diff --git a/packaging/ios/Subsurface-mobile/MainForm.ui.qml b/packaging/ios/Subsurface-mobile/MainForm.ui.qml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7913bb2b8..000000000
--- a/packaging/ios/Subsurface-mobile/MainForm.ui.qml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import QtQuick 2.6
-import QtQuick.Controls 1.5
-import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
-
-Item {
-    width: 640
-    height: 480
-
-    property alias button1: button1
-    property alias button2: button2
-
-    RowLayout {
-        anchors.centerIn: parent
-
-        Button {
-            id: button1
-            text: qsTr("Press Me 1")
-        }
-
-        Button {
-            id: button2
-            text: qsTr("Press Me 2")
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/packaging/ios/Subsurface-mobile/dummy.qml b/packaging/ios/Subsurface-mobile/dummy.qml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12dff8596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/ios/Subsurface-mobile/dummy.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// dummy file that tells the iOS build which dependencies
+// are needed at runtim
+import QtQuick 2.5
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
+import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.4
+import QtQuick.Dialogs 1.2
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.2
+import QtQuick.Window 2.2
+import QtWebView 1.0
+
+ApplicationWindow {
+
+}
diff --git a/packaging/ios/Subsurface-mobile/main.qml b/packaging/ios/Subsurface-mobile/main.qml
deleted file mode 100644
index 26b1a7998..000000000
--- a/packaging/ios/Subsurface-mobile/main.qml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-import QtQuick 2.6
-import QtQuick.Controls 1.5
-import QtQuick.Dialogs 1.2
-
-ApplicationWindow {
-    visible: true
-    width: 640
-    height: 480
-    title: qsTr("Hello World")
-
-    menuBar: MenuBar {
-        Menu {
-            title: qsTr("File")
-            MenuItem {
-                text: qsTr("&Open")
-                onTriggered: console.log("Open action triggered");
-            }
-            MenuItem {
-                text: qsTr("Exit")
-                onTriggered: Qt.quit();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    MainForm {
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        button1.onClicked: messageDialog.show(qsTr("Button 1 pressed"))
-        button2.onClicked: messageDialog.show(qsTr("Button 2 pressed"))
-    }
-
-    MessageDialog {
-        id: messageDialog
-        title: qsTr("May I have your attention, please?")
-
-        function show(caption) {
-            messageDialog.text = caption;
-            messageDialog.open();
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/packaging/ios/Subsurface-mobile/qml.qrc b/packaging/ios/Subsurface-mobile/qml.qrc
index 7684346a5..4aad1f267 100644
--- a/packaging/ios/Subsurface-mobile/qml.qrc
+++ b/packaging/ios/Subsurface-mobile/qml.qrc
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <RCC>
     <qresource prefix="/">
-        <file>main.qml</file>
-        <file>MainForm.ui.qml</file>
+        <file>dummy.qml</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>