diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 20148b3f6..9bbf1b359 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 dnl don't put anythingelse before AC_PROG_CC unless checking if macro still work for clang
 AC_PROG_CXX(["xcrun clang++" g++])
 AC_PROG_CC(["xcrun clang" gcc])
-AC_PROG_OBJC(["xcrun clang" gcc])
 
 gl_LD_OUTPUT_DEF
 
diff --git a/tester/Makefile.am b/tester/Makefile.am
index 95beaf139..fde5246c8 100644
--- a/tester/Makefile.am
+++ b/tester/Makefile.am
@@ -26,14 +26,7 @@ liblinphonetester_la_SOURCES = tester.c \
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/coreapi
 AM_CFLAGS    = $(STRICT_OPTIONS) -DIN_LINPHONE $(ORTP_CFLAGS) $(MEDIASTREAMER_CFLAGS) $(CUNIT_CFLAGS) $(BELLESIP_CFLAGS) $(LIBXML2_CFLAGS)
 
-if BUILD_IOS
-
-#we build the liblinphonetester as a library, not as an executable, so that it is usable in XCode
-liblinphonetester_la_OBJCFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
-liblinphonetester_la_SOURCES  += liblinphonetester_ios.m liblinphonetester_ios.h
-liblinphonetester_la_LDFLAGS   = -framework CoreFoundation -framework AudioToolbox -framework CoreAudio -framework Foundation -framework QuartzCore -framework OpenGLES -framework UIKit -framework AVFoundation $(CUNIT_LIBS)
-
-else
+if !BUILD_IOS
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = liblinphone_tester
 
diff --git a/tester/liblinphonetester_ios.h b/tester/liblinphonetester_ios.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a3b6177c3..000000000
--- a/tester/liblinphonetester_ios.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/*
- liblinphone_tester - liblinphone test suite
- Copyright (C) 2013  Belledonne Communications SARL
-
- This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
- (at your option) any later version.
-
- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- GNU General Public License for more details.
-
- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-
-#include "ortp/ortp.h"
-
-int apple_start_tests(int argc, char* argv[]);
-
-void liblinphone_tester_ios_log_handler(OrtpLogLevel level, const char* fmt, va_list args);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tester/liblinphonetester_ios.m b/tester/liblinphonetester_ios.m
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b853da51..000000000
--- a/tester/liblinphonetester_ios.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-/*
- liblinphone_tester - liblinphone test suite
- Copyright (C) 2013  Belledonne Communications SARL
-
- This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
- (at your option) any later version.
-
- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- GNU General Public License for more details.
-
- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#include "liblinphonetester_ios.h"
-
-#include <pthread.h>
-#import <CoreFoundation/CoreFoundation.h>
-#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
-
-extern int ios_tester_main(int argc, char * argv[]);
-
-int g_argc;
-char** g_argv;
-
-static void* apple_main(void* data) {
-    ios_tester_main(g_argc,g_argv);
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-int apple_start_tests(int argc, char* argv[])
-{
-    pthread_t main_thread;
-	g_argc=argc;
-	g_argv=argv;
-	return (int)pthread_create(&main_thread,NULL,apple_main,NULL);
-}
-
-void liblinphone_tester_ios_log_handler(OrtpLogLevel level, const char* fmt, va_list args)
-{
-    NSLogv([NSString stringWithUTF8String:fmt], args);
-}