diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fcbc973973..7a53a685c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -119,13 +119,3 @@ fn main() {
 ```
 
 And run the application with `cargo apk run --example request_redraw_threaded`
-
-#### MacOS
-
-To ensure compatibility with older MacOS systems, winit links to
-CGDisplayCreateUUIDFromDisplayID through the CoreGraphics framework.
-However, under certain setups this function is only available to be linked
-through the newer ColorSync framework. So, winit provides the
-`WINIT_LINK_COLORSYNC` environment variable which can be set to `1` or `true`
-while compiling to enable linking via ColorSync.
-
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index a092e63631..0000000000
--- a/build.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-fn main() {
-    // If building for macos and WINIT_LINK_COLORSYNC is set to true
-    // use CGDisplayCreateUUIDFromDisplayID from ColorSync instead of CoreGraphics
-    if std::env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_OS").map_or(false, |os| os == "macos")
-        && std::env::var("WINIT_LINK_COLORSYNC")
-            .map_or(false, |v| v == "1" || v.eq_ignore_ascii_case("true"))
-    {
-        println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=use_colorsync_cgdisplaycreateuuidfromdisplayid");
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/ffi.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/ffi.rs
index 991b3f331d..7d7968a21e 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/ffi.rs
@@ -165,20 +165,19 @@ pub const IO8BitOverlayPixels: &str = "O8";
 pub type CGWindowLevel = i32;
 pub type CGDisplayModeRef = *mut c_void;
 
-#[cfg_attr(
-    not(use_colorsync_cgdisplaycreateuuidfromdisplayid),
-    link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")
-)]
-#[cfg_attr(
-    use_colorsync_cgdisplaycreateuuidfromdisplayid,
-    link(name = "ColorSync", kind = "framework")
-)]
-extern "C" {
-    pub fn CGDisplayCreateUUIDFromDisplayID(display: CGDirectDisplayID) -> CFUUIDRef;
-}
+// HACK:
+// `CGDisplayCreateUUIDFromDisplayID` moved from `CoreGraphics` to `ColorSync`
+// in macOS 10.13 (which is also where `ColorSync` was introduced).
+//
+// Since we want to support older versions, we can't link to `ColorSync`
+// directly. Fortunately `AppKit` links to `ColorSync` internally, so by
+// linking to `AppKit` in this crate, the symbol becomes available.
+#[link(name = "AppKit", kind = "framework")]
+extern "C" {}
 
 #[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
 extern "C" {
+    pub fn CGDisplayCreateUUIDFromDisplayID(display: CGDirectDisplayID) -> CFUUIDRef;
     pub fn CGRestorePermanentDisplayConfiguration();
     pub fn CGDisplayCapture(display: CGDirectDisplayID) -> CGError;
     pub fn CGDisplayRelease(display: CGDirectDisplayID) -> CGError;