diff --git a/src/renderer/Metal.zig b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
index 8296176d4..4a1f0f131 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Metal.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
@@ -509,19 +509,6 @@ pub fn setFocus(self: *Metal, focus: bool) !void {
     self.focused = focus;
 }
 
-/// Callback when the view visibility changes, i.e. if a window is on
-/// another workspace, behind a window, etc.
-pub fn setVisible(self: *Metal, visible: bool) !void {
-    //if (true) return;
-    if (!visible) {
-        if (self.visible_resources) |*v| {
-            log.debug("view occluded, deallocating GPU resources", .{});
-            v.deinit(self.alloc);
-            self.visible_resources = null;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /// Set the new font size.
 ///
 /// Must be called on the render thread.
@@ -725,7 +712,6 @@ pub fn drawFrame(self: *Metal, surface: *apprt.Surface) !void {
     // Get our cached resources. If we don't have them, then we need to
     // create them. If we fail to create them, mark the renderer as unhealthy.
     const resources: *VisibleResources = if (self.visible_resources) |*v| v else resources: {
-        log.debug("view is visible, allocating GPU resources", .{});
         const resources = VisibleResources.init(self) catch |err| {
             self.setHealth(.unhealthy);
             return err;
@@ -2240,10 +2226,6 @@ const VisibleResources = struct {
         const texture_color = try initAtlasTexture(m.device, &m.font_group.atlas_color);
         errdefer deinitMTLResource(texture_color);
 
-        // Mark our atlas as modified so the textures are synced
-        m.font_group.atlas_greyscale.modified = true;
-        m.font_group.atlas_color.modified = true;
-
         return .{
             .shaders = shaders,
             .buf_cells = buf_cells,
diff --git a/src/renderer/Thread.zig b/src/renderer/Thread.zig
index 84f1940f5..113f6761c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Thread.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/Thread.zig
@@ -250,9 +250,6 @@ fn drainMailbox(self: *Thread) !void {
                 // Set our visible state
                 self.flags.visible = v;
 
-                // Set it on the renderer
-                try self.renderer.setVisible(v);
-
                 // If we became visible then we immediately trigger a draw.
                 // We don't need to update frame data because that should
                 // still be happening.