diff --git a/bleh_darwin.m b/bleh_darwin.m
index 0e1cce5..e324133 100644
--- a/bleh_darwin.m
+++ b/bleh_darwin.m
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ though this is not always the case.
 #include <AppKit/NSBitmapImageRep.h>
 #include <AppKit/NSCell.h>
 
-/* exception to the above: cgo doesn't like Nil and delegate_darwin.go has //export so I can't have this there */
-Class NilClass = Nil;
-
 /* used by listbox_darwin.go; requires NSString */
 id *_NSObservedObjectKey = (id *) (&NSObservedObjectKey);
 
diff --git a/objc_darwin.go b/objc_darwin.go
index 70406f5..d7e8f7a 100644
--- a/objc_darwin.go
+++ b/objc_darwin.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 // #cgo LDFLAGS: -lobjc -framework Foundation
 // #include <stdlib.h>
 // #include "objc_darwin.h"
+// /* cgo doesn't like Nil */
+// Class NilClass = Nil;
 import "C"
 
 func objc_getClass(class string) C.id {
diff --git a/objc_darwin.h b/objc_darwin.h
index 4c1b77a..05f39e3 100644
--- a/objc_darwin.h
+++ b/objc_darwin.h
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ The format should be self-explanatory.
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-/* for delegate_darwin.go */
-extern Class NilClass;
-
 /* for listbox_darwin.go */
 extern id *_NSObservedObjectKey;