diff --git a/build_single.sh b/build_single.sh
index f72e04d..9b0748b 100755
--- a/build_single.sh
+++ b/build_single.sh
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ pushd $repo/contrib/depends
                     export HOMEBREW_PREFIX=/usr/local
                 fi
             fi
-            # NOTE: we can use unbound from brew but app store rejects the app
+            # NOTE: we can use unbound from brew but app store rejects the app because of nghttp2 symbols being included
             # verbose_copy "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/lib/libunbound.a" ${MACOS_LIBS_DIR}/lib/libunbound.a
             verbose_copy "../../../external/macos/build/MACOS/lib/libunbound.a" ${MACOS_LIBS_DIR}/lib/libunbound.a
             verbose_copy "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/lib/libboost_chrono-mt.a" ${MACOS_LIBS_DIR}/lib/libboost_chrono-mt.a
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ pushd $repo/contrib/depends
             then
                 verbose_copy "${WOWNEROSEED_DIR}/libwownero-seed.a" ${MACOS_LIBS_DIR}/lib/libwownero-seed.a
             fi
-            verbose_copy "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/lib/libevent.a" ${MACOS_LIBS_DIR}/lib/libevent.a
         ;;
         "host-apple-ios")
             echo "===================================="
@@ -318,7 +317,11 @@ pushd $repo/build/${HOST_ABI}
             env CC="${CC}" CXX="${CXX}" cmake -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$PWD/../../contrib/depends/${HOST_ABI}/share/toolchain.cmake -D USE_DEVICE_TREZOR=OFF -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=1 -D BUILD_TESTS=OFF -D STATIC=ON -D ARCH="armv8-a" -D BUILD_64=ON -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$buildType -D BUILD_TAG="mac-armv8" ../..
         ;;
         "host-apple-darwin" | "x86_64-host-apple-darwin" | "aarch64-host-apple-darwin")
-            env CC="${CC}" CXX="${CXX}" cmake -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON -D USE_DEVICE_TREZOR=OFF -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=1 -D BUILD_TESTS=OFF -D STATIC=ON -D BUILD_64=ON -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$buildType ../..
+	    PREFIX="$(realpath "${PWD}/../../../external/macos/build/MACOS")"
+	    env \
+		CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH="${PREFIX}/include" \
+		CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH="${PREFIX}/lib" \
+		CC="${CC}" CXX="${CXX}" cmake -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON -D USE_DEVICE_TREZOR=OFF -D BUILD_GUI_DEPS=1 -D BUILD_TESTS=OFF -D STATIC=ON -D BUILD_64=ON -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$buildType ../..
         ;;
         "host-apple-ios")
             PREFIX="$(realpath "${PWD}/../../../external/ios/build/ios")"
diff --git a/external/macos/build_unbound.sh b/external/macos/build_unbound.sh
index 24ed54f..e9e1ff8 100755
--- a/external/macos/build_unbound.sh
+++ b/external/macos/build_unbound.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,6 @@ set -x -e
 
 . config.sh
 
-#### add m4 to path
-# NOTE: this may not be needed.
-
-HOMEBREW_PREFIX="$(brew config | grep HOMEBREW_PREFIX | awk '{ print $2 }')"
-M4_VERSION="$(brew info m4 | head -1 | awk '{ print $4 }')"
-export PATH="${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/Cellar/m4/${M4_VERSION}/bin/:$PATH"
-
 #### expat
 
 EXPAT_VERSION=R_2_4_8
@@ -40,9 +33,10 @@ cd $UNBOUND_DIR_PATH
 test `git rev-parse HEAD` = ${UNBOUND_HASH} || exit 1
 
 ./configure --prefix="${EXTERNAL_MACOS_DIR}" \
+	    --with-ssl="${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}" \
 			--with-libexpat="${EXTERNAL_MACOS_DIR}" \
 			--enable-static \
 			--disable-shared \
 			--disable-flto
 make
-make install
\ No newline at end of file
+make install
diff --git a/monero_libwallet2_api_c/CMakeLists.txt b/monero_libwallet2_api_c/CMakeLists.txt
index 3efca54..2eaae56 100644
--- a/monero_libwallet2_api_c/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/monero_libwallet2_api_c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -291,10 +291,6 @@ add_library(hidapi STATIC IMPORTED)
 set_target_properties(hidapi PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
     ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/lib/libhidapi.a)
 
-add_library(event STATIC IMPORTED)
-set_target_properties(event PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
-    ${EXTERNAL_LIBS_DIR}/lib/libevent.a)
-
 #############
 # System
 #############
@@ -327,7 +323,7 @@ if (${HOST_ABI} STREQUAL "x86_64-apple-darwin11" OR ${HOST_ABI} STREQUAL "aarch6
 elseif(${HOST_ABI} STREQUAL "host-apple-darwin" OR
        ${HOST_ABI} STREQUAL "x86_64-host-apple-darwin" OR
        ${HOST_ABI} STREQUAL "aarch64-host-apple-darwin")
-    set(EXTRA_LIBS_APPLE "-framework IOKit" "-framework CoreFoundation" "-framework Cocoa" apple_nghttp2 event)
+    set(EXTRA_LIBS_APPLE "-framework IOKit" "-framework CoreFoundation" "-framework Cocoa" apple_nghttp2)
 elseif(${HOST_ABI} STREQUAL "host-apple-ios")
   set(EXTRA_LIBS_APPLE "-framework IOKit" "-framework CoreFoundation" iconv )
 endif()