diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/mesh.cpp b/tools/quake3/q3map2/mesh.cpp
index cdb7e915..217e826b 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/mesh.cpp
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/mesh.cpp
@@ -381,8 +381,7 @@ mesh_t *SubdivideMesh( mesh_t in, float maxError, float minLength ){
 	float len;
 	mesh_t out;
 
-	/* ydnar: static for os x */
-	MAC_STATIC bspDrawVert_t expand[MAX_EXPANDED_AXIS][MAX_EXPANDED_AXIS];
+	bspDrawVert_t expand[MAX_EXPANDED_AXIS][MAX_EXPANDED_AXIS];
 
 
 	out.width = in.width;
@@ -547,8 +546,7 @@ mesh_t *SubdivideMesh2( mesh_t in, int iterations ){
 	bspDrawVert_t prev, next, mid;
 	mesh_t out;
 
-	/* ydnar: static for os x */
-	MAC_STATIC bspDrawVert_t expand[ MAX_EXPANDED_AXIS ][ MAX_EXPANDED_AXIS ];
+	bspDrawVert_t expand[ MAX_EXPANDED_AXIS ][ MAX_EXPANDED_AXIS ];
 
 
 	/* initial setup */
@@ -654,8 +652,7 @@ mesh_t *RemoveLinearMeshColumnsRows( mesh_t *in ) {
 	vec3_t proj, dir;
 	mesh_t out;
 
-	/* ydnar: static for os x */
-	MAC_STATIC bspDrawVert_t expand[MAX_EXPANDED_AXIS][MAX_EXPANDED_AXIS];
+	bspDrawVert_t expand[MAX_EXPANDED_AXIS][MAX_EXPANDED_AXIS];
 
 
 	out.width = in->width;
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/patch.cpp b/tools/quake3/q3map2/patch.cpp
index ea3a6608..78618878 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/patch.cpp
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/patch.cpp
@@ -424,10 +424,9 @@ void PatchMapDrawSurfs( entity_t *e ){
 	vec3_t bounds[ 2 ];
 	byte                    *bordering;
 
-	/* ydnar: mac os x fails with these if not static */
-	MAC_STATIC parseMesh_t  *meshes[ MAX_MAP_DRAW_SURFS ];
-	MAC_STATIC bool grouped[ MAX_MAP_DRAW_SURFS ];
-	MAC_STATIC byte group[ MAX_MAP_DRAW_SURFS ];
+	parseMesh_t  *meshes[ MAX_MAP_DRAW_SURFS ];
+	bool grouped[ MAX_MAP_DRAW_SURFS ];
+	byte group[ MAX_MAP_DRAW_SURFS ];
 
 
 	/* note it */
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/q3map2.h b/tools/quake3/q3map2/q3map2.h
index 07081672..b5bc9957 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/q3map2.h
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/q3map2.h
@@ -98,13 +98,6 @@
 
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#define MAC_STATIC_HACK         0
-#if defined( __APPLE__ ) && MAC_STATIC_HACK
-	#define MAC_STATIC          static
-#else
-	#define MAC_STATIC
-#endif
-
 /* macro version */
 #define VectorMA( a, s, b, c )  ( ( c )[ 0 ] = ( a )[ 0 ] + ( s ) * ( b )[ 0 ], ( c )[ 1 ] = ( a )[ 1 ] + ( s ) * ( b )[ 1 ], ( c )[ 2 ] = ( a )[ 2 ] + ( s ) * ( b )[ 2 ] )