diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 33824d2f4a2..8117338c964 100755
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -812,7 +812,6 @@ env.Alias("wesnoth-bundle",
               Copy("${TARGET}/Contents/Resources/English.lproj", "projectfiles/Xcode/English.lproj"),
               Copy("${TARGET}/Contents/Resources/fonts", "fonts"),
               Copy("${TARGET}/Contents/Resources/fonts.conf", "projectfiles/Xcode/Resources/fonts.conf"),
-              Copy("${TARGET}/Contents/Resources/Growl Registration Ticket.growlRegDict", "projectfiles/Xcode/Resources/Growl Registration Ticket.growlRegDict"),
               Copy("${TARGET}/Contents/Resources/icon.icns", "projectfiles/Xcode/Resources/icon.icns"),
               Copy("${TARGET}/Contents/Resources/images", "images"),
               Copy("${TARGET}/Contents/Resources/SDLMain.nib", "projectfiles/Xcode/Resources/SDLMain.nib"),
diff --git a/src/desktop/apple_notification.mm b/src/desktop/apple_notification.mm
index c516116e586..a88aeff2a5f 100644
--- a/src/desktop/apple_notification.mm
+++ b/src/desktop/apple_notification.mm
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ bool available() {
 	if(notificationClass) {
 		return true;
 	}
-	notificationClass = NSClassFromString(@"GrowlApplicationBridge");
-	if(notificationClass) {
-		return true;
-	}
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/desktop/notifications.cpp b/src/desktop/notifications.cpp
index b9ab2b71fcc..baf3ef49914 100644
--- a/src/desktop/notifications.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/notifications.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void send(const std::string& owner, const std::string& message, type t)
 	windows_tray_notification::show(notification_title, notification_message);
 #endif
 }
-#endif //end #else (defined(HAVE_LIBDBUS) || defined(HAVE_GROWL) || defined(_WIN32))
+#endif //end #else (defined(HAVE_LIBDBUS) || defined(_WIN32))
 
 } //end namespace notifications
 
diff --git a/src/desktop/notifications.hpp b/src/desktop/notifications.hpp
index 9b9e175ca75..2e5cc19f491 100644
--- a/src/desktop/notifications.hpp
+++ b/src/desktop/notifications.hpp
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ namespace notifications
  * be issued. If there is no support for notifications, this fcn is a no-op.
  *
  * @note Currently we have support for dbus (linux), windows tray notifications,
- * and growl (Apple). To enable one of these, the corresponding compilation unit
- * dbus_notification.cpp, growl_notification.cpp, windows_tray_notification.cpp,
- * must be compiled, and the corresponding C++ symbol HAVE_LIBDBUS, HAVE_GROWL,
+ * and NSUserNotification (Apple). To enable one of these, the corresponding compilation unit
+ * dbus_notification.cpp, apple_notification.cpp, windows_tray_notification.cpp,
+ * must be compiled, and the corresponding C++ symbol HAVE_LIBDBUS,
  * _WIN32 must be defined for that compilation unit _and for this one_.
  */
 	void send(const std::string& owner, const std::string& message, type t);