diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/metal/mod.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/metal/mod.rs
index cd9b824f7f..1935e843ec 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/metal/mod.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/metal/mod.rs
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ crate::impl_dyn_resource!(
     TextureView
 );
 
-pub struct Instance {
-    managed_metal_layer_delegate: surface::HalManagedMetalLayerDelegate,
-}
+pub struct Instance {}
 
 impl Instance {
     pub fn create_surface_from_layer(&self, layer: &metal::MetalLayerRef) -> Surface {
@@ -113,9 +111,7 @@ impl crate::Instance for Instance {
         profiling::scope!("Init Metal Backend");
         // We do not enable metal validation based on the validation flags as it affects the entire
         // process. Instead, we enable the validation inside the test harness itself in tests/src/native.rs.
-        Ok(Instance {
-            managed_metal_layer_delegate: surface::HalManagedMetalLayerDelegate::new(),
-        })
+        Ok(Instance {})
     }
 
     unsafe fn create_surface(
@@ -126,16 +122,12 @@ impl crate::Instance for Instance {
         match window_handle {
             #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
             raw_window_handle::RawWindowHandle::UiKit(handle) => {
-                let _ = &self.managed_metal_layer_delegate;
-                Ok(unsafe { Surface::from_view(handle.ui_view.cast(), None) })
+                Ok(unsafe { Surface::from_view(handle.ui_view.cast()) })
             }
             #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-            raw_window_handle::RawWindowHandle::AppKit(handle) => Ok(unsafe {
-                Surface::from_view(
-                    handle.ns_view.cast(),
-                    Some(&self.managed_metal_layer_delegate),
-                )
-            }),
+            raw_window_handle::RawWindowHandle::AppKit(handle) => {
+                Ok(unsafe { Surface::from_view(handle.ns_view.cast()) })
+            }
             _ => Err(crate::InstanceError::new(format!(
                 "window handle {window_handle:?} is not a Metal-compatible handle"
             ))),
diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/metal/surface.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/metal/surface.rs
index 5e61084b52..ec117f17ce 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/metal/surface.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/metal/surface.rs
@@ -75,11 +75,8 @@ impl super::Surface {
 
     /// If not called on the main thread, this will panic.
     #[allow(clippy::transmute_ptr_to_ref)]
-    pub unsafe fn from_view(
-        view: NonNull<Object>,
-        delegate: Option<&HalManagedMetalLayerDelegate>,
-    ) -> Self {
-        let layer = unsafe { Self::get_metal_layer(view, delegate) };
+    pub unsafe fn from_view(view: NonNull<Object>) -> Self {
+        let layer = unsafe { Self::get_metal_layer(view) };
         let layer = ManuallyDrop::new(layer);
         // SAFETY: The layer is an initialized instance of `CAMetalLayer`, and
         // we transfer the retain count to `MetalLayer` using `ManuallyDrop`.
@@ -104,10 +101,7 @@ impl super::Surface {
     /// # Safety
     ///
     /// The `view` must be a valid instance of `NSView` or `UIView`.
-    pub(crate) unsafe fn get_metal_layer(
-        view: NonNull<Object>,
-        delegate: Option<&HalManagedMetalLayerDelegate>,
-    ) -> StrongPtr {
+    pub(crate) unsafe fn get_metal_layer(view: NonNull<Object>) -> StrongPtr {
         let is_main_thread: BOOL = msg_send![class!(NSThread), isMainThread];
         if is_main_thread == NO {
             panic!("get_metal_layer cannot be called in non-ui thread.");
@@ -251,9 +245,9 @@ impl super::Surface {
             let scale_factor: CGFloat = msg_send![root_layer, contentsScale];
             let () = msg_send![new_layer, setContentsScale: scale_factor];
 
-            if let Some(delegate) = delegate {
-                let () = msg_send![new_layer, setDelegate: delegate.0];
-            }
+            let delegate = HalManagedMetalLayerDelegate::new();
+            let () = msg_send![new_layer, setDelegate: delegate.0];
+
             unsafe { StrongPtr::new(new_layer) }
         }
     }
diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/instance.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/instance.rs
index 7759d814d1..f52a055284 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/instance.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/instance.rs
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ impl super::Instance {
             )));
         }
 
-        let layer = unsafe { crate::metal::Surface::get_metal_layer(view.cast(), None) };
+        let layer = unsafe { crate::metal::Surface::get_metal_layer(view.cast()) };
         // NOTE: The layer is retained by Vulkan's `vkCreateMetalSurfaceEXT`,
         // so no need to retain it beyond the scope of this function.
         let layer_ptr = (*layer).cast();