diff --git a/include/mbgl/ios/private/MGLMapView_Private.h b/include/mbgl/ios/private/MGLMapView_Private.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 18c07ef1b..000000000
--- a/include/mbgl/ios/private/MGLMapView_Private.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
-
-@interface MGLMapView ()
-
-#pragma mark - Debugging
-
-/** Triggers another render pass even when it is not necessary. */
-- (void)invalidate;
-
-/** Returns whether the map view is currently loading or processing any assets required to render the map */
-- (BOOL)isFullyLoaded;
-
-@end
-
diff --git a/ios/benchmark/MBXBenchViewController.mm b/ios/benchmark/MBXBenchViewController.mm
index 1876a0c54..6e1c6d325 100644
--- a/ios/benchmark/MBXBenchViewController.mm
+++ b/ios/benchmark/MBXBenchViewController.mm
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 #import "MBXBenchViewController.h"
 
 #import <mbgl/ios/MGLMapView.h>
-#import <mbgl/ios/private/MGLMapView_Private.h>
 
 #include "locations.hpp"
 
 #include <chrono>
 
+@interface MGLMapView (MBXBenchmarkAdditions)
+
+#pragma mark - Debugging
+
+/** Triggers another render pass even when it is not necessary. */
+- (void)invalidate;
+
+/** Returns whether the map view is currently loading or processing any assets required to render the map */
+- (BOOL)isFullyLoaded;
+
+@end
+
 @interface MBXBenchViewController () <MGLMapViewDelegate>
 
 @property (nonatomic) MGLMapView *mapView;
diff --git a/ios/benchmark/fo/benchmark-ios.gypi b/ios/benchmark/fo/benchmark-ios.gypi
index ff004add5..0a3440d5c 100644
--- a/ios/benchmark/fo/benchmark-ios.gypi
+++ b/ios/benchmark/fo/benchmark-ios.gypi
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
       'sources': [
         './main.m',
-        '../../include/mbgl/ios/MGLMapView_private.h',
         './MBXBenchAppDelegate.h',
         './MBXBenchAppDelegate.m',
         './MBXBenchViewController.h',