diff --git a/native/v8_extensions/native.js b/native/v8_extensions/native.js
index f2132d8e8..08ac1f065 100644
--- a/native/v8_extensions/native.js
+++ b/native/v8_extensions/native.js
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ var $native = {};
   native function exists(path);
   $native.exists = exists;
 
-  native function alert(message, detailedMessage, buttonNamesAndCallbacks);
-  $native.alert = alert;
-
   native function read(path);
   $native.read = read;
 
diff --git a/native/v8_extensions/native.mm b/native/v8_extensions/native.mm
index 3c880e646..2080d9499 100644
--- a/native/v8_extensions/native.mm
+++ b/native/v8_extensions/native.mm
@@ -162,42 +162,6 @@ bool Native::Execute(const CefString& name,
   else if (name == "asyncList") {    
     return false;
   }
-  else if (name == "alert") {
-    NSString *message = stringFromCefV8Value(arguments[0]);
-    NSString *detailedMessage = stringFromCefV8Value(arguments[1]);
-      
-    CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> buttonNamesAndCallbacks;
-    if (arguments.size() < 3) {
-      buttonNamesAndCallbacks = CefV8Value::CreateArray(0);
-    }
-    else {
-      buttonNamesAndCallbacks = arguments[2];
-    }
-    
-    NSAlert *alert = [[[NSAlert alloc] init] autorelease];
-    [alert setMessageText:message];
-    [alert setInformativeText:detailedMessage];
-    
-    for (int i = 0; i < buttonNamesAndCallbacks->GetArrayLength(); i++) {
-      std::string title = buttonNamesAndCallbacks->GetValue(i)->GetValue(0)->GetStringValue().ToString();
-      NSString *buttonTitle = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:title.c_str()];
-      NSButton *button = [alert addButtonWithTitle:buttonTitle];
-      [button setTag:i];
-    }
-    
-    NSUInteger buttonTag = [alert runModal];    
-    
-    if (buttonNamesAndCallbacks->GetArrayLength() == 0) { // No button title if there were no buttons specified.
-      return true; 
-    }
-    
-    CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> callback = buttonNamesAndCallbacks->GetValue(buttonTag)->GetValue(1);
-    CefV8ValueList args;
-    callback->SetRethrowExceptions(true);
-    callback->ExecuteFunction(callback, args);
-      
-    return true;
-  }
   else if (name == "writeToPasteboard") {
     NSString *text = stringFromCefV8Value(arguments[0]);
     
diff --git a/src/stdlib/native.coffee b/src/stdlib/native.coffee
index e468e4026..e35b7b1b3 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/native.coffee
+++ b/src/stdlib/native.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 module.exports =
 class Native
-  @alert: (args...) -> $native.alert(args...)
-
   @saveDialog: (args...) -> $native.saveDialog(args...)
 
   @reload: -> $native.reload()