diff --git a/packages/vscode-extension/src/builders/BuildManager.ts b/packages/vscode-extension/src/builders/BuildManager.ts
index 3df6d50c1..509380525 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-extension/src/builders/BuildManager.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-extension/src/builders/BuildManager.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ export class BuildManager {
           }
         };
         buildResult = await buildIos(
-          deviceInfo,
           getAppRootFolder(),
           forceCleanBuild,
           cancelToken,
diff --git a/packages/vscode-extension/src/builders/buildIOS.ts b/packages/vscode-extension/src/builders/buildIOS.ts
index 8c3549562..31fa534c4 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-extension/src/builders/buildIOS.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-extension/src/builders/buildIOS.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Logger } from "../Logger";
 import { CancelToken } from "./cancelToken";
 import { BuildIOSProgressProcessor } from "./BuildIOSProgressProcessor";
 import { getLaunchConfiguration } from "../utilities/launchConfiguration";
-import { IOSDeviceInfo, DevicePlatform } from "../common/DeviceManager";
+import { DevicePlatform } from "../common/DeviceManager";
 import { EXPO_GO_BUNDLE_ID, downloadExpoGo, isExpoGoProject } from "./expoGo";
 import { findXcodeProject, findXcodeScheme, IOSProjectInfo } from "../utilities/xcode";
 import { runExternalBuild } from "./customBuild";
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ async function getBundleID(appPath: string) {
 }
 
 function buildProject(
-  deviceInfo: IOSDeviceInfo,
   xcodeProject: IOSProjectInfo,
   buildDir: string,
   scheme: string,
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ function buildProject(
     "-arch",
     getXcodebuildArch(),
     "-sdk",
-    `iphonesimulator${deviceInfo.runtimeInfo.version}`,
+    "iphonesimulator",
     "-showBuildTimingSummary",
     "-destination-timeout",
     "0",
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ function buildProject(
 }
 
 export async function buildIos(
-  deviceInfo: IOSDeviceInfo,
   appRootFolder: string,
   forceCleanBuild: boolean,
   cancelToken: CancelToken,
@@ -145,10 +143,8 @@ export async function buildIos(
   const scheme = buildOptions?.scheme || (await findXcodeScheme(xcodeProject))[0];
   Logger.debug(`Xcode build will use "${scheme}" scheme`);
 
-  let platformName: string | undefined;
   const buildProcess = cancelToken.adapt(
     buildProject(
-      deviceInfo,
       xcodeProject,
       sourceDir,
       scheme,
@@ -161,23 +157,13 @@ export async function buildIos(
   lineReader(buildProcess).onLineRead((line) => {
     outputChannel.appendLine(line);
     buildIOSProgressProcessor.processLine(line);
-    // Xcode can sometimes escape `=` with a backslash or put the value in quotes
-    const platformNameMatch = /export PLATFORM_NAME\\?="?(\w+)"?$/m.exec(line);
-    if (platformNameMatch) {
-      platformName = platformNameMatch[1];
-    }
   });
 
   await buildProcess;
 
-  if (!platformName) {
-    throw new Error(`Couldn't find "PLATFORM_NAME" in xcodebuild output`);
-  }
-
   const appPath = await getBuildPath(
     xcodeProject,
     sourceDir,
-    platformName,
     scheme,
     buildOptions?.configuration || "Debug",
     cancelToken
@@ -191,7 +177,6 @@ export async function buildIos(
 async function getBuildPath(
   xcodeProject: IOSProjectInfo,
   projectDir: string,
-  platformName: string,
   scheme: string,
   configuration: string,
   cancelToken: CancelToken
@@ -212,7 +197,7 @@ async function getBuildPath(
         "-scheme",
         scheme,
         "-sdk",
-        platformName,
+        "iphonesimulator",
         "-configuration",
         configuration,
         "-showBuildSettings",