diff --git a/changes/2102.bugfix.rst b/changes/2102.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..166261a93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/2102.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The arguments passed to xcodebuild when compiling an iOS app have been modified to avoid a warning about an ignored argument.
diff --git a/src/briefcase/platforms/iOS/xcode.py b/src/briefcase/platforms/iOS/xcode.py
index d74f3f4e9..63e778f1d 100644
--- a/src/briefcase/platforms/iOS/xcode.py
+++ b/src/briefcase/platforms/iOS/xcode.py
@@ -402,8 +402,6 @@ def build_app(self, app: AppConfig, test_mode: bool = False, **kwargs):
                         "build",
                         "-project",
                         self.project_path(app),
-                        "-destination",
-                        'platform="iOS Simulator"',
                         "-configuration",
                         "Debug",
                         "-arch",
diff --git a/tests/platforms/iOS/xcode/test_build.py b/tests/platforms/iOS/xcode/test_build.py
index f1c5e876f..6cbe2dadb 100644
--- a/tests/platforms/iOS/xcode/test_build.py
+++ b/tests/platforms/iOS/xcode/test_build.py
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ def test_build_app(build_command, first_app_generated, tool_debug_mode, tmp_path
             / "ios"
             / "xcode"
             / "First App.xcodeproj",
-            "-destination",
-            'platform="iOS Simulator"',
             "-configuration",
             "Debug",
             "-arch",
@@ -87,8 +85,6 @@ def test_build_app_test_mode(build_command, first_app_generated, tmp_path):
             / "ios"
             / "xcode"
             / "First App.xcodeproj",
-            "-destination",
-            'platform="iOS Simulator"',
             "-configuration",
             "Debug",
             "-arch",
@@ -133,8 +129,6 @@ def test_build_app_failed(build_command, first_app_generated, tmp_path):
             / "ios"
             / "xcode"
             / "First App.xcodeproj",
-            "-destination",
-            'platform="iOS Simulator"',
             "-configuration",
             "Debug",
             "-arch",