--- a/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsGUI.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsGUI.cmake	2024-09-02 12:52:38.000000000 +0800
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@
 # --- Cocoa ---
 if(APPLE)
   if(NOT IOS AND CV_CLANG)
-    set(HAVE_COCOA YES)
+#    set(HAVE_COCOA YES)
   endif()
 endif()

--- a/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt	2021-12-25 11:53:27.000000000 +0800
+++ b/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt	2026-02-18 19:55:32.000000000 +0800
@@ -143,11 +143,6 @@
     message(STATUS "  ${name}:   Removing 'comctl32.lib, gdi32.lib, ole32.lib, setupapi.lib'")
     message(STATUS "  ${name}:   Leaving '${HIGHGUI_LIBRARIES}'")
   endif()
-elseif(HAVE_COCOA)
-  set(OPENCV_HIGHGUI_BUILTIN_BACKEND "COCOA")
-  add_definitions(-DHAVE_COCOA)
-  list(APPEND highgui_srcs ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src/window_cocoa.mm)
-  list(APPEND HIGHGUI_LIBRARIES "-framework Cocoa")
 endif()
 
 if(TARGET ocv.3rdparty.win32ui)

--- a/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp	2021-12-25 11:53:27.000000000 +0800
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp	2026-02-18 19:54:55.000000000 +0800
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@
             cvSetModeWindow_W32(name,prop_value);
         #elif defined (HAVE_GTK)
             cvSetModeWindow_GTK(name,prop_value);
-        #elif defined (HAVE_COCOA)
-            cvSetModeWindow_COCOA(name,prop_value);
         #elif defined (WINRT)
             cvSetModeWindow_WinRT(name, prop_value);
         #endif
@@ -253,8 +251,6 @@
             // nothing
         #elif defined(HAVE_WIN32UI)
             cvSetPropTopmost_W32(name, (prop_value != 0 ? true : false));
-        #elif defined(HAVE_COCOA)
-            cvSetPropTopmost_COCOA(name, (prop_value != 0 ? true : false));
         #endif
     break;
 
@@ -313,8 +309,6 @@
             return cvGetModeWindow_W32(name);
         #elif defined (HAVE_GTK)
             return cvGetModeWindow_GTK(name);
-        #elif defined (HAVE_COCOA)
-            return cvGetModeWindow_COCOA(name);
         #elif defined (WINRT)
             return cvGetModeWindow_WinRT(name);
         #else
@@ -376,8 +370,6 @@
             return -1;
         #elif defined(HAVE_WIN32UI)
             return cvGetPropTopmost_W32(name);
-        #elif defined(HAVE_COCOA)
-            return cvGetPropTopmost_COCOA(name);
         #else
             return -1;
         #endif
@@ -432,8 +424,6 @@
         return cvGetWindowRect_W32(winname.c_str());
     #elif defined (HAVE_GTK)
         return cvGetWindowRect_GTK(winname.c_str());
-    #elif defined (HAVE_COCOA)
-        return cvGetWindowRect_COCOA(winname.c_str());
     #else
         return Rect(-1, -1, -1, -1);
     #endif
@@ -611,8 +601,6 @@
     return setWindowTitle_GTK(winname, title);
 #elif defined (HAVE_QT)
     return setWindowTitle_QT(winname, title);
-#elif defined (HAVE_COCOA)
-    return setWindowTitle_COCOA(winname, title);
 #else
     CV_Error(Error::StsNotImplemented, "The function is not implemented. "
         "Rebuild the library with Windows, GTK+ 2.x or Cocoa support. "
@@ -1225,7 +1213,6 @@
 
 #if   defined (HAVE_WIN32UI)  // see window_w32.cpp
 #elif defined (HAVE_GTK)      // see window_gtk.cpp
-#elif defined (HAVE_COCOA)    // see window_cocoa.mm
 #elif defined (HAVE_QT)       // see window_QT.cpp
 #elif defined (WINRT) && !defined (WINRT_8_0) // see window_winrt.cpp