diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 37ea3b705e..03f257fc0d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ opt-level = 3
 [profile.dev-ios]
 inherits = "dev"
 panic = "abort"
-lto = "thin"
 
 # Optimize heavy crypto crates even in dev/test builds so that
 # Halo 2 proof generation and verification run at near-release speed.
diff --git a/packages/swift-sdk/SwiftExampleApp/SwiftExampleApp/Views/CreateIdentityView.swift b/packages/swift-sdk/SwiftExampleApp/SwiftExampleApp/Views/CreateIdentityView.swift
index 31adbef366..ab95d6cdec 100644
--- a/packages/swift-sdk/SwiftExampleApp/SwiftExampleApp/Views/CreateIdentityView.swift
+++ b/packages/swift-sdk/SwiftExampleApp/SwiftExampleApp/Views/CreateIdentityView.swift
@@ -628,18 +628,19 @@ struct CreateIdentityView: View {
         } header: {
             Text("Funding Source")
         } footer: {
-            Text(
-                "Any account on the selected wallet with a balance can fund "
-                + "the identity — Core or Platform Payment. Empty accounts "
-                + "are hidden. "
-                + (showShielded
-                    ? "Shielded Balance funds the identity directly from this "
-                      + "wallet's shielded (Orchard) pool by spending a fixed "
-                      + "denomination. "
-                    : "")
-                + "To resume a prior in-flight registration, "
-                + "use the Resumable Registrations section on the Identities tab."
-            )
+            let shieldedNote = showShielded
+                ? "Shielded Balance funds the identity directly from this "
+                    + "wallet's shielded (Orchard) pool by spending a fixed "
+                    + "denomination. "
+                : ""
+            Text([
+                "Any account on the selected wallet with a balance can fund ",
+                "the identity — Core or Platform Payment. Empty accounts ",
+                "are hidden. ",
+                shieldedNote,
+                "To resume a prior in-flight registration, ",
+                "use the Resumable Registrations section on the Identities tab.",
+            ].joined())
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/swift-sdk/build_ios.sh b/packages/swift-sdk/build_ios.sh
index a0da4b907a..54d4c7fbf2 100755
--- a/packages/swift-sdk/build_ios.sh
+++ b/packages/swift-sdk/build_ios.sh
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
         sim) BUILD_SIM=true ;;
         mac) BUILD_MAC=true ;;
         all) BUILD_IOS=true; BUILD_SIM=true; BUILD_MAC=true ;;
+        tests) BUILD_SIM=true; BUILD_MAC=true ;;
         *) log_error "Unknown target $2"; show_help ;;
       esac
       shift 2
diff --git a/packages/swift-sdk/run_tests.sh b/packages/swift-sdk/run_tests.sh
index 681f7923e0..9506bb050b 100755
--- a/packages/swift-sdk/run_tests.sh
+++ b/packages/swift-sdk/run_tests.sh
@@ -1,33 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-# This script  builds the sdk using `build_ios.sh` for all targets,
-# then runs the DashSDKFFI tests, and finally runs the
-# ExampleApp tests on a selected iOS Simulator
-
 SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" || exit 1
 
-# Pick a concrete iOS Simulator for the `xcodebuild test` run. A name
-# can be pinned via `SIM_NAME`; otherwise grab the first available
-SIM_NAME="${SIM_NAME:-}"
-if [ -z "$SIM_NAME" ]; then
-  SIM_NAME="$(xcrun simctl list devices available \
-    | grep -oE 'iPhone [0-9][^(]*' | head -1 | sed 's/ *$//')"
-fi
-if [ -z "$SIM_NAME" ]; then
-  echo "No available iPhone simulator found for the simulator test run" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-bash build_ios.sh --target all --profile dev
+bash build_ios.sh --target tests --profile dev
 
-swift package clean
-swift build
 swift test
-
-xcodebuild test \
-  -project SwiftExampleApp/SwiftExampleApp.xcodeproj \
-  -scheme SwiftExampleApp \
-  -skip-testing:SwiftExampleAppUITests \
-  -destination "platform=iOS Simulator,name=$SIM_NAME"