diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.h b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.h
index 9162b7ce4e0..a1b372dac9a 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.h
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.h
@@ -296,8 +296,6 @@ protected:
 	/** Multitouch trackpad availability */
 	bool m_hasMultiTouchTrackpad;
 	
-	/** Multitouch gesture in progress, useful to distinguish trackpad from mouse scroll events */
-	bool m_isGestureInProgress;
 };
 
 #endif // __GHOST_SYSTEMCOCOA_H__
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm
index aca1a4071d8..39fd038d568 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@ GHOST_SystemCocoa::GHOST_SystemCocoa()
 	char *rstring = NULL;
 	
 	m_modifierMask =0;
-	m_isGestureInProgress = false;
 	m_cursorDelta_x=0;
 	m_cursorDelta_y=0;
 	m_outsideLoopEventProcessed = false;
@@ -1580,8 +1579,7 @@ GHOST_TSuccess GHOST_SystemCocoa::handleMouseEvent(void *eventPtr)
 			
 		case NSScrollWheel:
 			{
-				/* Send trackpad event if inside a trackpad gesture, send wheel event otherwise */
-				if (!m_hasMultiTouchTrackpad || !m_isGestureInProgress) {
+				if (!m_hasMultiTouchTrackpad) {
 					GHOST_TInt32 delta;
 					
 					double deltaF = [event deltaY];
@@ -1641,12 +1639,6 @@ GHOST_TSuccess GHOST_SystemCocoa::handleMouseEvent(void *eventPtr)
 				pushEvent(new GHOST_EventTrackpad([event timestamp] * 1000, window, GHOST_kTrackpadEventRotate, x, y,
 				                                  -[event rotation] * 5.0, 0));
 			}
-		case NSEventTypeBeginGesture:
-			m_isGestureInProgress = true;
-			break;
-		case NSEventTypeEndGesture:
-			m_isGestureInProgress = false;
-			break;
 		default:
 			return GHOST_kFailure;
 			break;