diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_XCode.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_XCode.h
index c4dcfe36a7..03ce09297f 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_XCode.h	
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_XCode.h	
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public:
     bool isOSX() const override                      { return ! iOS; }
     bool isiOS() const override                      { return iOS; }
 
-    bool supportsVST() const override                { return true; }
+    bool supportsVST() const override                { return ! iOS; }
     bool supportsVST3() const override               { return ! iOS; }
     bool supportsAAX() const override                { return ! iOS; }
     bool supportsRTAS() const override               { return ! iOS; }
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp
index 83b1ecf02e..0d045bb51a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp
@@ -270,13 +270,11 @@ public:
          firstProcessCallback (true),
          shouldDeleteEditor (false),
         #if JUCE_64BIT
-         useNSView (true)
+         useNSView (true),
         #else
-         useNSView (false)
-        #endif
-        #if ! JUCE_IOS
-         , hostWindow (0)
+         useNSView (false),
         #endif
+         hostWindow (0)
     {
         busUtils.init();
 
@@ -343,9 +341,7 @@ public:
                 delete filter;
                 filter = nullptr;
 
-               #if ! JUCE_IOS
                 jassert (editorComp == 0);
-               #endif
 
                 deleteTempChannels();
 
@@ -1347,7 +1343,6 @@ public:
 
     void createEditorComp()
     {
-       #if ! JUCE_IOS
         if (hasShutdown || filter == nullptr)
             return;
 
@@ -1366,16 +1361,12 @@ public:
                 cEffect.flags &= ~effFlagsHasEditor;
             }
         }
-       #endif
 
         shouldDeleteEditor = false;
     }
 
     void deleteEditor (bool canDeleteLaterIfModal)
     {
-       #if JUCE_IOS
-        ignoreUnused (canDeleteLaterIfModal);
-       #else
         JUCE_AUTORELEASEPOOL
         {
             PopupMenu::dismissAllActiveMenus();
@@ -1417,7 +1408,6 @@ public:
             hostWindow = 0;
            #endif
         }
-       #endif
     }
 
     VstIntPtr dispatcher (VstInt32 opCode, VstInt32 index, VstIntPtr value, void* ptr, float opt) override
@@ -1425,7 +1415,6 @@ public:
         if (hasShutdown)
             return 0;
 
-       #if ! JUCE_IOS
         if (opCode == effEditIdle)
         {
             doIdleCallback();
@@ -1455,7 +1444,7 @@ public:
                 hostWindow = (Window) ptr;
                 Window editorWnd = (Window) editorComp->getWindowHandle();
                 XReparentWindow (display, editorWnd, hostWindow, 0, 0);
-              #elif JUCE_MAC
+              #else
                 hostWindow = attachComponentToWindowRefVST (editorComp, ptr, useNSView);
               #endif
                 editorComp->setVisible (true);
@@ -1490,11 +1479,10 @@ public:
 
             return 0;
         }
-       #endif
+
         return AudioEffectX::dispatcher (opCode, index, value, ptr, opt);
     }
 
-   #if ! JUCE_IOS
     void resizeHostWindow (int newWidth, int newHeight)
     {
         if (editorComp != nullptr)
@@ -1683,7 +1671,6 @@ public:
 
         JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (EditorCompWrapper)
     };
-   #endif
 
     //==============================================================================
 private:
@@ -1691,10 +1678,8 @@ private:
     PluginBusUtilities busUtils;
     juce::MemoryBlock chunkMemory;
     juce::uint32 chunkMemoryTime;
-   #if ! JUCE_IOS
     ScopedPointer<EditorCompWrapper> editorComp;
     ERect editorSize;
-   #endif
     MidiBuffer midiEvents;
     VSTMidiEventList outgoingEvents;
     bool isProcessing, isBypassed, hasShutdown, isInSizeWindow, firstProcessCallback;
@@ -1707,7 +1692,7 @@ private:
     void* hostWindow;
    #elif JUCE_LINUX
     Window hostWindow;
-   #elif JUCE_WINDOWS
+   #else
     HWND hostWindow;
    #endif
 
@@ -2001,17 +1986,14 @@ namespace
 
 //==============================================================================
 // Mac startup code..
-#if JUCE_MAC || JUCE_IOS
+#if JUCE_MAC
 
     JUCE_EXPORTED_FUNCTION AEffect* VSTPluginMain (audioMasterCallback audioMaster);
     JUCE_EXPORTED_FUNCTION AEffect* VSTPluginMain (audioMasterCallback audioMaster)
     {
         PluginHostType::jucePlugInClientCurrentWrapperType = AudioProcessor::wrapperType_VST;
 
-       #if JUCE_MAC
         initialiseMacVST();
-       #endif
-
         return pluginEntryPoint (audioMaster);
     }
 
@@ -2020,10 +2002,7 @@ namespace
     {
         PluginHostType::jucePlugInClientCurrentWrapperType = AudioProcessor::wrapperType_VST;
 
-       #if JUCE_MAC
         initialiseMacVST();
-       #endif
-
         return pluginEntryPoint (audioMaster);
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format/juce_AudioPluginFormatManager.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format/juce_AudioPluginFormatManager.cpp
index a6f8f1e3b2..1235e0608b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format/juce_AudioPluginFormatManager.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format/juce_AudioPluginFormatManager.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void AudioPluginFormatManager::addDefaultFormats()
     // you should only call this method once!
     for (int i = formats.size(); --i >= 0;)
     {
-       #if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_IOS)
+       #if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX)
         jassert (dynamic_cast<VSTPluginFormat*> (formats[i]) == nullptr);
        #endif
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void AudioPluginFormatManager::addDefaultFormats()
     formats.add (new AudioUnitPluginFormat());
    #endif
 
-   #if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_IOS)
+   #if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX)
     formats.add (new VSTPluginFormat());
    #endif
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.cpp
index 46adb5c00b..74700d03d5 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   ==============================================================================
 */
 
-#if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_IOS)
+#if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX)
 
 //==============================================================================
 #if JUCE_MAC && JUCE_SUPPORT_CARBON
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ namespace
     {
        #if JUCE_WINDOWS
         return timeGetTime() * 1000000.0;
-       #elif JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_IOS
+       #elif JUCE_LINUX
         timeval micro;
         gettimeofday (&micro, 0);
         return micro.tv_usec * 1000.0;
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ public:
     {
         getActiveModules().add (this);
 
-       #if JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_IOS
+       #if JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX
         fullParentDirectoryPathName = f.getParentDirectory().getFullPathName();
        #elif JUCE_MAC
         FSRef ref;
@@ -394,12 +394,9 @@ public:
     }
 
     //==============================================================================
-   #if ! JUCE_MAC
-    String fullParentDirectoryPathName;
-   #endif
-
-  #if JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX
+#if JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX
     DynamicLibrary module;
+    String fullParentDirectoryPathName;
 
     bool open()
     {
@@ -463,14 +460,11 @@ public:
         return String();
     }
    #endif
-  #else
+#else
     Handle resHandle;
     CFBundleRef bundleRef;
-
-   #if JUCE_MAC
-    CFBundleRefNum resFileId;
     FSSpec parentDirFSSpec;
-   #endif
+    ResFileRefNum resFileId;
 
     bool open()
     {
@@ -516,18 +510,13 @@ public:
                             if (pluginName.isEmpty())
                                 pluginName = file.getFileNameWithoutExtension();
 
-                           #if JUCE_MAC
                             resFileId = CFBundleOpenBundleResourceMap (bundleRef);
-                           #endif
 
                             ok = true;
 
                             Array<File> vstXmlFiles;
-                            file
-                               #if JUCE_MAC
-                                .getChildFile ("Contents")
+                            file.getChildFile ("Contents")
                                 .getChildFile ("Resources")
-                               #endif
                                 .findChildFiles (vstXmlFiles, File::findFiles, false, "*.vstxml");
 
                             if (vstXmlFiles.size() > 0)
@@ -552,9 +541,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (bundleRef != 0)
         {
-           #if JUCE_MAC
             CFBundleCloseBundleResourceMap (bundleRef, resFileId);
-           #endif
 
             if (CFGetRetainCount (bundleRef) == 1)
                 CFBundleUnloadExecutable (bundleRef);
@@ -569,7 +556,7 @@ public:
         eff->dispatcher (eff, effClose, 0, 0, 0, 0);
     }
 
-  #endif
+#endif
 
 private:
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (ModuleHandle)
@@ -888,12 +875,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     //==============================================================================
-   #if JUCE_IOS
-    bool hasEditor() const override                  { return false; }
-   #else
     bool hasEditor() const override                  { return effect != nullptr && (effect->flags & effFlagsHasEditor) != 0; }
-   #endif
-
     AudioProcessorEditor* createEditor() override;
 
     //==============================================================================
@@ -1824,7 +1806,6 @@ private:
 };
 
 //==============================================================================
-#if ! JUCE_IOS
 class VSTPluginWindow;
 static Array<VSTPluginWindow*> activeVSTWindows;
 
@@ -2563,7 +2544,7 @@ private:
 
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (VSTPluginWindow)
 };
-#endif
+
 #if JUCE_MSVC
  #pragma warning (pop)
 #endif
@@ -2571,12 +2552,8 @@ private:
 //==============================================================================
 AudioProcessorEditor* VSTPluginInstance::createEditor()
 {
-   #if JUCE_IOS
-    return nullptr;
-   #else
     return hasEditor() ? new VSTPluginWindow (*this)
                        : nullptr;
-   #endif
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
@@ -2713,7 +2690,7 @@ bool VSTPluginFormat::fileMightContainThisPluginType (const String& fileOrIdenti
 {
     const File f (File::createFileWithoutCheckingPath (fileOrIdentifier));
 
-  #if JUCE_MAC || JUCE_IOS
+  #if JUCE_MAC
     return f.isDirectory() && f.hasFileExtension (".vst");
   #elif JUCE_WINDOWS
     return f.existsAsFile() && f.hasFileExtension (".dll");
@@ -2788,19 +2765,6 @@ FileSearchPath VSTPluginFormat::getDefaultLocationsToSearch()
     paths.add (WindowsRegistry::getValue ("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\VST\\VSTPluginsPath",
                                           programFiles + "\\VstPlugins"));
     return paths;
-   #elif JUCE_IOS
-    // on iOS you can only load plug-ins inside the hosts bundle folder
-    CFURLRef relativePluginDir = CFBundleCopyBuiltInPlugInsURL (CFBundleGetMainBundle());
-    CFURLRef pluginDir = CFURLCopyAbsoluteURL (relativePluginDir);
-    CFRelease (relativePluginDir);
-
-    CFStringRef path = CFURLCopyFileSystemPath (pluginDir, kCFURLPOSIXPathStyle);
-    CFRelease (pluginDir);
-
-    FileSearchPath retval (String (CFStringGetCStringPtr (path, kCFStringEncodingUTF8)));
-    CFRelease (path);
-
-    return retval;
    #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.h
index 02f4a57f57..f81fa5dd37 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   ==============================================================================
 */
 
-#if (JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_IOS)) || DOXYGEN
+#if (JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX)) || DOXYGEN
 
 //==============================================================================
 /**
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/scanning/juce_PluginListComponent.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/scanning/juce_PluginListComponent.cpp
index a321a5da30..37adaa376c 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/scanning/juce_PluginListComponent.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/scanning/juce_PluginListComponent.cpp
@@ -348,10 +348,8 @@ public:
 
         if (path.getNumPaths() > 0) // if the path is empty, then paths aren't used for this format.
         {
-           #if ! JUCE_IOS
             if (propertiesToUse != nullptr)
                 path = getLastSearchPath (*propertiesToUse, formatToScan);
-           #endif
 
             pathList.setSize (500, 300);
             pathList.setPath (path);