diff --git a/ios/assets/LaunchScreen.xib b/ios/assets/LaunchScreen.xib
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index 70ae06b281..0000000000
--- a/ios/assets/LaunchScreen.xib
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@@ -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>