diff --git a/app/appium.js b/app/appium.js
index a7f1d7368..e9cdadc72 100644
--- a/app/appium.js
+++ b/app/appium.js
@@ -474,10 +474,6 @@ Appium.prototype.invoke = function() {
         device.stop = function(cb) { cb(); };
         this.devices[this.deviceType] = device;
       } else if (this.isIos()) {
-        var useLocationServices = this.desiredCapabilities.useLocationServices;
-        if (useLocationServices !== false) {
-          useLocationServices = true;
-        }
         var iosOpts = {
           rest: this.rest
           , webSocket: this.webSocket
@@ -496,7 +492,6 @@ Appium.prototype.invoke = function() {
           , startingOrientation: this.desiredCapabilities.deviceOrientation || this.args.orientation
           , robotPort: this.args.robotPort
           , robotAddress: this.args.robotAddress
-          , useLocationServices: useLocationServices
         };
         this.devices[this.deviceType] = ios(iosOpts);
       } else if (this.isAndroid()) {
diff --git a/app/ios.js b/app/ios.js
index b6c5d66f7..411bb07fd 100644
--- a/app/ios.js
+++ b/app/ios.js
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ var IOS = function(args) {
   this.reset = args.reset;
   this.automationTraceTemplatePath = args.automationTraceTemplatePath;
   this.removeTraceDir = args.removeTraceDir;
-  this.useLocationServices = args.useLocationServices;
   this.deviceType = args.deviceType;
   this.startingOrientation = args.startingOrientation || "PORTRAIT";
   this.curOrientation = this.startingOrientation;
@@ -212,7 +211,6 @@ IOS.prototype.onInstrumentsLaunch = function(launchCb) {
   async.series([
     this.setBundleId.bind(this),
     this.setInitialOrientation.bind(this),
-    this.setLocationServicesPref.bind(this),
     this.navToInitialWebview.bind(this)
   ], function(err) {
     if (err) return launchCb(err);
@@ -252,12 +250,6 @@ IOS.prototype.setInitialOrientation = function(cb) {
   }
 };
 
-IOS.prototype.setLocationServicesPref = function(cb) {
-  var cmd = "setBootstrapConfig: useLocationServices=" +
-            JSON.stringify(this.useLocationServices);
-  this.proxy(cmd, cb);
-};
-
 IOS.prototype.navToInitialWebview = function(cb) {
   if (this.autoWebview) {
     this.navToFirstAvailWebview(cb);
diff --git a/app/uiauto/bootstrap.js b/app/uiauto/bootstrap.js
index f64d9393f..24f835e69 100644
--- a/app/uiauto/bootstrap.js
+++ b/app/uiauto/bootstrap.js
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@ var cmd = getFirstCommand();
 var bootstrapSettings = {};
 
 UIATarget.onAlert = function(alert) {
-  var alertName = alert.name() || '';
-  if (alertName.indexOf("Use Your Current Location") !== -1) {
-    if (bootstrapSettings.useLocationServices) {
-      alert.buttons()["OK"].tap();
-    } else {
-      alert.buttons()[0].tap();
-    }
-  }
   return true;
 };
 var result;