diff --git a/common/node_bindings_mac.cc b/common/node_bindings_mac.cc
index 0a31a1dd1fa..3397e35a5ed 100644
--- a/common/node_bindings_mac.cc
+++ b/common/node_bindings_mac.cc
@@ -26,23 +26,6 @@ NodeBindingsMac::NodeBindingsMac(bool is_browser)
 NodeBindingsMac::~NodeBindingsMac() {
 }
 
-void NodeBindingsMac::RunMessageLoop() {
-  // Get notified when libuv's watcher queue changes.
-  uv_loop_->data = this;
-  uv_loop_->on_watcher_queue_updated = OnWatcherQueueChanged;
-
-  NodeBindings::RunMessageLoop();
-}
-
-// static
-void NodeBindingsMac::OnWatcherQueueChanged(uv_loop_t* loop) {
-  NodeBindingsMac* self = static_cast<NodeBindingsMac*>(loop->data);
-
-  // We need to break the io polling in the kqueue thread when loop's watcher
-  // queue changes, otherwise new events cannot be notified.
-  self->WakeupEmbedThread();
-}
-
 void NodeBindingsMac::PollEvents() {
   struct timespec spec;
   int timeout = uv_backend_timeout(uv_loop_);
diff --git a/common/node_bindings_mac.h b/common/node_bindings_mac.h
index 4929c1a2cf6..6ae79c0a60b 100644
--- a/common/node_bindings_mac.h
+++ b/common/node_bindings_mac.h
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@ class NodeBindingsMac : public NodeBindings {
   explicit NodeBindingsMac(bool is_browser);
   virtual ~NodeBindingsMac();
 
-  virtual void RunMessageLoop() OVERRIDE;
-
  private:
-  // Called when uv's watcher queue changes.
-  static void OnWatcherQueueChanged(uv_loop_t* loop);
-
   virtual void PollEvents() OVERRIDE;
 
   // Kqueue to poll for uv's backend fd.
diff --git a/vendor/node b/vendor/node
index 2fce49829b4..efc9599187e 160000
--- a/vendor/node
+++ b/vendor/node
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2fce49829b4dde69bceed91c00cec578517541b0
+Subproject commit efc9599187eb8a3b350b8f6eb7aa463a7d1c329f