diff --git a/ios/experimental/LibreOffice/LibreOffice/AppDelegate.m b/ios/experimental/LibreOffice/LibreOffice/AppDelegate.m
index 49401651e9f2..11d4642b0176 100644
--- a/ios/experimental/LibreOffice/LibreOffice/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/ios/experimental/LibreOffice/LibreOffice/AppDelegate.m
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ static BOOL keyboardShows;
     vc.view = self.view;
     theView = self.view;
 
-    // This is baaad
-    theView->applicationFrame = applicationFrame;
-
     self.view->textView = [[UITextView alloc] initWithFrame: r];
     self.view->textView.autocapitalizationType = UITextAutocapitalizationTypeNone;
     self.view->textView.alpha = 0;
@@ -71,9 +68,9 @@ static BOOL keyboardShows;
     NSLog(@"statusBarOrientation: %ld", (long) [[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation]);
 
     if (UIInterfaceOrientationIsLandscape([[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation]))
-        touch_lo_set_view_size(applicationFrame.size.height, applicationFrame.size.width);
+        touch_lo_set_view_size(r.size.height, r.size.width);
     else
-        touch_lo_set_view_size(applicationFrame.size.width, applicationFrame.size.height);
+        touch_lo_set_view_size(r.size.width, r.size.height);
 
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(keyboardWillShow:) name:UIKeyboardWillShowNotification object:nil];
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(keyboardDidHide:) name:UIKeyboardDidHideNotification object:nil];
diff --git a/ios/experimental/LibreOffice/LibreOffice/View.h b/ios/experimental/LibreOffice/LibreOffice/View.h
index 61c816923bc8..aecc606425be 100644
--- a/ios/experimental/LibreOffice/LibreOffice/View.h
+++ b/ios/experimental/LibreOffice/LibreOffice/View.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 {
 @public
     UITextView* textView;
-    CGRect applicationFrame;
 }
 - (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect;
 - (void)tapGesture:(UITapGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer;
diff --git a/ios/experimental/LibreOffice/LibreOffice/View.m b/ios/experimental/LibreOffice/LibreOffice/View.m
index f4fec1df4e35..48ec11a48a28 100644
--- a/ios/experimental/LibreOffice/LibreOffice/View.m
+++ b/ios/experimental/LibreOffice/LibreOffice/View.m
@@ -128,13 +128,7 @@
 
     switch ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation]) {
     case UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait:
-        // No idea why I need to do this ugly subtraction of
-        // applicationFrame.origin.y here. The handling of View frame
-        // and applicationFrame has been a bit of a mystery to me.
-        // Anyway, unless a Right Way to do this is figured out,
-        // corresponding hacks are needed for the other orientations,
-        // too, obiously.
-        CGContextTranslateCTM(context, 0, self.frame.size.height - applicationFrame.origin.y);
+        CGContextTranslateCTM(context, 0, self.frame.size.height);
         CGContextScaleCTM(context, 1, -1);
         break;
     case UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft: