diff --git a/src/nsterm.m b/src/nsterm.m
index f2b0d90..10e22fd 100644
--- a/src/nsterm.m
+++ b/src/nsterm.m
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ - (NSColor *)colorUsingDefaultColorSpace
 static struct timespec select_timeout = { 0, 0 };
 static int selfds[2] = { -1, -1 };
 static pthread_mutex_t select_mutex;
-static int apploopnr = 0;
 static NSAutoreleasePool *outerpool;
 static struct input_event *emacs_event = NULL;
 static struct input_event *q_event_ptr = NULL;
@@ -4054,15 +4053,6 @@ in certain situations (rapid incoming events).
 }
 #endif /* NS_IMPL_COCOA */
 
-static void
-unwind_apploopnr (Lisp_Object not_used)
-{
-  --apploopnr;
-  n_emacs_events_pending = 0;
-  ns_finish_events ();
-  q_event_ptr = NULL;
-}
-
 static int
 ns_read_socket (struct terminal *terminal, struct input_event *hold_quit)
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -4126,13 +4116,8 @@ in certain situations (rapid incoming events).
       send_appdefined = YES;
       ns_send_appdefined (-1);
 
-      if (++apploopnr != 1)
-        {
-          emacs_abort ();
-        }
-      record_unwind_protect (unwind_apploopnr, Qt);
       [NSApp run];
-      unbind_to (specpdl_count, Qnil);  /* calls unwind_apploopnr */
+      unbind_to (specpdl_count, Qnil);
     }
 
   nevents = n_emacs_events_pending;
@@ -4235,16 +4220,10 @@ in certain situations (rapid incoming events).
 
   block_input ();
   ns_init_events (&event);
-  if (++apploopnr != 1)
-    {
-      emacs_abort ();
-    }
-
   {
     ptrdiff_t specpdl_count = SPECPDL_INDEX ();
-    record_unwind_protect (unwind_apploopnr, Qt);
     [NSApp run];
-    unbind_to (specpdl_count, Qnil);  /* calls unwind_apploopnr */
+    unbind_to (specpdl_count, Qnil);
   }
 
   ns_finish_events ();