diff --git a/panda/src/cocoadisplay/cocoaGraphicsWindow.mm b/panda/src/cocoadisplay/cocoaGraphicsWindow.mm
index 1b564c0eb1..4a001912ff 100644
--- a/panda/src/cocoadisplay/cocoaGraphicsWindow.mm
+++ b/panda/src/cocoadisplay/cocoaGraphicsWindow.mm
@@ -43,35 +43,12 @@
 #import <OpenGL/OpenGL.h>
 #import <Carbon/Carbon.h>
 
-#include <sys/sysctl.h>
-
 TypeHandle CocoaGraphicsWindow::_type_handle;
 
 #ifndef MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_15
 #define NSAppKitVersionNumber10_14 1671
 #endif
 
-/**
- * Returns true if this is an arm64-based mac.
- */
-static int is_arm64_mac() {
-#ifdef __aarch64__
-  return 1;
-#elif defined(__x86_64__)
-  // Running in Rosetta 2?
-  static int ret = -1;
-  if (ret < 0) {
-    size_t size = sizeof(ret);
-    if (sysctlbyname("sysctl.proc_translated", &ret, &size, nullptr, 0) == -1) {
-      ret = 0;
-    }
-  }
-  return ret;
-#else
-  return 0;
-#endif
-}
-
 /**
  *
  */
@@ -211,29 +188,17 @@ begin_frame(FrameMode mode, Thread *current_thread) {
   cocoagsg->lock_context();
 
   // Set the drawable.
-  if (_properties.get_fullscreen() && !is_arm64_mac()) {
-    // Fullscreen.  Note that this call doesn't work with the newer
-    // Metal-based OpenGL drivers.
-    CGLError err = CGLSetFullScreenOnDisplay((CGLContextObj) [cocoagsg->_context CGLContextObj], CGDisplayIDToOpenGLDisplayMask(_display));
-    if (err != kCGLNoError) {
-      cocoadisplay_cat.error()
-        << "Failed call to CGLSetFullScreenOnDisplay with display mask "
-        << CGDisplayIDToOpenGLDisplayMask(_display) << ": " << CGLErrorString(err) << "\n";
-      return false;
-    }
-  } else {
-    // Although not recommended, it is technically possible to use the same
-    // context with multiple different-sized windows.  If that happens, the
-    // context needs to be updated accordingly.
-    if ([cocoagsg->_context view] != _view) {
-      // XXX I'm not 100% sure that changing the view requires it to update.
-      _context_needs_update = true;
-      [cocoagsg->_context setView:_view];
+  // Although not recommended, it is technically possible to use the same
+  // context with multiple different-sized windows.  If that happens, the
+  // context needs to be updated accordingly.
+  if ([cocoagsg->_context view] != _view) {
+    // XXX I'm not 100% sure that changing the view requires it to update.
+    _context_needs_update = true;
+    [cocoagsg->_context setView:_view];
 
-      if (cocoadisplay_cat.is_spam()) {
-        cocoadisplay_cat.spam()
-          << "Switching context to view " << _view << "\n";
-      }
+    if (cocoadisplay_cat.is_spam()) {
+      cocoadisplay_cat.spam()
+        << "Switching context to view " << _view << "\n";
     }
   }