diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_ObjCHelpers_mac.h b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_ObjCHelpers_mac.h
index c7c6175922..7f3cb7a880 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_ObjCHelpers_mac.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_ObjCHelpers_mac.h
@@ -435,10 +435,7 @@ constexpr auto getSignature (Result (Class::*) (Args...) const) { return Signatu
 template <typename Class, typename Fn, typename Result, typename... Params>
 auto createObjCBlockImpl (Class* object, Fn func, Signature<Result (Params...)>)
 {
-    __block auto _this = object;
-    __block auto _func = func;
-
-    return [[^Result (Params... params) { return (_this->*_func) (params...); } copy] autorelease];
+    return [[^Result (Params... params) { return (object->*func) (params...); } copy] autorelease];
 }
 } // namespace detail