diff --git a/extra/cocoa/application/application.factor b/extra/cocoa/application/application.factor
index 2ae17a1604..90159c1656 100755
--- a/extra/cocoa/application/application.factor
+++ b/extra/cocoa/application/application.factor
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ IN: cocoa.application
 : do-event ( app -- ? )
     dup next-event [ -> sendEvent: t ] [ drop f ] if* ;
 
-: do-events ( app -- )
-    dup do-event [ do-events ] [ drop ] if ;
-
 : add-observer ( observer selector name object -- )
     >r >r >r >r NSNotificationCenter -> defaultCenter
     r> r> sel_registerName
diff --git a/extra/ui/cocoa/cocoa.factor b/extra/ui/cocoa/cocoa.factor
index 10980249f3..d1b7f22b41 100755
--- a/extra/ui/cocoa/cocoa.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/cocoa/cocoa.factor
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ C: <handle> handle
 SINGLETON: cocoa-ui-backend
 
 M: cocoa-ui-backend do-events ( -- )
-    [ [ NSApp do-events ui-wait ] ui-try ] with-autorelease-pool ;
+    [
+        [
+            NSApp [ dup do-event ] [ ] [ ] while drop
+            ui-wait
+        ] ui-try
+    ] with-autorelease-pool ;
 
 TUPLE: pasteboard handle ;