diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiview.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiview.mm
index b31e1a043dc..7796e93c16d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiview.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiview.mm
@@ -60,26 +60,6 @@ inline ulong getTimeStamp(UIEvent *event)
     CGPoint m_lastScrollDelta;
 }
 
-+ (void)load
-{
-#if !defined(Q_OS_TVOS) && !defined(Q_OS_VISIONOS)
-    if (QOperatingSystemVersion::current() < QOperatingSystemVersion(QOperatingSystemVersion::IOS, 11)) {
-        // iOS 11 handles this though [UIView safeAreaInsetsDidChange], but there's no signal for
-        // the corresponding top and bottom layout guides that we use on earlier versions. Note
-        // that we use the _will_ change version of the notification, because we want to react
-        // to the change as early was possible. But since the top and bottom layout guides have
-        // not been updated at this point we use asynchronous delivery of the event, so that the
-        // event is processed by QtGui just after iOS has updated the layout margins.
-        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserverForName:UIApplicationWillChangeStatusBarFrameNotification
-            object:nil queue:[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] usingBlock:^(NSNotification *) {
-                for (QWindow *window : QGuiApplication::allWindows())
-                    QWindowSystemInterface::handleSafeAreaMarginsChanged<QWindowSystemInterface::AsynchronousDelivery>(window);
-            }
-        ];
-    }
-#endif
-}
-
 + (Class)layerClass
 {
 #if QT_CONFIG(opengl)