diff --git a/include/mbgl/ios/MGLMetricsLocationManager.h b/include/mbgl/ios/MGLMetricsLocationManager.h
index 1630b848a..ce04ae9ef 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/ios/MGLMetricsLocationManager.h
+++ b/include/mbgl/ios/MGLMetricsLocationManager.h
@@ -19,6 +19,4 @@
 - (void) startUpdatingLocation;
 - (void) stopUpdatingLocation;
 
-- (void) setBackgroundStatus:(BOOL)isBackground;
-
 @end
diff --git a/platform/ios/MGLMetricsLocationManager.m b/platform/ios/MGLMetricsLocationManager.m
index 65f6f0666..08a81b71b 100644
--- a/platform/ios/MGLMetricsLocationManager.m
+++ b/platform/ios/MGLMetricsLocationManager.m
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@
 @interface MGLMetricsLocationManager()
 
 @property (atomic) CLLocationManager *locationManager;
-@property (atomic) BOOL isBackground;
 
 @end
 
 @implementation MGLMetricsLocationManager
 
-
 static MGLMetricsLocationManager *sharedManager = nil;
 
 - (id) init {
@@ -75,10 +73,6 @@ static MGLMetricsLocationManager *sharedManager = nil;
     }
 }
 
-- (void) setBackgroundStatus:(BOOL)isBackground {
-    self.isBackground = isBackground;
-}
-
 - (void) startUpdatingLocation {
     [self.locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
 }
@@ -105,7 +99,6 @@ static MGLMetricsLocationManager *sharedManager = nil;
         NSMutableDictionary *evt = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
         [evt setValue:[[NSNumber alloc] initWithDouble:loc.coordinate.latitude] forKey:@"lat"];
         [evt setValue:[[NSNumber alloc] initWithDouble:loc.coordinate.longitude] forKey:@"lng"];
-        [evt setValue:[[NSNumber alloc] initWithBool:_isBackground] forKey:@"isBackground"];
         [[MGLMapboxEvents sharedManager] pushEvent:@"location" withAttributes:evt];
     }
 }