diff --git a/RNFirebase.podspec b/RNFirebase.podspec
index 331fb005..b509a3f4 100644
--- a/RNFirebase.podspec
+++ b/RNFirebase.podspec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.version             = package["version"]
   s.summary             = package["description"]
   s.description         = <<-DESC
-                            Wanna integrate firebase into your app using React Native?
+                            Integrate firebase into your app using the React Native SDKs.
                           DESC
   s.homepage            = "http://invertase.io"
   s.license             = package['license']
@@ -16,11 +16,4 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.platform            = :ios, "8.0"
   s.preserve_paths      = 'README.md', 'package.json', '*.js'
   s.source_files        = 'ios/RNFirebase/*.{h,m}'
-  s.dependency          'React'
-  s.dependency          'Firebase/Auth'
-  s.dependency          'Firebase/Core'
-  s.dependency          'Firebase/Database'
-  s.dependency          'Firebase/Messaging'
-  s.dependency          'Firebase/RemoteConfig'
-  s.dependency          'Firebase/Storage'
 end
diff --git a/ios/Podfile b/ios/Podfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 990b86df..00000000
--- a/ios/Podfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-source 'https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git'
-use_frameworks!
-platform :ios, '8.0'
-
-def common_pods
-  # pod 'RNFirebase', :path => '../'
-  # pod 'React', :path => '../node_modules/react-native'
-  [
-    'Firebase',
-    'Firebase/Core',
-    'Firebase/Auth',
-    'Firebase/Storage',
-    'Firebase/Database',
-    'Firebase/RemoteConfig',
-    'Firebase/Messaging'
-  ].each do |lib|
-    pod lib
-  end
-end
-
-def test_pods
-  pod 'Quick', '~> 0.8.0'
-  pod 'Nimble', '~> 3.0.0'
-end
-
-def setup
-  post_install do |installer|
-    installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
-      target.build_configurations.each do |configuration|
-        # configuration.build_settings['EXPANDED_CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY'] = ""
-        # configuration.build_settings['CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED'] = "YES"
-        # configuration.build_settings['CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED'] = "YES"
-
-        target.build_settings(configuration.name)['OTHER_LDFLAGS'] = '$(inherited)'
-        target.build_settings(configuration.name)['USER_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS'] = "$(BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR)"
-        target.build_settings(configuration.name)['LD_DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME'] = '@rpath/${EXECUTABLE_NAME}'
-        target.build_settings(configuration.name)['LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS'] = '$(inherited) @rpath @loader_path/../Frameworks @executable_path/Frameworks'
-
-        target.build_settings(configuration.name)['ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH'] = 'NO'
-        target.build_settings(configuration.name)['HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS'] = [
-          "$(inherited)",
-          "${PODS_ROOT}/Headers/**",
-          "$(SRCROOT)/../../React/**",
-          "$(SRCROOT)/../../react-native/React/**",
-          '$(RN_ROOT)/React/**',
-          '$(PODS_ROOT)/Headers'
-        ].join(' ')
-        target.build_settings(configuration.name)['FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS'] = [
-          "$(inherited)",
-          '$(PODS_ROOT)/**',
-          '$(PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR)/**'
-        ].join(' ')
-        target.build_settings(configuration.name)['OTHER_LDFLAGS'] = "$(inherited)"
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-# target 'RNFirebase' do
-#   common_pods
-#   project "RNFirebase.xcodeproj"
-#   setup
-# end
-
-target 'RNFirebaseTests' do
-  use_frameworks!
-  common_pods
-  test_pods
-  pod 'React', :path => '../node_modules/react-native'
-  setup
-end
diff --git a/tests/ios/Podfile.lock b/tests/ios/Podfile.lock
index bad383fd..c3bb0e75 100644
--- a/tests/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/tests/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ PODS:
   - GoogleToolboxForMac/NSString+URLArguments (2.1.1)
   - GTMSessionFetcher/Core (1.1.8)
   - Protobuf (3.2.0)
-  - React (0.40.0):
-    - React/Core (= 0.40.0)
   - React/Core (0.40.0):
     - React/cxxreact
     - React/yoga
@@ -112,14 +110,7 @@ PODS:
   - React/RCTWebSocket (0.40.0):
     - React/Core
   - React/yoga (0.40.0)
-  - RNFirebase (1.0.0-alpha13):
-    - Firebase/Auth
-    - Firebase/Core
-    - Firebase/Database
-    - Firebase/Messaging
-    - Firebase/RemoteConfig
-    - Firebase/Storage
-    - React
+  - RNFirebase (1.0.0-alpha13)
 
 DEPENDENCIES:
   - Firebase/Analytics
@@ -170,7 +161,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   GTMSessionFetcher: 6f8d8b28b7e345549ac471071608170b31cb4977
   Protobuf: 745f59e122e5de98d4d7ef291e264a0eef80f58e
   React: 6dfb2f72edb1d74a800127ae157af038646673ce
-  RNFirebase: 2e27a1e4530653630913ebdfb49de5ef8858e3b4
+  RNFirebase: 46bfe1099349ac6fac8c5e57cf4f0b0f4b7938ac
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: f8bc5de55afd159ec2faf523f1b8e0d861d0832b