diff --git a/application/application.ios.ts b/application/application.ios.ts
index ac3226e23..fdd8cbf63 100644
--- a/application/application.ios.ts
+++ b/application/application.ios.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ class IOSApplication implements definition.iOSApplication {
 
     public nativeApp: any;
     public rootController: any;
-    private _tnsAppdelegate: TNSAppDelegate;
     private _registeredObservers = {};
 
     constructor() {
@@ -153,10 +152,6 @@ class IOSApplication implements definition.iOSApplication {
         this.nativeApp = UIApplication.sharedApplication();
     }
 
-    public init() {
-        this._tnsAppdelegate = new TNSAppDelegate();
-    }
-
     public addNotificationObserver(notificationName: string, onReceiveCallback: (notification: NSNotification) => void) {
         var observer = NotificationReceiver.new().initWithCallback(onReceiveCallback);
         NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter().addObserverSelectorNameObject(observer, "onReceive", notificationName, null);
@@ -174,7 +169,6 @@ class IOSApplication implements definition.iOSApplication {
 // TODO: If we have nested require(application) calls we may enter unfinished module state, which will create two delegates, resulting in an exception
 var app = new IOSApplication();
 exports.ios = app;
-app.init();
 
 exports.start = function () {
     appModule.loadCss();