diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e4add2db5..ec1fe4f293 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1500,12 +1500,7 @@ if (TargetBin)
 		set_source_files_properties(${LANG_FILES} PROPERTIES MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION "MacOS/assets/lang")
 		set_source_files_properties(${SHADER_FILES} PROPERTIES MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION "MacOS/assets/shaders")
 		
-		if (IOS)
-			set(LAUNCH_SCREEN_XIB ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ios/assets/LaunchScreen.xib)
-			set_source_files_properties(${LAUNCH_SCREEN_XIB} PROPERTIES MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION "Resources")
-		endif()
-
-		add_executable(${TargetBin} MACOSX_BUNDLE ${ICON_PATH_ABS} ${NativeAssets} ${SHADER_FILES} ${FLASH0_FILES} ${LANG_FILES} ${NativeAppSource} ${LAUNCH_SCREEN_XIB})
+		add_executable(${TargetBin} MACOSX_BUNDLE ${ICON_PATH_ABS} ${NativeAssets} ${SHADER_FILES} ${FLASH0_FILES} ${LANG_FILES} ${NativeAppSource})
 	else()
 		add_executable(${TargetBin} ${NativeAppSource})
 	endif()
@@ -1535,7 +1530,7 @@ if(IOS)
 	)
 	set(APP_DIR_NAME \${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/\${FULL_PRODUCT_NAME})
 	add_custom_command(TARGET PPSSPP POST_BUILD
-		COMMAND tar -c -C . --exclude .DS_Store --exclude .git -H assets | tar -x -C '${APP_DIR_NAME}'
+		COMMAND tar -c -C . --exclude .DS_Store --exclude .git -H gnu assets | tar -x -C '${APP_DIR_NAME}'
 	)
 	# Force Xcode to relink the binary.
 	add_custom_command(TARGET Core PRE_BUILD
diff --git a/ios/PPSSPP-Info.plist b/ios/PPSSPP-Info.plist
index 9f13bf9b8e..0408e4b079 100644
--- a/ios/PPSSPP-Info.plist
+++ b/ios/PPSSPP-Info.plist
@@ -58,7 +58,5 @@
 		<integer>1</integer>
 		<integer>2</integer>
 	</array>
-	<key>UILaunchStoryboardName</key>
-	<string>LaunchScreen</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/ios/assets/LaunchScreen.xib b/ios/assets/LaunchScreen.xib
deleted file mode 100644
index 70ae06b281..0000000000
--- a/ios/assets/LaunchScreen.xib
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="6245" systemVersion="13F34" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" launchScreen="YES" useTraitCollections="YES">
-    <dependencies>
-        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="6238"/>
-    </dependencies>
-    <objects>
-        <placeholder placeholderIdentifier="IBFilesOwner" id="-1" userLabel="File's Owner"/>
-        <placeholder placeholderIdentifier="IBFirstResponder" id="-2" customClass="UIResponder"/>
-        <view contentMode="scaleToFill" id="iN0-l3-epB">
-            <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="480" height="480"/>
-            <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
-            <color key="backgroundColor" white="1" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="calibratedWhite"/>
-            <nil key="simulatedStatusBarMetrics"/>
-            <freeformSimulatedSizeMetrics key="simulatedDestinationMetrics"/>
-            <point key="canvasLocation" x="515" y="496"/>
-        </view>
-    </objects>
-</document>