diff --git a/src/qt/macnotificationhandler.h b/src/qt/macnotificationhandler.h
--- a/src/qt/macnotificationhandler.h
+++ b/src/qt/macnotificationhandler.h
@@ -7,20 +7,16 @@
 
 #include <QObject>
 
-/** Macintosh-specific notification handler (supports UserNotificationCenter and
- * Growl).
+/** Macintosh-specific notification handler (supports UserNotificationCenter).
  */
 class MacNotificationHandler : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    /** shows a 10.8+ UserNotification in the UserNotificationCenter
+    /** shows a macOS 10.8+ UserNotification in the UserNotificationCenter
      */
     void showNotification(const QString &title, const QString &text);
 
-    /** executes AppleScript */
-    void sendAppleScript(const QString &script);
-
     /** check if OS can handle UserNotifications */
     bool hasUserNotificationCenterSupport(void);
     static MacNotificationHandler *instance();
diff --git a/src/qt/macnotificationhandler.mm b/src/qt/macnotificationhandler.mm
--- a/src/qt/macnotificationhandler.mm
+++ b/src/qt/macnotificationhandler.mm
@@ -47,20 +47,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-// sendAppleScript just take a QString and executes it as apple script
-void MacNotificationHandler::sendAppleScript(const QString &script)
-{
-    QByteArray utf8 = script.toUtf8();
-    char* cString = (char *)utf8.constData();
-    NSString *scriptApple = [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:cString];
-
-    NSAppleScript *as = [[NSAppleScript alloc] initWithSource:scriptApple];
-    NSDictionary *err = nil;
-    [as executeAndReturnError:&err];
-    [as release];
-    [scriptApple release];
-}
-
 bool MacNotificationHandler::hasUserNotificationCenterSupport(void)
 {
     Class possibleClass = NSClassFromString(@"NSUserNotificationCenter");
diff --git a/src/qt/notificator.h b/src/qt/notificator.h
--- a/src/qt/notificator.h
+++ b/src/qt/notificator.h
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@
                  dialog for Critical notifications. */
         Freedesktop, /**< Use DBus org.freedesktop.Notifications */
         QSystemTray, /**< Use QSystemTray::showMessage */
-        Growl12,     /**< Use the Growl 1.2 notification system (Mac only) */
-        Growl13,     /**< Use the Growl 1.3 notification system (Mac only) */
         UserNotificationCenter /**< Use the 10.8+ User Notification Center (Mac
                                   only) */
     };
@@ -77,8 +75,6 @@
     void notifySystray(Class cls, const QString &title, const QString &text,
                        const QIcon &icon, int millisTimeout);
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-    void notifyGrowl(Class cls, const QString &title, const QString &text,
-                     const QIcon &icon);
     void notifyMacUserNotificationCenter(Class cls, const QString &title,
                                          const QString &text,
                                          const QIcon &icon);
diff --git a/src/qt/notificator.cpp b/src/qt/notificator.cpp
--- a/src/qt/notificator.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/notificator.cpp
@@ -58,27 +58,6 @@
     if (MacNotificationHandler::instance()
             ->hasUserNotificationCenterSupport()) {
         mode = UserNotificationCenter;
-    } else {
-        // Check if Growl is installed (based on Qt's tray icon implementation)
-        CFURLRef cfurl;
-        OSStatus status = LSGetApplicationForInfo(
-            kLSUnknownType, kLSUnknownCreator, CFSTR("growlTicket"),
-            kLSRolesAll, 0, &cfurl);
-        if (status != kLSApplicationNotFoundErr) {
-            CFBundleRef bundle = CFBundleCreate(0, cfurl);
-            if (CFStringCompare(CFBundleGetIdentifier(bundle),
-                                CFSTR("com.Growl.GrowlHelperApp"),
-                                kCFCompareCaseInsensitive |
-                                    kCFCompareBackwards) == kCFCompareEqualTo) {
-                if (CFStringHasSuffix(CFURLGetString(cfurl),
-                                      CFSTR("/Growl.app/")))
-                    mode = Growl13;
-                else
-                    mode = Growl12;
-            }
-            CFRelease(cfurl);
-            CFRelease(bundle);
-        }
     }
 #endif
 }
@@ -250,67 +229,6 @@
 
 // Based on Qt's tray icon implementation
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-void Notificator::notifyGrowl(Class cls, const QString &title,
-                              const QString &text, const QIcon &icon) {
-    const QString script("tell application \"%5\"\n"
-                         "  set the allNotificationsList to "
-                         "{\"Notification\"}\n" // -- Make a list of all the
-                                                // notification types (all)
-                         "  set the enabledNotificationsList to "
-                         "{\"Notification\"}\n" // -- Make a list of the
-                                                // notifications (enabled)
-                         "  register as application \"%1\" all notifications "
-                         "allNotificationsList default notifications "
-                         "enabledNotificationsList\n" // -- Register our script
-                                                      // with Growl
-                         "  notify with name \"Notification\" title \"%2\" "
-                         "description \"%3\" application name \"%1\"%4\n" // --
-                         // Send
-                         // a
-                         // Notification
-                         "end tell");
-
-    QString notificationApp(QApplication::applicationName());
-    if (notificationApp.isEmpty()) notificationApp = "Application";
-
-    QPixmap notificationIconPixmap;
-    if (icon.isNull()) { // If no icon specified, set icon based on class
-        QStyle::StandardPixmap sicon = QStyle::SP_MessageBoxQuestion;
-        switch (cls) {
-            case Information:
-                sicon = QStyle::SP_MessageBoxInformation;
-                break;
-            case Warning:
-                sicon = QStyle::SP_MessageBoxWarning;
-                break;
-            case Critical:
-                sicon = QStyle::SP_MessageBoxCritical;
-                break;
-        }
-        notificationIconPixmap = QApplication::style()->standardPixmap(sicon);
-    } else {
-        QSize size = icon.actualSize(QSize(48, 48));
-        notificationIconPixmap = icon.pixmap(size);
-    }
-
-    QString notificationIcon;
-    QTemporaryFile notificationIconFile;
-    if (!notificationIconPixmap.isNull() && notificationIconFile.open()) {
-        QImageWriter writer(&notificationIconFile, "PNG");
-        if (writer.write(notificationIconPixmap.toImage()))
-            notificationIcon = QString(" image from location \"file://%1\"")
-                                   .arg(notificationIconFile.fileName());
-    }
-
-    QString quotedTitle(title), quotedText(text);
-    quotedTitle.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("\"", "\\");
-    quotedText.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("\"", "\\");
-    QString growlApp(this->mode == Notificator::Growl13 ? "Growl"
-                                                        : "GrowlHelperApp");
-    MacNotificationHandler::instance()->sendAppleScript(script.arg(
-        notificationApp, quotedTitle, quotedText, notificationIcon, growlApp));
-}
-
 void Notificator::notifyMacUserNotificationCenter(Class cls,
                                                   const QString &title,
                                                   const QString &text,
@@ -337,10 +255,6 @@
         case UserNotificationCenter:
             notifyMacUserNotificationCenter(cls, title, text, icon);
             break;
-        case Growl12:
-        case Growl13:
-            notifyGrowl(cls, title, text, icon);
-            break;
 #endif
         default:
             if (cls == Critical) {