diff --git a/src/js/controller/login/add-account.js b/src/js/controller/login/add-account.js
index 199d9ec..67fd6d1 100644
--- a/src/js/controller/login/add-account.js
+++ b/src/js/controller/login/add-account.js
@@ -74,32 +74,6 @@ var AddAccountCtrl = function($scope, $location, $routeParams, $timeout, $q, mai
             $location.path('/login-set-credentials');
         });
     };
-
-    /**
-     * A helper function is detect if the app is running as an ios-cordova app
-     * @return {Boolean} if we are running on iOS
-     */
-    $scope.checkIOS = function() {
-        if (!(window.chrome && chrome.runtime && chrome.runtime.getPlatformInfo)) {
-            $scope.isIOS = false;
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // check which runtime the app is running under
-        chrome.runtime.getPlatformInfo(function(platformInfo) {
-            $timeout(function() {
-                if (chrome.runtime.lastError || !platformInfo) {
-                    $scope.isIOS = false; // assume not running of iOS if something goes wrong
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                $scope.isIOS = platformInfo.os.indexOf('ios') !== -1;
-            });
-        });
-    };
-
-    // check platform on init
-    $scope.checkIOS();
 };
 
 module.exports = AddAccountCtrl;
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diff --git a/src/tpl/add-account.html b/src/tpl/add-account.html
index 7f055e9..c835cab 100644
--- a/src/tpl/add-account.html
+++ b/src/tpl/add-account.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         </div>
       </form>
 
-      <p class="typo-paragraph" ng-hide="isIOS">
+      <p class="typo-paragraph">
         Or sign up for an encrypted <a href="#create-account">Whiteout Mailbox</a>.
       </p>
     </main>