diff --git a/platform/ios/MGLMapView.mm b/platform/ios/MGLMapView.mm
index cf2274e2b..4c014d12c 100644
--- a/platform/ios/MGLMapView.mm
+++ b/platform/ios/MGLMapView.mm
@@ -2254,15 +2254,6 @@ CLLocationCoordinate2D MGLLocationCoordinate2DFromLatLng(mbgl::LatLng latLng)
     }
 }
 
-- (void)locationManager:(__unused CLLocationManager *)manager didChangeAuthorizationStatus:(CLAuthorizationStatus)status
-{
-    if (status == kCLAuthorizationStatusDenied || status == kCLAuthorizationStatusRestricted)
-    {
-        self.userTrackingMode  = MGLUserTrackingModeNone;
-        self.showsUserLocation = NO;
-    }
-}
-
 - (void)locationManager:(__unused CLLocationManager *)manager didFailWithError:(NSError *)error
 {
     if ([error code] == kCLErrorDenied)