diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoainputcontext.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoainputcontext.mm
index 7194da5433..265a8e133f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoainputcontext.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoainputcontext.mm
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ void QCocoaInputContext::commit()
     if (!view)
         return;
 
-    QMacAutoReleasePool pool;
     [view unmarkText];
 
     [view.inputContext discardMarkedText];
@@ -147,7 +146,6 @@ void QCocoaInputContext::reset()
     if (!view)
         return;
 
-    QMacAutoReleasePool pool;
     if (NSTextInputContext *ctxt = [NSTextInputContext currentInputContext]) {
         [ctxt discardMarkedText];
         [view unmarkText];