diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
index e9901a873..8ab778172 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
@@ -798,7 +798,6 @@ export namespace ios {
      * @param view The view form which to start the search.
      */
     export function getParentWithViewController(view: View): View
-    export function isContentScrollable(controller: any /* UIViewController */, owner: View): boolean
     export function updateAutoAdjustScrollInsets(controller: any /* UIViewController */, owner: View): void
     export function updateConstraints(controller: any /* UIViewController */, owner: View): void;
     export function layoutView(controller: any /* UIViewController */, owner: View): void;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts
index 23d4be955..c9cfb4f71 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts
@@ -659,21 +659,7 @@ export namespace ios {
         return view;
     }
 
-    export function isContentScrollable(controller: UIViewController, owner: View): boolean {
-        let scrollableContent = (<any>owner).scrollableContent;
-        if (scrollableContent === undefined) {
-            const view: UIView = controller.view.subviews.count > 0 ? controller.view.subviews[0] : null;
-            if (view instanceof UIScrollView) {
-                scrollableContent = true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return scrollableContent === true || scrollableContent === "true";
-    }
-
     export function updateAutoAdjustScrollInsets(controller: UIViewController, owner: View): void {
-        const scrollable = isContentScrollable(controller, owner);
-
         if (majorVersion <= 10) {
             owner._automaticallyAdjustsScrollViewInsets = false;
             // This API is deprecated, but has no alternative for <= iOS 10