diff --git a/macosx/PiecesView.mm b/macosx/PiecesView.mm
index 4294d872c57..69c4c1f4335 100644
--- a/macosx/PiecesView.mm
+++ b/macosx/PiecesView.mm
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ - (void)setTorrent:(Torrent*)torrent
     self.image = [[NSImage alloc] initWithSize:self.bounds.size];
 
     [self clearView];
-    self.needsDisplay = YES;
+    [self setNeedsDisplay];
 }
 
 - (void)clearView
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ - (void)updateView
             NSRectFillListWithColors(cFillRects, cFillColors, numCells);
             return YES;
         }];
-        self.needsDisplay = YES;
+        [self setNeedsDisplay];
     }
 
     // save the current state so we can compare it later
diff --git a/macosx/TorrentTableView.mm b/macosx/TorrentTableView.mm
index b886047722d..28f9a0ce6f5 100644
--- a/macosx/TorrentTableView.mm
+++ b/macosx/TorrentTableView.mm
@@ -126,13 +126,7 @@ - (void)awakeFromNib
     //disable highlight color and set manually in drawRow
     [self setSelectionHighlightStyle:NSTableViewSelectionHighlightStyleNone];
 
-    [NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter addObserver:self selector:@selector(refreshTorrentTable) name:@"RefreshTorrentTable"
-                                             object:nil];
-}
-
-- (void)refreshTorrentTable
-{
-    self.needsDisplay = YES;
+    [NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter addObserver:self selector:@selector(setNeedsDisplay) name:@"RefreshTorrentTable" object:nil];
 }
 
 - (BOOL)isGroupCollapsed:(NSInteger)value