diff --git a/src/components/Navbar.vue b/src/components/Navbar.vue
index 66931c9..913b75d 100644
--- a/src/components/Navbar.vue
+++ b/src/components/Navbar.vue
@@ -60,19 +60,17 @@
       <div class="flex h-full">
         <button
           v-if="resizeable"
-          class="grow flex justify-center items-center app-titlebar-button hover:text-white px-2"
-          @click="window.app.minimize">
+          class="grow flex justify-center items-center app-titlebar-button hover:text-white px-2">
           <Minus class="h-5 w-5" />
         </button>
         <button
           v-if="resizeable"
-          class="grow flex justify-center items-center app-titlebar-button hover:text-white px-2"
-          @click="window.app.maximize">
+          class="grow flex justify-center items-center app-titlebar-button hover:text-white px-2">
           <Square class="h-3.5 w-3.5 mr-0.5" />
         </button>
         <button
           class="grow flex justify-center items-center app-titlebar-button hover:text-white px-2"
-          @click="window.app.close">
+          @click="window.close">
           <X class="h-5 w-5 mr-0.5" />
         </button>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/preload.js b/src/preload.js
index f0a4e56..9ab5a0a 100644
--- a/src/preload.js
+++ b/src/preload.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // See the Electron documentation for details on how to use preload scripts:
 // https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/process-model#preload-scripts
 
-const { contextBridge, ipcRenderer, BrowserWindow } = require('electron')
+const { contextBridge, ipcRenderer } = require('electron')
 
 
 // expose an API to choose available devices
@@ -36,16 +36,3 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('nanodevice', {
     ipcRenderer.on('nano-onvalue', (_event, value) => listener(value))
   },
 })
-
-// expose an API to close the app
-contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('app', {
-  minimize() {
-    BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow()?.minimize()
-  },
-  maximize() {
-    BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow()?.maximize()
-  },
-  close() {
-    BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow()?.close()
-  },
-})