diff --git a/src/ios/CDVSplashScreen.m b/src/ios/CDVSplashScreen.m
index 8159ce1..ba8d108 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVSplashScreen.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVSplashScreen.m
@@ -171,9 +171,6 @@
     if (CGSizeEqualToSize(screenSize, imgBounds.size)) {
         CGRect statusFrame = [self.viewController.view convertRect:[UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarFrame fromView:nil];
         imgBounds.origin.y -= statusFrame.size.height;
-        if (!(IsAtLeastiOSVersion(@"7.0"))) {
-            imgBounds.origin.y -= statusFrame.size.height;
-        }        
     } else {
         CGRect viewBounds = self.viewController.view.bounds;
         CGFloat imgAspect = imgBounds.size.width / imgBounds.size.height;