diff --git a/src/ios/CDVInAppBrowser.m b/src/ios/CDVInAppBrowser.m
index a114799..4646972 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVInAppBrowser.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVInAppBrowser.m
@@ -267,30 +267,6 @@
     });
 }
 
-- (void)hide:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command
-{
-    if (self.inAppBrowserViewController == nil) {
-        NSLog(@"Tried to hide IAB after it was closed.");
-        return;
-
-
-    }
-    if (_previousStatusBarStyle == -1) {
-        NSLog(@"Tried to hide IAB while already hidden");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    _previousStatusBarStyle = [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarStyle;
-
-    // Run later to avoid the "took a long time" log message.
-    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-        if (self.inAppBrowserViewController != nil) {
-            _previousStatusBarStyle = -1;
-            [self.viewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
-        }
-    });
-}
-
 - (void)openInCordovaWebView:(NSURL*)url withOptions:(NSString*)options
 {
     NSURLRequest* request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:url];
diff --git a/tests/tests.js b/tests/tests.js
index a5645aa..de0c090 100644
--- a/tests/tests.js
+++ b/tests/tests.js
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ exports.defineAutoTests = function () {
             expect(iabInstance.removeEventListener).toEqual(jasmine.any(Function));
             expect(iabInstance.close).toEqual(jasmine.any(Function));
             expect(iabInstance.show).toEqual(jasmine.any(Function));
+            expect(iabInstance.hide).toEqual(jasmine.any(Function));
             expect(iabInstance.executeScript).toEqual(jasmine.any(Function));
             expect(iabInstance.insertCSS).toEqual(jasmine.any(Function));
         });
@@ -421,7 +422,9 @@ exports.defineManualTests = function (contentEl, createActionButton) {
         '<p/> <div id="closeHidden"></div>' +
         'Expected result: no output. But click on "show hidden" again and nothing should be shown.' +
         '<p/> <div id="openHiddenShow"></div>' +
-        'Expected result: open successfully in InAppBrowser to https://www.google.co.uk';
+        'Expected result: open successfully in InAppBrowser to https://www.google.co.uk' +
+        '<p/> <div id="openVisibleAndHide"></div>' +
+        'Expected result: open successfully in InAppBrowser to https://www.google.co.uk. Hide after 2 seconds';
 
     var clearing_cache_tests = '<h1>Clearing Cache</h1>' +
         '<div id="openClearCache"></div>' +
@@ -620,6 +623,12 @@ exports.defineManualTests = function (contentEl, createActionButton) {
     createActionButton('google.co.uk Not Hidden', function () {
         openHidden('https://www.google.co.uk', false);
     }, 'openHiddenShow');
+    createActionButton('google.co.uk shown for 2 seconds than hidden', function () {
+        var iab = doOpen('https://www.google.co.uk/', 'random_sting');
+        setTimeout(function () {
+            iab.hide();
+        }, 2000);
+    }, 'openVisibleAndHide');
 
     //Clearing cache
     createActionButton('Clear Browser Cache', function () {