diff --git a/CordovaLib/Classes/Public/CDVViewController.m b/CordovaLib/Classes/Public/CDVViewController.m
index 39206bbbd..f6e79dc9e 100644
--- a/CordovaLib/Classes/Public/CDVViewController.m
+++ b/CordovaLib/Classes/Public/CDVViewController.m
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ @interface CDVViewController () <CDVWebViewEngineConfigurationDelegate> { }
 
 @implementation CDVViewController
 
-@synthesize supportedOrientations;
 @synthesize pluginObjects, pluginsMap, startupPluginNames;
 @synthesize configParser, settings;
 @synthesize wwwFolderName, startPage, initialized, openURL;
@@ -84,9 +83,6 @@ - (void)__init
         [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(onWebViewPageDidLoad:)
                                                      name:CDVPageDidLoadNotification object:nil];
 
-        // read from UISupportedInterfaceOrientations (or UISupportedInterfaceOrientations~iPad, if its iPad) from -Info.plist
-        self.supportedOrientations = [self parseInterfaceOrientations:
-            [[[NSBundle mainBundle] infoDictionary] objectForKey:@"UISupportedInterfaceOrientations"]];
 
         self.initialized = YES;
     }
@@ -351,65 +347,6 @@ -(void)viewWillTransitionToSize:(CGSize)size withTransitionCoordinator:(id<UIVie
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotification:[NSNotification notificationWithName:CDVViewWillTransitionToSizeNotification object:[NSValue valueWithCGSize:size]]];
 }
 
-- (NSArray*)parseInterfaceOrientations:(NSArray*)orientations
-{
-    NSMutableArray* result = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
-
-    if (orientations != nil) {
-        NSEnumerator* enumerator = [orientations objectEnumerator];
-        NSString* orientationString;
-
-        while (orientationString = [enumerator nextObject]) {
-            if ([orientationString isEqualToString:@"UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait"]) {
-                [result addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait]];
-            } else if ([orientationString isEqualToString:@"UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown"]) {
-                [result addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown]];
-            } else if ([orientationString isEqualToString:@"UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft"]) {
-                [result addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft]];
-            } else if ([orientationString isEqualToString:@"UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight"]) {
-                [result addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight]];
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // default
-    if ([result count] == 0) {
-        [result addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait]];
-    }
-
-    return result;
-}
-
-- (BOOL)shouldAutorotate
-{
-    return YES;
-}
-
-- (UIInterfaceOrientationMask)supportedInterfaceOrientations
-{
-    NSUInteger ret = 0;
-
-    if ([self supportsOrientation:UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait]) {
-        ret = ret | (1 << UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait);
-    }
-    if ([self supportsOrientation:UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown]) {
-        ret = ret | (1 << UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown);
-    }
-    if ([self supportsOrientation:UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight]) {
-        ret = ret | (1 << UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight);
-    }
-    if ([self supportsOrientation:UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft]) {
-        ret = ret | (1 << UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft);
-    }
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
-- (BOOL)supportsOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)orientation
-{
-    return [self.supportedOrientations containsObject:@(orientation)];
-}
-
 /// Retrieves the view from a newwly initialized webViewEngine
 /// @param bounds The bounds with which the webViewEngine will be initialized
 - (nonnull UIView*)newCordovaViewWithFrame:(CGRect)bounds
diff --git a/CordovaLib/include/Cordova/CDVScreenOrientationDelegate.h b/CordovaLib/include/Cordova/CDVScreenOrientationDelegate.h
index 49c3c2707..7b830036b 100644
--- a/CordovaLib/include/Cordova/CDVScreenOrientationDelegate.h
+++ b/CordovaLib/include/Cordova/CDVScreenOrientationDelegate.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
+CDV_DEPRECATED(8, "Unused")
 @protocol CDVScreenOrientationDelegate <NSObject>
 
 - (UIInterfaceOrientationMask)supportedInterfaceOrientations;
diff --git a/CordovaLib/include/Cordova/CDVViewController.h b/CordovaLib/include/Cordova/CDVViewController.h
index 842950515..4858232cb 100644
--- a/CordovaLib/include/Cordova/CDVViewController.h
+++ b/CordovaLib/include/Cordova/CDVViewController.h
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@
 
 @end
 
-@interface CDVViewController : UIViewController <CDVScreenOrientationDelegate>{
+/*!
+  @abstract The main view controller for Cordova web content.
+ */
+@interface CDVViewController : UIViewController {
     @protected
     id <CDVWebViewEngineProtocol> _webViewEngine;
     @protected
@@ -73,20 +76,12 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @property (nonatomic, readonly, strong) id <CDVWebViewEngineProtocol> webViewEngine;
 @property (nonatomic, readonly, strong) id <CDVCommandDelegate> commandDelegate;
 
-/**
-    Takes/Gives an array of UIInterfaceOrientation (int) objects
-    ex. UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait
-*/
-@property (nonatomic, readwrite, strong) NSArray* supportedOrientations;
 
 - (UIView*)newCordovaViewWithFrame:(CGRect)bounds;
 
 - (nullable NSString*)appURLScheme;
 - (nullable NSURL*)errorURL;
 
-- (NSArray*)parseInterfaceOrientations:(NSArray*)orientations;
-- (BOOL)supportsOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)orientation;
-
 - (nullable id)getCommandInstance:(NSString*)pluginName;
 - (void)registerPlugin:(CDVPlugin*)plugin withClassName:(NSString*)className;
 - (void)registerPlugin:(CDVPlugin*)plugin withPluginName:(NSString*)pluginName;