diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index eb240743232..cde83f8e8ee 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             cd test/ios
             ccache --zero-stats --max-size=2G
-            cmake ../../next -B Build -G Xcode -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS -DCMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT=iphoneos -DMBGL_IOS_UNIT_TEST=1 -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=arm64e
+            cmake ../../next -B Build -G Xcode -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS -DCMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT=iphoneos -DMBGL_IOS_UNIT_TEST=1 -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=arm64e -DMBGL_WITH_RTTI=ON
             cmake --build Build --target UnitTestsApp UnitTestsAppTests --config Release
             ccache --show-stats
       - run:
diff --git a/test/tile/vector_tile.test.cpp b/test/tile/vector_tile.test.cpp
index ca485b112be..d282c874efc 100644
--- a/test/tile/vector_tile.test.cpp
+++ b/test/tile/vector_tile.test.cpp
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ TEST(VectorTileData, ParseResults) {
         ASSERT_TRUE(false) << "should throw: feature index is out of range.";
     } catch (const std::out_of_range&) {
         ASSERT_TRUE(true);
-    } catch (...) { // needed for iOS
-        ASSERT_TRUE(true);
     }
 
     std::unique_ptr<GeometryTileFeature> feature = layer->getFeature(0u);