diff --git a/iphone/Maps/Classes/DownloadIndicatorProtocol.h b/iphone/Maps/Classes/DownloadIndicatorProtocol.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e68cd2c255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iphone/Maps/Classes/DownloadIndicatorProtocol.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+@protocol DownloadIndicatorProtocol <NSObject>
+
+- (void)disableStandby;
+- (void)enableStandby;
+
+- (void)disableDownloadIndicator;
+- (void)enableDownloadIndicator;
+
+@end
diff --git a/platform/http_thread_apple.h b/platform/http_thread_apple.h
index 50e2e7a391..657c80ecc1 100644
--- a/platform/http_thread_apple.h
+++ b/platform/http_thread_apple.h
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 namespace downloader { class IHttpThreadCallback; }
 
+#ifdef OMIM_OS_IPHONE
+#import "../iphone/Maps/Classes/DownloadIndicatorProtocol.h"
+#endif
+
 @interface HttpThread : NSObject
 {
   downloader::IHttpThreadCallback * m_callback;
@@ -19,4 +23,9 @@ namespace downloader { class IHttpThreadCallback; }
        endRange:(int64_t)end expectedSize:(int64_t)size postBody:(string const &)pb;
 
 - (void) cancel;
+
+#ifdef OMIM_OS_IPHONE
++ (void)setDownloadIndicatorProtocol:(id<DownloadIndicatorProtocol>)indicator;
+#endif
+
 @end
diff --git a/platform/http_thread_apple.mm b/platform/http_thread_apple.mm
index 0688e8d06e..a3ed5e102c 100644
--- a/platform/http_thread_apple.mm
+++ b/platform/http_thread_apple.mm
@@ -6,22 +6,27 @@
 #include "base/logging.hpp"
 #include "base/macros.hpp"
 
-#ifdef OMIM_OS_IPHONE
-  #include "../iphone/Maps/Classes/MapsAppDelegate.h"
-#endif
-
 #define TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS 60.0
 
 @implementation HttpThread
 
+#ifdef OMIM_OS_IPHONE
+static id<DownloadIndicatorProtocol> downloadIndicator = nil;
+
++ (void)setDownloadIndicatorProtocol:(id<DownloadIndicatorProtocol>)indicator
+{
+  downloadIndicator = indicator;
+}
+#endif
+
 - (void) dealloc
 {
   LOG(LDEBUG, ("ID:", [self hash], "Connection is destroyed"));
   [m_connection cancel];
   [m_connection release];
 #ifdef OMIM_OS_IPHONE
-  [[MapsAppDelegate theApp] enableStandby];
-  [[MapsAppDelegate theApp] disableDownloadIndicator];
+  [downloadIndicator enableStandby];
+  [downloadIndicator disableDownloadIndicator];
 #endif
   [super dealloc];
 }
@@ -79,8 +84,8 @@
 	}
 
 #ifdef OMIM_OS_IPHONE
-  [[MapsAppDelegate theApp] disableStandby];
-  [[MapsAppDelegate theApp] enableDownloadIndicator];
+  [downloadIndicator disableStandby];
+  [downloadIndicator enableDownloadIndicator];
 #endif
 
 	// create the connection with the request and start loading the data