diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index ce373cb2d2..9c05284780 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 static id apple_platform;
 static CFRunLoopObserverRef iterate_observer;
-static CFRunLoopTimerRef iterate_timer;
 
 /* forward declaration */
 void apple_rarch_exited(void);
@@ -63,14 +62,6 @@ static void rarch_draw(void)
 
    rarch_main_data_iterate();
 
-   if (iterate_timer)
-   {
-      if (rarch_main_data_active())
-         CFRunLoopAddTimer(CFRunLoopGetMain(), iterate_timer, kCFRunLoopCommonModes); 
-      else
-         CFRunLoopRemoveTimer(CFRunLoopGetMain(), iterate_timer, kCFRunLoopCommonModes); 
-   }
-
    if (ret == -1)
    {
       main_exit_save_config();
@@ -309,23 +300,9 @@ void apple_start_iterate_observer(void)
   CFRunLoopAddObserver(CFRunLoopGetMain(), iterate_observer, kCFRunLoopCommonModes);
 }
 
-void apple_start_iterate_timer(void)
-{
-  CFTimeInterval interval;
-  
-  if (iterate_timer)
-    return;
-
-  // This number is a double measured in seconds.
-  interval = 1.0 / 60.0 / 1000.0;
-
-  iterate_timer = CFRunLoopTimerCreate(0, interval, interval, 0, 0, rarch_draw_timer, 0);
-}
-
 - (void) apple_start_iteration
 {
   apple_start_iterate_observer();
-  apple_start_iterate_timer();
 }
 
 void apple_stop_iterate_observer(void)
@@ -338,20 +315,9 @@ void apple_stop_iterate_observer(void)
     iterate_observer = NULL;
 }
 
-void apple_stop_iterate_timer(void)
-{
-    if (!iterate_timer)
-        return;
-    
-    CFRunLoopTimerInvalidate(iterate_timer);
-    CFRelease(iterate_timer);
-    iterate_timer = NULL;
-}
-
 - (void) apple_stop_iteration
 {
   apple_stop_iterate_observer();
-  apple_stop_iterate_timer();
 }
 
 - (void)applicationDidEnterBackground:(UIApplication *)application