diff --git a/osu.iOS/OsuGameIOS.cs b/osu.iOS/OsuGameIOS.cs
index b3194e497b..cb3b260033 100644
--- a/osu.iOS/OsuGameIOS.cs
+++ b/osu.iOS/OsuGameIOS.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using Foundation;
+using Microsoft.Maui.Devices;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Handlers;
 using osu.Framework.iOS.Input;
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ using osu.Game;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Settings;
 using osu.Game.Updater;
 using osu.Game.Utils;
-using Xamarin.Essentials;
 
 namespace osu.iOS
 {
diff --git a/osu.iOS/osu.iOS.csproj b/osu.iOS/osu.iOS.csproj
index 95ca3e2142..ce19cb7ee6 100644
--- a/osu.iOS/osu.iOS.csproj
+++ b/osu.iOS/osu.iOS.csproj
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <SupportedOSPlatformVersion>13.4</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <MtouchUseLlvm>false</MtouchUseLlvm> <!-- This currently causes random lockups during gameplay. https://github.com/mono/mono/issues/18973 -->
+    <UseMauiEssentials>true</UseMauiEssentials>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="..\osu.iOS.props" />
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -13,7 +14,4 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu\osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko\osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Xamarin.Essentials" Version="1.7.0" />
-  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>