diff --git a/src/native/macosx/org_lwjgl_opengl_Display.m b/src/native/macosx/org_lwjgl_opengl_Display.m
index 308571d8..76fdd237 100644
--- a/src/native/macosx/org_lwjgl_opengl_Display.m
+++ b/src/native/macosx/org_lwjgl_opengl_Display.m
@@ -565,10 +565,9 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_lwjgl_opengl_MacOSXDisplay_nDestroyWindow(JNIEnv
 			if ([window_info->window contentView] == window_info->view) {
 				[window_info->window close];
 			}
-			else {
-				// the nsview has a parent, remove it from there
-				[window_info->view removeFromSuperviewWithoutNeedingDisplay];
-			}
+			
+			// release the nsview and remove it from any parent nsview
+			[window_info->view removeFromSuperviewWithoutNeedingDisplay];
 		}
 	}