diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a905bf90..3c45b338 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed wrong carthage directory name reference for macOS [#74](https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen/pull/74)
+- Removed unnecessary `carthage copy-frameworks` for macOS app target [#76](https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen/pull/76)
 
 ## 1.2.2
 
diff --git a/Sources/XcodeGenKit/PBXProjGenerator.swift b/Sources/XcodeGenKit/PBXProjGenerator.swift
index 24f0fe8c..e2970d01 100644
--- a/Sources/XcodeGenKit/PBXProjGenerator.swift
+++ b/Sources/XcodeGenKit/PBXProjGenerator.swift
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ public class PBXProjGenerator {
 
         if !carthageFrameworks.isEmpty {
 
-            if target.type.isApp {
+            if target.type.isApp && target.platform != .macOS {
                 let inputPaths = carthageFrameworks.map { "$(SRCROOT)/\(carthageBuildPath)/\(target.platform)/\($0)\($0.contains(".") ? "" : ".framework")" }
                 let carthageScript = PBXShellScriptBuildPhase(reference: generateUUID(PBXShellScriptBuildPhase.self, "Carthage" + target.name), files: [], name: "Carthage", inputPaths: inputPaths, outputPaths: [], shellPath: "/bin/sh", shellScript: "/usr/local/bin/carthage copy-frameworks\n")
                 addObject(carthageScript)