diff --git a/docs/compat.dox b/docs/compat.dox
index 25bfc1aa..77ba63b4 100644
--- a/docs/compat.dox
+++ b/docs/compat.dox
@@ -230,8 +230,7 @@ at most OpenGL version 2.1.
 
 Because of this, on OS X 10.7 and later, the `GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR` and
 `GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR` hints will cause @ref glfwCreateWindow to fail if
-given version 3.0 or 3.1.  The `GLFW_OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT` hint must be set to
-`GLFW_TRUE` and the `GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE` hint must be set to
+given version 3.0 or 3.1.  The `GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE` hint must be set to
 `GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE` when creating OpenGL 3.2 and later contexts.  The
 `GLFW_OPENGL_DEBUG_CONTEXT` and `GLFW_CONTEXT_NO_ERROR` hints are ignored.
 
diff --git a/docs/window.dox b/docs/window.dox
index 3a9e4a29..16276a65 100644
--- a/docs/window.dox
+++ b/docs/window.dox
@@ -383,12 +383,10 @@ Additionally, OpenGL ES 1.x cannot be returned if 2.0 or later was requested,
 and vice versa.  This is because OpenGL ES 3.x is backward compatible with 2.0,
 but OpenGL ES 2.0 is not backward compatible with 1.x.
 
-@note @macos The OS only supports forward-compatible core profile contexts for
-OpenGL versions 3.2 and later.  Before creating an OpenGL context of version
-3.2 or later you must set the
-[GLFW_OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT](@ref GLFW_OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT_hint) and
-[GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE](@ref GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE_hint) hints accordingly.  OpenGL
-3.0 and 3.1 contexts are not supported at all on macOS.
+@note @macos The OS only supports core profile contexts for OpenGL versions 3.2
+and later.  Before creating an OpenGL context of version 3.2 or later you must
+set the [GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE](@ref GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE_hint) hint accordingly.
+OpenGL 3.0 and 3.1 contexts are not supported at all on macOS.
 
 @anchor GLFW_OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT_hint
 __GLFW_OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT__ specifies whether the OpenGL context should be
diff --git a/include/GLFW/glfw3.h b/include/GLFW/glfw3.h
index dad45a49..2aade0f0 100644
--- a/include/GLFW/glfw3.h
+++ b/include/GLFW/glfw3.h
@@ -2580,12 +2580,11 @@ GLFWAPI void glfwWindowHintString(int hint, const char* value);
  *  @remark @win32 The context to share resources with must not be current on
  *  any other thread.
  *
- *  @remark @macos The OS only supports forward-compatible core profile contexts
- *  for OpenGL versions 3.2 and later.  Before creating an OpenGL context of
- *  version 3.2 or later you must set the
- *  [GLFW_OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT](@ref GLFW_OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT_hint) and
- *  [GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE](@ref GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE_hint) hints accordingly.
- *  OpenGL 3.0 and 3.1 contexts are not supported at all on macOS.
+ *  @remark @macos The OS only supports core profile contexts for OpenGL
+ *  versions 3.2 and later.  Before creating an OpenGL context of version 3.2 or
+ *  later you must set the [GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE](@ref GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE_hint)
+ *  hint accordingly.  OpenGL 3.0 and 3.1 contexts are not supported at all
+ *  on macOS.
  *
  *  @remark @macos The GLFW window has no icon, as it is not a document
  *  window, but the dock icon will be the same as the application bundle's icon.