diff --git a/iphone/Maps/Classes/EAGLView.h b/iphone/Maps/Classes/EAGLView.h
index 7fc2449983..72ab0df68d 100644
--- a/iphone/Maps/Classes/EAGLView.h
+++ b/iphone/Maps/Classes/EAGLView.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "drape/pointers.hpp"
 #include "drape/drape_global.hpp"
 
-@class MetalView;
 @class MWMMapWidgets;
 
 namespace dp
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ namespace dp
 }
 
 @property(nonatomic) MWMMapWidgets * widgetsManager;
-@property(weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet MetalView * metalView;
 
 @property(nonatomic, readonly) BOOL drapeEngineCreated;
 @property(nonatomic, getter=isLaunchByDeepLink) BOOL launchByDeepLink;
diff --git a/iphone/Maps/Classes/EAGLView.mm b/iphone/Maps/Classes/EAGLView.mm
index 04d1b675ec..78c0b87794 100644
--- a/iphone/Maps/Classes/EAGLView.mm
+++ b/iphone/Maps/Classes/EAGLView.mm
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #import "EAGLView.h"
 #import "iosOGLContextFactory.h"
 #import "MetalContextFactory.h"
-#import "MetalView.h"
 #import "MWMDirectionView.h"
 #import "MWMMapWidgets.h"
 
@@ -15,6 +14,10 @@
 #include "base/assert.hpp"
 #include "base/logging.hpp"
 
+#ifdef OMIM_METAL_AVAILABLE
+#import <MetalKit/MetalKit.h>
+#endif
+
 @implementation EAGLView
 
 namespace
@@ -38,10 +41,38 @@ double getExactDPI(double contentScaleFactor)
 }
 } //  namespace
 
++ (dp::ApiVersion)getSupportedApiVersion
+{
+  static dp::ApiVersion apiVersion = dp::ApiVersion::Invalid;
+  if (apiVersion != dp::ApiVersion::Invalid)
+    return apiVersion;
+  
+#ifdef OMIM_METAL_AVAILABLE
+  if (GetFramework().LoadMetalAllowed())
+  {
+    id<MTLDevice> tempDevice = MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice();
+    if (tempDevice)
+      apiVersion = dp::ApiVersion::Metal;
+  }
+#endif
+  
+  if (apiVersion == dp::ApiVersion::Invalid)
+  {
+    EAGLContext * tempContext = [[EAGLContext alloc] initWithAPI:kEAGLRenderingAPIOpenGLES3];
+    if (tempContext != nil)
+      apiVersion = dp::ApiVersion::OpenGLES3;
+    else
+      apiVersion = dp::ApiVersion::OpenGLES2;
+  }
+  
+  return apiVersion;
+}
+
 // You must implement this method
 + (Class)layerClass
 {
-  return [CAEAGLLayer class];
+  auto const apiVersion = [EAGLView getSupportedApiVersion];
+  return apiVersion == dp::ApiVersion::Metal ? [CAMetalLayer class] : [CAEAGLLayer class];
 }
 
 // The GL view is stored in the nib file. When it's unarchived it's sent -initWithCoder:
@@ -56,59 +87,47 @@ double getExactDPI(double contentScaleFactor)
   return self;
 }
 
-- (dp::ApiVersion)getSupportedApiVersion
-{
-#ifdef OMIM_METAL_AVAILABLE
-  if (GetFramework().LoadMetalAllowed())
-  {
-    id<MTLDevice> tempDevice = MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice();
-    if (tempDevice)
-      return dp::ApiVersion::Metal;
-  }
-#endif
-  EAGLContext * tempContext = [[EAGLContext alloc] initWithAPI:kEAGLRenderingAPIOpenGLES3];
-  if (tempContext != nil)
-    return dp::ApiVersion::OpenGLES3;
-  
-  return dp::ApiVersion::OpenGLES2;;
-}
-
 - (void)initialize
 {
   m_presentAvailable = false;
   m_lastViewSize = CGRectZero;
-  m_apiVersion = [self getSupportedApiVersion];
+  m_apiVersion = [EAGLView getSupportedApiVersion];
 
   // Correct retina display support in renderbuffer.
   self.contentScaleFactor = [[UIScreen mainScreen] nativeScale];
   
-  if (m_apiVersion != dp::ApiVersion::Metal)
+  if (m_apiVersion == dp::ApiVersion::Metal)
   {
-    // Setup Layer Properties
-    CAEAGLLayer * eaglLayer = (CAEAGLLayer *)self.layer;
-    eaglLayer.opaque = YES;
-    eaglLayer.drawableProperties = @{kEAGLDrawablePropertyRetainedBacking : @NO,
-                                     kEAGLDrawablePropertyColorFormat : kEAGLColorFormatRGBA8};
+#ifdef OMIM_METAL_AVAILABLE
+    CAMetalLayer * layer = (CAMetalLayer *)self.layer;
+    layer.device = MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice();
+    NSAssert(layer.device != NULL, @"Metal is not supported on this device");
+    layer.opaque = YES;
+#endif
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    CAEAGLLayer * layer = (CAEAGLLayer *)self.layer;
+    layer.opaque = YES;
+    layer.drawableProperties = @{kEAGLDrawablePropertyRetainedBacking : @NO,
+                                 kEAGLDrawablePropertyColorFormat : kEAGLColorFormatRGBA8};
   }
 }
 
 - (void)createDrapeEngine
 {
   m2::PointU const s = [self pixelSize];
+  
   if (m_apiVersion == dp::ApiVersion::Metal)
   {
 #ifdef OMIM_METAL_AVAILABLE
-    CHECK(self.metalView != nil, ());
-    CHECK_EQUAL(self.bounds.size.width, self.metalView.bounds.size.width, ());
-    CHECK_EQUAL(self.bounds.size.height, self.metalView.bounds.size.height, ());
-    m_factory = make_unique_dp<MetalContextFactory>(self.metalView, s);
+    m_factory = make_unique_dp<MetalContextFactory>((CAMetalLayer *)self.layer, s);
 #endif
   }
   else
   {
-    CAEAGLLayer * eaglLayer = (CAEAGLLayer *)self.layer;
     m_factory = make_unique_dp<dp::ThreadSafeFactory>(
-                  new iosOGLContextFactory(eaglLayer, m_apiVersion, m_presentAvailable));
+      new iosOGLContextFactory((CAEAGLLayer *)self.layer, m_apiVersion, m_presentAvailable));
   }
   [self createDrapeEngineWithWidth:s.x height:s.y];
 }
diff --git a/iphone/Maps/Classes/MetalContextFactory.h b/iphone/Maps/Classes/MetalContextFactory.h
index 246f587ff3..5c9f4ba30c 100644
--- a/iphone/Maps/Classes/MetalContextFactory.h
+++ b/iphone/Maps/Classes/MetalContextFactory.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
-#import "MetalView.h"
+#import <MetalKit/MetalKit.h>
 
 #include "drape/graphics_context_factory.hpp"
 #include "drape/metal/metal_base_context.hpp"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 class MetalContextFactory: public dp::GraphicsContextFactory
 {
 public:
-  MetalContextFactory(MetalView * metalView, m2::PointU const & screenSize);
+  MetalContextFactory(CAMetalLayer * metalLayer, m2::PointU const & screenSize);
   dp::GraphicsContext * GetDrawContext() override;
   dp::GraphicsContext * GetResourcesUploadContext() override;
   bool IsDrawContextCreated() const override { return true; }
diff --git a/iphone/Maps/Classes/MetalContextFactory.mm b/iphone/Maps/Classes/MetalContextFactory.mm
index b6826d5aa1..6fc5d7fd9b 100644
--- a/iphone/Maps/Classes/MetalContextFactory.mm
+++ b/iphone/Maps/Classes/MetalContextFactory.mm
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ public:
 };
 }  // namespace
 
-MetalContextFactory::MetalContextFactory(MetalView * metalView, m2::PointU const & screenSize)
+MetalContextFactory::MetalContextFactory(CAMetalLayer * metalLayer, m2::PointU const & screenSize)
 {
-  CAMetalLayer * metalLayer = (CAMetalLayer *)metalView.layer;
   m_drawContext = make_unique_dp<DrawMetalContext>(metalLayer, screenSize);
   m_uploadContext = make_unique_dp<UploadMetalContext>(m_drawContext->GetMetalDevice());
 }
diff --git a/iphone/Maps/Maps.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/iphone/Maps/Maps.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index e753233a15..66b8b57007 100644
--- a/iphone/Maps/Maps.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/iphone/Maps/Maps.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -514,7 +514,6 @@
 		B3E3B50220D485FA00DA8C13 /* DownloadedBookmarksDataSource.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = B3E3B50120D485FA00DA8C13 /* DownloadedBookmarksDataSource.swift */; };
 		BB25B1A71FB32767007276FA /* transit_colors.txt in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BB25B1A51FB32767007276FA /* transit_colors.txt */; };
 		BB7626B61E85599C0031D71C /* icudt57l.dat in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BB7626B41E8559980031D71C /* icudt57l.dat */; };
-		BB8123CC212C25FA00ADE512 /* MetalView.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BB8123CB212C25FA00ADE512 /* MetalView.mm */; };
 		BB8123CF212C264700ADE512 /* Metal.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BB8123CD212C264700ADE512 /* Metal.framework */; };
 		BB8123D0212C264700ADE512 /* MetalKit.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BB8123CE212C264700ADE512 /* MetalKit.framework */; };
 		BB8123D62130427E00ADE512 /* MetalContextFactory.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BB8123D52130427E00ADE512 /* MetalContextFactory.mm */; };
@@ -1478,8 +1477,6 @@
 		B3E3B50120D485FA00DA8C13 /* DownloadedBookmarksDataSource.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = DownloadedBookmarksDataSource.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BB25B1A51FB32767007276FA /* transit_colors.txt */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text; name = transit_colors.txt; path = ../../data/transit_colors.txt; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BB7626B41E8559980031D71C /* icudt57l.dat */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file; name = icudt57l.dat; path = ../../data/icudt57l.dat; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		BB8123CA212C25FA00ADE512 /* MetalView.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = MetalView.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		BB8123CB212C25FA00ADE512 /* MetalView.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; path = MetalView.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BB8123CD212C264700ADE512 /* Metal.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = Metal.framework; path = System/Library/Frameworks/Metal.framework; sourceTree = SDKROOT; };
 		BB8123CE212C264700ADE512 /* MetalKit.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = MetalKit.framework; path = System/Library/Frameworks/MetalKit.framework; sourceTree = SDKROOT; };
 		BB8123D42130427E00ADE512 /* MetalContextFactory.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = MetalContextFactory.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -1993,8 +1990,6 @@
 				F6381BF41CD12045004CA943 /* LocaleTranslator.mm */,
 				BB8123D42130427E00ADE512 /* MetalContextFactory.h */,
 				BB8123D52130427E00ADE512 /* MetalContextFactory.mm */,
-				BB8123CA212C25FA00ADE512 /* MetalView.h */,
-				BB8123CB212C25FA00ADE512 /* MetalView.mm */,
 				1D3623240D0F684500981E51 /* MapsAppDelegate.h */,
 				1D3623250D0F684500981E51 /* MapsAppDelegate.mm */,
 				F613FA741AB330AF002394D4 /* MapViewController */,
@@ -5015,7 +5010,6 @@
 				6741AA1D1BF340DE002C974C /* MWMDownloadTransitMapAlert.mm in Sources */,
 				340475771E081A4600C92850 /* MWMTrafficManager.mm in Sources */,
 				346B42AC1DD5E3D20094EBEE /* MWMLocationNotFoundAlert.mm in Sources */,
-				BB8123CC212C25FA00ADE512 /* MetalView.mm in Sources */,
 				F6E2FF031E097BA00083EBEC /* MWMSearchHistoryClearCell.mm in Sources */,
 				340475091E08199E00C92850 /* MWMMyTarget.mm in Sources */,
 				340416501E7C086000E2B6D6 /* PhotoViewController.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/iphone/Maps/UI/Storyboard/Main.storyboard b/iphone/Maps/UI/Storyboard/Main.storyboard
index 0b96c351a7..a57ac0f1a3 100644
--- a/iphone/Maps/UI/Storyboard/Main.storyboard
+++ b/iphone/Maps/UI/Storyboard/Main.storyboard
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.Storyboard.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="14113" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" useTraitCollections="YES" useSafeAreas="YES" colorMatched="YES" initialViewController="Wns-nH-AQU">
+<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.Storyboard.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="14313.18" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" useTraitCollections="YES" useSafeAreas="YES" colorMatched="YES" initialViewController="Wns-nH-AQU">
     <device id="retina4_0" orientation="portrait">
         <adaptation id="fullscreen"/>
     </device>
     <dependencies>
         <deployment identifier="iOS"/>
-        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="14088"/>
-        <capability name="Aspect ratio constraints" minToolsVersion="5.1"/>
-        <capability name="Constraints to layout margins" minToolsVersion="6.0"/>
-        <capability name="Constraints with non-1.0 multipliers" minToolsVersion="5.1"/>
+        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="14283.14"/>
         <capability name="Safe area layout guides" minToolsVersion="9.0"/>
         <capability name="documents saved in the Xcode 8 format" minToolsVersion="8.0"/>
     </dependencies>
@@ -21,11 +18,6 @@
                         <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="320" height="568"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
                         <subviews>
-                            <mtkView contentMode="scaleToFill" insetsLayoutMarginsFromSafeArea="NO" colorPixelFormat="BGRA8Unorm" depthStencilPixelFormat="Depth32Float" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="MSN-qF-aIb" customClass="MetalView">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="320" height="568"/>
-                                <color key="backgroundColor" white="0.66666666666666663" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="genericGamma22GrayColorSpace"/>
-                                <color key="clearColor" red="0.99999600649999998" green="1" blue="1" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="sRGB"/>
-                            </mtkView>
                             <view hidden="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="scaleToFill" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="65S-M4-TnM" customClass="NavigationInfoArea" customModule="maps_me" customModuleProvider="target">
                                 <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="20" width="320" height="548"/>
                                 <color key="backgroundColor" red="0.0" green="0.0" blue="1" alpha="0.20000000000000001" colorSpace="calibratedRGB"/>
@@ -64,13 +56,11 @@
                             <constraint firstItem="FFY-Dy-Wou" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="utd-Jy-pE5" secondAttribute="leading" priority="100" id="AW8-cN-xzE"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="utd-Jy-pE5" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="65S-M4-TnM" secondAttribute="trailing" priority="100" id="Bjn-UL-ALa"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="utd-Jy-pE5" firstAttribute="bottom" relation="greaterThanOrEqual" secondItem="xJx-UU-IdV" secondAttribute="bottom" id="BqM-vp-EnJ"/>
-                            <constraint firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="MSN-qF-aIb" secondAttribute="trailing" id="CY7-PF-9xC"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="utd-Jy-pE5" firstAttribute="bottom" secondItem="65S-M4-TnM" secondAttribute="bottom" priority="100" id="FU7-Pa-O3P"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="QKu-4A-UgP" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="utd-Jy-pE5" secondAttribute="leading" priority="100" id="Gw4-fq-sLY"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="utd-Jy-pE5" firstAttribute="bottom" secondItem="NI8-tV-i2B" secondAttribute="bottom" priority="100" id="HW4-dR-LNu"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="utd-Jy-pE5" firstAttribute="bottom" secondItem="awj-9E-eBS" secondAttribute="bottom" priority="100" id="Kf4-GM-1aY"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="utd-Jy-pE5" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="xJx-UU-IdV" secondAttribute="trailing" priority="100" id="KfO-hH-S7R"/>
-                            <constraint firstAttribute="bottom" secondItem="MSN-qF-aIb" secondAttribute="bottom" id="NJd-U5-NA4"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="utd-Jy-pE5" firstAttribute="bottom" relation="greaterThanOrEqual" secondItem="FFY-Dy-Wou" secondAttribute="bottom" id="QQc-TF-hhE"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="utd-Jy-pE5" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="QKu-4A-UgP" secondAttribute="trailing" priority="100" id="SNy-Ck-trF"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="NI8-tV-i2B" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="utd-Jy-pE5" secondAttribute="leading" priority="100" id="Uf3-sL-39L"/>
@@ -88,15 +78,10 @@
                             <constraint firstItem="utd-Jy-pE5" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="NI8-tV-i2B" secondAttribute="top" priority="100" id="kvw-Gs-ady"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="utd-Jy-pE5" firstAttribute="bottom" secondItem="xJx-UU-IdV" secondAttribute="bottom" priority="100" id="pur-5a-SQA"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="utd-Jy-pE5" firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="FFY-Dy-Wou" secondAttribute="trailing" priority="100" id="qdF-Ru-TYd"/>
-                            <constraint firstItem="MSN-qF-aIb" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="USG-6L-Uhw" secondAttribute="leading" id="qqd-bW-3Yv"/>
-                            <constraint firstAttribute="top" secondItem="MSN-qF-aIb" secondAttribute="top" id="sw9-hi-4De"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="xJx-UU-IdV" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="utd-Jy-pE5" secondAttribute="top" priority="100" id="w8f-5v-bHr"/>
                             <constraint firstItem="utd-Jy-pE5" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="awj-9E-eBS" secondAttribute="top" priority="100" constant="20" id="xFF-Ic-RDu"/>
                         </constraints>
                         <viewLayoutGuide key="safeArea" id="utd-Jy-pE5"/>
-                        <connections>
-                            <outlet property="metalView" destination="MSN-qF-aIb" id="hkg-ia-EVY"/>
-                        </connections>
                     </view>
                     <navigationItem key="navigationItem" id="8E8-0f-UV9"/>
                     <connections>
@@ -1033,7 +1018,7 @@
                                         <rect key="frame" x="16" y="0.0" width="276" height="348"/>
                                         <subviews>
                                             <view contentMode="scaleToFill" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="87G-jh-N8H" userLabel="CenteredView">
-                                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="42" width="276" height="265"/>
+                                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="41.5" width="276" height="265"/>
                                                 <subviews>
                                                     <imageView userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="scaleToFill" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalCompressionResistancePriority="749" image="img_no_maps" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="vI9-fc-FO2">
                                                         <rect key="frame" x="58" y="0.0" width="160" height="160"/>
@@ -1222,7 +1207,7 @@
                                         <rect key="frame" x="16" y="36" width="288" height="334"/>
                                         <subviews>
                                             <view contentMode="scaleToFill" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="6hj-bQ-tcL" userLabel="CenteredView">
-                                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="1" width="288" height="333"/>
+                                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.5" width="288" height="333"/>
                                                 <subviews>
                                                     <imageView userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="scaleToFill" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalCompressionResistancePriority="749" image="img_whatsnew_migration" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="tap-L1-zYH">
                                                         <rect key="frame" x="44" y="0.0" width="200" height="200"/>