diff --git a/bindings/dart/ios/Classes/SwiftXaynAiFfiDartPlugin.swift b/bindings/dart/ios/Classes/SwiftXaynAiFfiDartPlugin.swift
index 459a085db..ed3cc5bba 100644
--- a/bindings/dart/ios/Classes/SwiftXaynAiFfiDartPlugin.swift
+++ b/bindings/dart/ios/Classes/SwiftXaynAiFfiDartPlugin.swift
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ public class SwiftXaynAiFfiDartPlugin: NSObject, FlutterPlugin {
 
   // The Xcode toolchain won't include the shared library in the build
   // process unless a method from the library is invoked. So, this
-  // call is just done to ensure that the library is included.
+  // call to a component directly related to the ai is just done to ensure
+  // that the library is included, independent of the actual return value
+  // or failure.
   public func enforceBinding(){
-    dummy_function()
+    xaynai_new(nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
   }
 }
diff --git a/xayn-ai-ffi-c/src/utils.rs b/xayn-ai-ffi-c/src/utils.rs
index 62cb2da43..e1e701654 100644
--- a/xayn-ai-ffi-c/src/utils.rs
+++ b/xayn-ai-ffi-c/src/utils.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ use xayn_ai_ffi::{CCode, Error};
 #[cfg(doc)]
 pub use crate::slice::CBoxedSlice;
 
-/// This function does nothing.
-///
-/// Calling this prevents Swift to drop the library.
-#[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn dummy_function() {}
-
 /// Reads a string slice from the borrowed bytes pointer.
 ///
 /// # Errors