FL/mac.H
+++ b/FL/mac.H
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ public:
   // Quartz additions:
   CGContextRef gc;                 // graphics context (NULL when using QD)
   static void q_fill_context();    // fill a Quartz context with current FLTK state
-  static void q_clear_clipping();  // remove all clipping from a Quartz context
   static void q_release_context(Fl_X *x=0); // free all resources associated with fl_gc
   // Cocoa additions
   static NSOpenGLPixelFormat *mode_to_NSOpenGLPixelFormat(int mode, const int*); // computes NSOpenGLPixelFormat from Gl window's mode
diff --git a/FL/porting.H b/FL/porting.H
index 34ad95826..77a999317 100644
--- a/FL/porting.H
+++ b/FL/porting.H
@@ -98,10 +98,7 @@ public:
 //  // Quartz additions:
 //  CGContextRef gc;                 // graphics context (NULL when using QD)
 //  static void q_fill_context();    // fill a Quartz context with current FLTK state
-//  static void q_clear_clipping();  // remove all clipping from a Quartz context
 //  static void q_release_context(Fl_X *x=0); // free all resources associated with fl_gc
-//  static void q_begin_image(CGRect&, int x, int y, int w, int h);
-//  static void q_end_image();
 //  // Cocoa additions
 //  static NSOpenGLPixelFormat *mode_to_NSOpenGLPixelFormat(int mode, const int*); // computes NSOpenGLPixelFormat from Gl window's mode
 //  static NSOpenGLContext* create_GLcontext_for_window(NSOpenGLPixelFormat *pixelformat, NSOpenGLContext *shared_ctx, Fl_Window *window);
diff --git a/src/Fl_cocoa.mm b/src/Fl_cocoa.mm
index a4d3d499d..6c52ccb98 100644
--- a/src/Fl_cocoa.mm
+++ b/src/Fl_cocoa.mm
@@ -3325,14 +3325,6 @@ void Fl_X::q_fill_context() {
   fl_quartz_restore_line_style_();
 }
 
-// The only way to reset clipping to its original state is to pop the current graphics
-// state and restore the global state.
-void Fl_X::q_clear_clipping() {
-  if (!fl_gc) return;
-  CGContextRestoreGState(fl_gc);
-  CGContextSaveGState(fl_gc);
-}
-
 // Give the Quartz context back to the system
 void Fl_X::q_release_context(Fl_X *x) {
   if (x && x->gc!=fl_gc) return;
diff --git a/src/drivers/Quartz/Fl_Quartz_Graphics_Driver_rect.cxx b/src/drivers/Quartz/Fl_Quartz_Graphics_Driver_rect.cxx
index 686c66e5d..f06ef6f3d 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Quartz/Fl_Quartz_Graphics_Driver_rect.cxx
+++ b/src/drivers/Quartz/Fl_Quartz_Graphics_Driver_rect.cxx
@@ -269,7 +269,10 @@ void Fl_Quartz_Graphics_Driver::restore_clip() {
   fl_clip_state_number++;
   Fl_Region r = rstack[rstackptr];
   if ( fl_window || fl_gc ) { // clipping for a true window or an offscreen buffer
-    Fl_X::q_clear_clipping();
+    if (fl_gc) {
+      CGContextRestoreGState(fl_gc);
+      CGContextSaveGState(fl_gc);
+    }
     Fl_X::q_fill_context();//flip coords if bitmap context
                            //apply program clip
     if (r) {