diff --git a/bin/mac/libnst64.dylib b/bin/mac/libnst64.dylib
index a6f48d5713a3..fd8a1ea6b90f 100644
Binary files a/bin/mac/libnst64.dylib and b/bin/mac/libnst64.dylib differ
diff --git a/native/MacTouchBar/CMakeLists.txt b/native/MacTouchBar/CMakeLists.txt
index 0062a0440d61..ceabf003eb8a 100644
--- a/native/MacTouchBar/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/native/MacTouchBar/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 10.12.2)
 
 add_compile_options("-fmodules" "-flto=full" "-Wall" "-Wextra" "-Wpedantic" "-Wno-newline-eof")
 add_library(nst64 SHARED
-    src/JTypes.h src/Button.m src/Popover.m src/Scrubber.m
+    src/JTypes.h src/Button.m src/Scrubber.m
     src/ScrubberItemView.h src/ScrubberItemView.m
     src/TouchBar.h src/TouchBar.m
     src/Utils.h src/Utils.m
diff --git a/native/MacTouchBar/src/Popover.m b/native/MacTouchBar/src/Popover.m
deleted file mode 100644
index a6ee8dca9568..000000000000
--- a/native/MacTouchBar/src/Popover.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
-#import "TouchBar.h"
-#import "Utils.h"
-
-static void _setPopoverData(NSPopoverTouchBarItem * popoverItem, int itemWidth, NSString * nstext, NSImage * img, id tbObjExpand, id tbObjTapAndHold) {
-    popoverItem.collapsedRepresentationImage = img;
-    popoverItem.collapsedRepresentationLabel = nstext;
-    if (itemWidth > 0) // Otherwise: create 'flexible' view
-        [popoverItem.collapsedRepresentation.widthAnchor constraintEqualToConstant:itemWidth].active = YES;
-
-    popoverItem.showsCloseButton = YES;
-    popoverItem.popoverTouchBar = ((TouchBar*)tbObjExpand).touchBar;
-    popoverItem.pressAndHoldTouchBar = ((TouchBar*)tbObjTapAndHold).touchBar;
-}
-
-// NOTE: called from AppKit-thread (creation when TB becomes visible), uses default autorelease-pool (create before event processing)
-__used
-NS_RETURNS_RETAINED
-id createPopover(const char * uid, int itemWidth, const char * text, const char * raster4ByteRGBA, int w, int h, id tbObjExpand, id tbObjTapAndHold) {
-    NSString * nsUid = createStringFromUTF8(uid);
-    nstrace(@"create popover [%@] (thread: %@)", nsUid, [NSThread currentThread]);
-
-    NSPopoverTouchBarItem * popoverItem = [[NSPopoverTouchBarItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:nsUid]; // create non-autorelease object to be owned by java-wrapper
-    NSImage * img = createImgFrom4ByteRGBA((const unsigned char *)raster4ByteRGBA, w, h);
-    NSString * nstext = createStringFromUTF8(text);
-    _setPopoverData(popoverItem, itemWidth, nstext, img, tbObjExpand, tbObjTapAndHold);
-    return popoverItem;
-}
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/touchbar/NST.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/touchbar/NST.java
index 154ea5cde9e8..0bd1dbd6da59 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/touchbar/NST.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/touchbar/NST.java
@@ -181,19 +181,6 @@ final class NST {
       action); // called from AppKit, uses per-event autorelease-pool
   }
 
-  static ID createPopover(String uid,
-                                 int itemWidth,
-                                 String text,
-                                 Icon icon,
-                                 ID tbObjExpand,
-                                 ID tbObjTapAndHold) {
-    final BufferedImage img = _getImg4ByteRGBA(icon);
-    final Pointer raster4ByteRGBA = _getRaster(img);
-    final int w = _getImgW(img);
-    final int h = _getImgH(img);
-    return ourNSTLibrary.createPopover(uid, itemWidth, text, raster4ByteRGBA, w, h, tbObjExpand, tbObjTapAndHold); // called from AppKit, uses per-event autorelease-pool
-  }
-
   // NOTE: due to optimization scrubber is created without icons
   // icons must be updated async via updateScrubberItems
   @SuppressWarnings("unused")
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/touchbar/NSTLibrary.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/touchbar/NSTLibrary.java
index bd95bdc019ae..dc97341594d1 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/touchbar/NSTLibrary.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/touchbar/NSTLibrary.java
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ interface NSTLibrary extends Library {
   // creator returns non-autorelease obj to be owned by java-wrapper
   ID createButton(String uid, int buttWidth, int buttonFlags,
                   String text, String hint, int isHintDisabled, Pointer raster4ByteRGBA, int w, int h, Action action);
-
-  ID createPopover(String uid, int itemWidth, String text, Pointer raster4ByteRGBA, int w, int h, ID tbObjExpand, ID tbObjTapAndHold);
   ID createScrubber(String uid, int itemWidth, ScrubberDelegate delegate, ScrubberCacheUpdater updater, Pointer packedItems, int byteCount);
   ID createGroupItem(String uid, ID[] items, int count);