diff --git a/platform/darwin/src/nsthread.mm b/platform/darwin/src/nsthread.mm
index 9ac1d2caa..eee6d6991 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/src/nsthread.mm
+++ b/platform/darwin/src/nsthread.mm
@@ -2,9 +2,22 @@
 
 #include <mbgl/platform/platform.hpp>
 
+#include <pthread.h>
+
 namespace mbgl {
 namespace platform {
 
+std::string getCurrentThreadName() {
+    char name[32] = "unknown";
+    pthread_getname_np(pthread_self(), name, sizeof(name));
+
+    return name;
+}
+
+void setCurrentThreadName(const std::string& name) {
+    pthread_setname_np(name.c_str());
+}
+
 void makeThreadLowPriority() {
     [[NSThread currentThread] setThreadPriority:0.0];
 }
diff --git a/platform/default/thread.cpp b/platform/default/thread.cpp
index a217bc73f..f4d0b9a85 100644
--- a/platform/default/thread.cpp
+++ b/platform/default/thread.cpp
@@ -11,42 +11,26 @@ namespace platform {
 
 std::string getCurrentThreadName() {
     char name[32] = "unknown";
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
     pthread_getname_np(pthread_self(), name, sizeof(name));
-#elif defined(__GLIBC__) && defined(__GLIBC_PREREQ)
-#if __GLIBC_PREREQ(2, 12)
-    pthread_getname_np(pthread_self(), name, sizeof(name));
-#endif
-#endif
+
     return name;
 }
 
 void setCurrentThreadName(const std::string& name) {
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
-    pthread_setname_np(name.c_str());
-#elif defined(__GLIBC__) && defined(__GLIBC_PREREQ)
-#if __GLIBC_PREREQ(2, 12)
     if (name.size() > 15) { // Linux hard limit (see manpages).
         pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), name.substr(0, 15).c_str());
     } else {
         pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), name.c_str());
     }
-#endif
-#endif
-    (void)name;
 }
 
 void makeThreadLowPriority() {
-#ifdef SCHED_IDLE
     struct sched_param param;
     param.sched_priority = 0;
-    int status = sched_setscheduler(0, SCHED_IDLE, &param);
-    if (status != 0) {
+
+    if (sched_setscheduler(0, SCHED_IDLE, &param) != 0) {
         Log::Warning(Event::General, "Couldn't set thread scheduling policy");
     }
-#else
-#pragma message("Building without thread priority control")
-#endif
 }
 
 } // namespace platform