diff --git a/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Windows_UI_Xaml/Given_UIElement.cs b/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Windows_UI_Xaml/Given_UIElement.cs
index 4b77dae833af..43f65b9b3c49 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Windows_UI_Xaml/Given_UIElement.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Windows_UI_Xaml/Given_UIElement.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 using Windows.UI;
 using Windows.ApplicationModel.Appointments;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Hosting;
-using Uno.UI.Helpers.Xaml;
 using Uno.UI.Toolkit.Extensions;
 
 #if __IOS__
@@ -1718,16 +1717,15 @@ public async Task When_DragDrop_AcceptedOperation_None(bool setAcceptedOperation
 					Height = 100,
 					Fill = new SolidColorBrush(Microsoft.UI.Colors.LightCoral),
 					AllowDrop = true
-				}.GenericApply(rect =>
-					{
-						rect.Drop += (_, _) => dropCount++;
-						if (setAcceptedOperation)
-						{
-							rect.DragOver += (_, e) => e.AcceptedOperation = DataPackageOperation.Copy;
-						}
-					}))
+				})
 			};
 
+			target.Drop += (_, _) => dropCount++;
+			if (setAcceptedOperation)
+			{
+				target.DragOver += (_, e) => e.AcceptedOperation = DataPackageOperation.Copy;
+			}
+
 			await UITestHelper.Load(sp);
 
 			mouse.MoveTo(source.GetAbsoluteBoundsRect().GetCenter());
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DragDrop/DragDropExtension.macOS.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DragDrop/DragDropExtension.macOS.cs
index 2df02c5da926..2b1b60f4c6e1 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DragDrop/DragDropExtension.macOS.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/DragDrop/DragDropExtension.macOS.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ private void OnDraggingExited(NSDraggingInfo draggingInfo)
 
 		private bool OnPerformDragOperation(NSDraggingInfo draggingInfo)
 		{
-			var operation = _manager.ProcessDropped(new DragEventSource(_fakePointerId, draggingInfo, _window));
+			var operation = _manager.ProcessReleased(new DragEventSource(_fakePointerId, draggingInfo, _window));
 			return (operation != DataPackageOperation.None);
 		}
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public void StartNativeDrag(CoreDragInfo info)
 						(NSImage image, CGPoint screenPoint, NSDragOperation operation) =>
 						{
 							// The drop was completed externally
-							_manager.ProcessDropped(new DragEventSource(info.SourceId, _window));
+							_manager.ProcessReleased(new DragEventSource(info.SourceId, _window));
 							return;
 						};