diff --git a/src/_macosx.m b/src/_macosx.m
index c97c2f2d04bf..9643df7590cf 100755
--- a/src/_macosx.m
+++ b/src/_macosx.m
@@ -1885,127 +1885,12 @@ - (void)mouseDragged:(NSEvent *)event
     PyGILState_Release(gstate);
 }
 
-- (void)rightMouseDown:(NSEvent *)event
-{
-    int x, y;
-    int num = 3;
-    int dblclick = 0;
-    PyObject* result;
-    PyGILState_STATE gstate;
-    NSPoint location = [event locationInWindow];
-    location = [self convertPoint: location fromView: nil];
-    x = location.x * device_scale;
-    y = location.y * device_scale;
-    gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
-    if ([event clickCount] == 2) {
-      dblclick = 1;
-    }
-    result = PyObject_CallMethod(canvas, "button_press_event", "iiii", x, y, num, dblclick);
-    if(result)
-        Py_DECREF(result);
-    else
-        PyErr_Print();
-
-    PyGILState_Release(gstate);
-}
-
-- (void)rightMouseUp:(NSEvent *)event
-{
-    int x, y;
-    int num = 3;
-    PyObject* result;
-    PyGILState_STATE gstate;
-    NSPoint location = [event locationInWindow];
-    location = [self convertPoint: location fromView: nil];
-    x = location.x * device_scale;
-    y = location.y * device_scale;
-    gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
-    result = PyObject_CallMethod(canvas, "button_release_event", "iii", x, y, num);
-    if(result)
-        Py_DECREF(result);
-    else
-        PyErr_Print();
-
-    PyGILState_Release(gstate);
-}
-
-- (void)rightMouseDragged:(NSEvent *)event
-{
-    int x, y;
-    NSPoint location = [event locationInWindow];
-    location = [self convertPoint: location fromView: nil];
-    x = location.x * device_scale;
-    y = location.y * device_scale;
-    PyGILState_STATE gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
-    PyObject* result = PyObject_CallMethod(canvas, "motion_notify_event", "ii", x, y);
-    if(result)
-        Py_DECREF(result);
-    else
-        PyErr_Print();
-
-    PyGILState_Release(gstate);
-}
-
-- (void)otherMouseDown:(NSEvent *)event
-{
-    int x, y;
-    int num = 2;
-    int dblclick = 0;
-    PyObject* result;
-    PyGILState_STATE gstate;
-    NSPoint location = [event locationInWindow];
-    location = [self convertPoint: location fromView: nil];
-    x = location.x * device_scale;
-    y = location.y * device_scale;
-    gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
-    if ([event clickCount] == 2) {
-      dblclick = 1;
-    }
-    result = PyObject_CallMethod(canvas, "button_press_event", "iiii", x, y, num, dblclick);
-    if(result)
-        Py_DECREF(result);
-    else
-        PyErr_Print();
-
-    PyGILState_Release(gstate);
-}
-
-- (void)otherMouseUp:(NSEvent *)event
-{
-    int x, y;
-    int num = 2;
-    PyObject* result;
-    PyGILState_STATE gstate;
-    NSPoint location = [event locationInWindow];
-    location = [self convertPoint: location fromView: nil];
-    x = location.x * device_scale;
-    y = location.y * device_scale;
-    gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
-    result = PyObject_CallMethod(canvas, "button_release_event", "iii", x, y, num);
-    if(result)
-        Py_DECREF(result);
-    else
-        PyErr_Print();
-
-    PyGILState_Release(gstate);
-}
-
-- (void)otherMouseDragged:(NSEvent *)event
-{
-    int x, y;
-    NSPoint location = [event locationInWindow];
-    location = [self convertPoint: location fromView: nil];
-    x = location.x * device_scale;
-    y = location.y * device_scale;
-    PyGILState_STATE gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
-    PyObject* result = PyObject_CallMethod(canvas, "motion_notify_event", "ii", x, y);
-    if(result)
-        Py_DECREF(result);
-    else
-        PyErr_Print();
-
-    PyGILState_Release(gstate);
-}
+- (void)rightMouseDown:(NSEvent *)event { [self mouseDown: event]; }
+- (void)rightMouseUp:(NSEvent *)event { [self mouseUp: event]; }
+- (void)rightMouseDragged:(NSEvent *)event { [self mouseDragged: event]; }
+- (void)otherMouseDown:(NSEvent *)event { [self mouseDown: event]; }
+- (void)otherMouseUp:(NSEvent *)event { [self mouseUp: event]; }
+- (void)otherMouseDragged:(NSEvent *)event { [self mouseDragged: event]; }
 
 - (void)setRubberband:(NSRect)rect
 {