diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e45ed5c433..fb94530b6f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1097,7 +1097,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "ipc-channel",
  "plist",
  "serde",
- "sysinfo",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/crates/cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
index 98c5ba60ab..f2bab22ea7 100644
--- a/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ clap = { version = "3.1", features = ["derive"] }
 dirs = "3.0"
 ipc-channel = "0.16"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive", "rc"] }
-sysinfo = "0.27"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
 core-foundation = "0.9"
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/main.rs b/crates/cli/src/main.rs
index 8ef1b1fb2b..a31e59587f 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ use std::{
     fs::{self, OpenOptions},
     io,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
-    ptr, thread,
-    time::Duration,
+    ptr,
 };
-use sysinfo::{Pid, System, SystemExt};
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[clap(name = "zed", global_setting(clap::AppSettings::NoAutoVersion))]
@@ -34,8 +32,6 @@ struct Args {
     /// Custom Zed.app path
     #[clap(short, long)]
     bundle_path: Option<PathBuf>,
-    #[clap(short, long)]
-    restart_from: Option<Pid>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
@@ -64,13 +60,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    if let Some(parent_pid) = args.restart_from {
-        let mut system = System::new();
-        while system.refresh_process(parent_pid) {
-            thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
-        }
-    }
-
     for path in args.paths.iter() {
         if !path.exists() {
             touch(path.as_path())?;
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform.rs
index 4753450110..1bf19e983e 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ pub trait Platform: Send + Sync {
     fn app_version(&self) -> Result<AppVersion>;
     fn os_name(&self) -> &'static str;
     fn os_version(&self) -> Result<AppVersion>;
+    fn restart(&self);
 }
 
 pub(crate) trait ForegroundPlatform {
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/platform.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/platform.rs
index ccbae5a832..3db7c6eedc 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/platform.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/platform.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ use std::{
     ffi::{c_void, CStr, OsStr},
     os::{raw::c_char, unix::ffi::OsStrExt},
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    process::Command,
     ptr,
     rc::Rc,
     slice, str,
@@ -803,6 +804,33 @@ impl platform::Platform for MacPlatform {
             })
         }
     }
+
+    fn restart(&self) {
+        #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+        let path = std::env::current_exe();
+
+        #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+        let path = unsafe {
+            let bundle: id = NSBundle::mainBundle();
+            if bundle.is_null() {
+                std::env::current_exe()
+            } else {
+                let path: id = msg_send![bundle, bundlePath];
+                let path: *mut c_char = msg_send![path, UTF8String];
+
+                Ok(PathBuf::from(OsStr::from_bytes(
+                    CStr::from_ptr(path).to_bytes(),
+                )))
+            }
+        };
+
+        let command = path.and_then(|path| Command::new("/usr/bin/open").arg(path).spawn());
+
+        match command {
+            Err(err) => log::error!("Unable to restart application {}", err),
+            Ok(_) => self.quit(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 unsafe fn path_from_objc(path: id) -> PathBuf {
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/test.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/test.rs
index cf0e31c2b8..e81daa8788 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/test.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/test.rs
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ impl super::Platform for Platform {
             patch: 0,
         })
     }
+
+    fn restart(&self) {}
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/main.rs b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
index 5679bce53a..a775b31bc4 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ use terminal_view::{get_working_directory, TerminalView};
 use fs::RealFs;
 use settings::watched_json::{watch_keymap_file, watch_settings_file, WatchedJsonFile};
 use theme::ThemeRegistry;
-use util::{channel::RELEASE_CHANNEL, paths, ResultExt, StaffMode, TryFutureExt};
+#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+use util::StaffMode;
+use util::{channel::RELEASE_CHANNEL, paths, ResultExt, TryFutureExt};
 use workspace::{
     self, item::ItemHandle, notifications::NotifyResultExt, AppState, NewFile, OpenPaths, Workspace,
 };
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
index 7be2818b61..16b5413fda 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ use gpui::{
     },
     impl_actions,
     platform::{WindowBounds, WindowOptions},
-    AssetSource, AsyncAppContext, Platform, PromptLevel, Task, TitlebarOptions, ViewContext,
-    WindowKind,
+    AssetSource, AsyncAppContext, Platform, PromptLevel, TitlebarOptions, ViewContext, WindowKind,
 };
 use language::Rope;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ use search::{BufferSearchBar, ProjectSearchBar};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::to_string_pretty;
 use settings::{keymap_file_json_schema, settings_file_json_schema, Settings};
-use std::{borrow::Cow, env, path::Path, process::Command, str, sync::Arc};
+use std::{borrow::Cow, env, path::Path, str, sync::Arc};
 use util::{channel::ReleaseChannel, paths, ResultExt, StaffMode};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 pub use workspace;
@@ -130,9 +129,7 @@ pub fn init(app_state: &Arc<AppState>, cx: &mut gpui::MutableAppContext) {
             }
         },
     );
-    cx.add_global_action(|_: &Quit, cx| {
-        quit(cx).detach_and_log_err(cx);
-    });
+    cx.add_global_action(quit);
     cx.add_global_action(restart);
     cx.add_global_action(move |action: &OpenBrowser, cx| cx.platform().open_url(&action.url));
     cx.add_global_action(move |_: &IncreaseBufferFontSize, cx| {
@@ -408,30 +405,10 @@ pub fn build_window_options(
 }
 
 fn restart(_: &Restart, cx: &mut gpui::MutableAppContext) {
-    let cli_process = cx
-        .platform()
-        .path_for_auxiliary_executable("cli")
-        .log_err()
-        .and_then(|path| {
-            Command::new(path)
-                .args(["--restart-from", &format!("{}", std::process::id())])
-                .spawn()
-                .log_err()
-        });
-
-    cx.spawn(|mut cx| async move {
-        let did_quit = cx.update(quit).await?;
-        if !did_quit {
-            if let Some(mut cli_process) = cli_process {
-                cli_process.kill().log_err();
-            }
-        }
-        Ok::<(), anyhow::Error>(())
-    })
-    .detach_and_log_err(cx);
+    cx.platform().restart();
 }
 
-fn quit(cx: &mut gpui::MutableAppContext) -> Task<Result<bool>> {
+fn quit(_: &Quit, cx: &mut gpui::MutableAppContext) {
     let mut workspaces = cx
         .window_ids()
         .filter_map(|window_id| cx.root_view::<Workspace>(window_id))
@@ -454,7 +431,7 @@ fn quit(cx: &mut gpui::MutableAppContext) -> Task<Result<bool>> {
                 .next()
                 .await;
             if answer != Some(0) {
-                return Ok(false);
+                return Ok(());
             }
         }
 
@@ -466,12 +443,13 @@ fn quit(cx: &mut gpui::MutableAppContext) -> Task<Result<bool>> {
                 })
                 .await?
             {
-                return Ok(false);
+                return Ok(());
             }
         }
         cx.platform().quit();
-        anyhow::Ok(true)
+        anyhow::Ok(())
     })
+    .detach_and_log_err(cx);
 }
 
 fn about(_: &mut Workspace, _: &About, cx: &mut gpui::ViewContext<Workspace>) {