diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 12ca388f87..9f93deedf2 100755
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -169,22 +169,16 @@ macosx.app: factor
 	mkdir -p $(BUNDLE)/Contents/Frameworks
 	mv $(EXECUTABLE) $(BUNDLE)/Contents/MacOS/factor
 	ln -s Factor.app/Contents/MacOS/factor ./factor
-	cp $(ENGINE) $(BUNDLE)/Contents/Frameworks/$(ENGINE)
-
-	install_name_tool \
-		-change libfactor.dylib \
-		@executable_path/../Frameworks/libfactor.dylib \
-		Factor.app/Contents/MacOS/factor
 
 $(ENGINE): $(DLL_OBJS)
 	$(TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX)$(LINKER) $(ENGINE) $(DLL_OBJS)
 
-factor: $(EXE_OBJS) $(ENGINE)
-	$(TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX)$(CPP) $(LIBS) $(LIBPATH) -L. $(LINK_WITH_ENGINE) \
+factor: $(EXE_OBJS) $(DLL_OBJS)
+	$(TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX)$(CPP) $(LIBS) $(LIBPATH) -L. $(DLL_OBJS) \
 		$(CFLAGS) -o $(EXECUTABLE) $(EXE_OBJS)
 
-factor-console: $(EXE_OBJS) $(ENGINE)
-	$(TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX)$(CPP) $(LIBS) $(LIBPATH) -L. $(LINK_WITH_ENGINE) \
+factor-console: $(EXE_OBJS) $(DLL_OBJS)
+	$(TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX)$(CPP) $(LIBS) $(LIBPATH) -L. $(DLL_OBJS) \
 		$(CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_CONSOLE) -o $(CONSOLE_EXECUTABLE) $(EXE_OBJS)
 
 factor-ffi-test: $(FFI_TEST_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/vm/os-macosx.hpp b/vm/os-macosx.hpp
index 8428f56998..4d4499461d 100644
--- a/vm/os-macosx.hpp
+++ b/vm/os-macosx.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ namespace factor
 
 #define VM_C_API extern "C" __attribute__((visibility("default")))
 #define FACTOR_OS_STRING "macosx"
-#define NULL_DLL "libfactor.dylib"
+#define NULL_DLL NULL
 
 void early_init();
 
diff --git a/vm/os-unix.cpp b/vm/os-unix.cpp
index a8898eccab..60ac00fb39 100644
--- a/vm/os-unix.cpp
+++ b/vm/os-unix.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ void sleep_nanos(u64 nsec)
 
 void factor_vm::init_ffi()
 {
-	/* NULL_DLL is "libfactor.dylib" for OS X and NULL for generic Unix */
 	null_dll = dlopen(NULL_DLL,RTLD_LAZY);
 }