diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libkiwix.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libkiwix.py
index 7960350..22c15d6 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libkiwix.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libkiwix.py
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ class Libkiwix(Dependency):
             platformInfo = self.buildEnv.platformInfo
             if platformInfo.build == 'android':
                 return '-Dstatic-linkage=true -Dwerror=false'
-            if platformInfo.build == 'iOS':
-                return '-Db_bitcode=true'
             if platformInfo.name == 'flatpak':
                 return '--wrap-mode=nodownload'
             if platformInfo.mixed and option('target') == 'libkiwix':
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libzim.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libzim.py
index 0d96d75..a79cb76 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libzim.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libzim.py
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ class Libzim(Dependency):
             if platformInfo.build == 'android':
                 config_options.append("-DUSE_BUFFER_HEADER=false")
                 config_options.append("-Dstatic-linkage=true")
-            if platformInfo.build == 'iOS':
-                config_options.append("-Db_bitcode=true")
             if platformInfo.mixed and option('target') == 'libzim':
                 config_options.append("-Dstatic-linkage=true")
             if platformInfo.name == "flatpak":