diff --git a/Podfile b/Podfile
index 275548af9..a20c0bffb 100644
--- a/Podfile
+++ b/Podfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ platform :ios, '8.0'
 source 'https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git'
 link_with ["Signal", "SignalTests"]
 
-pod 'SignalServiceKit',              :git => 'https://github.com/WhisperSystems/SignalServiceKit.git', :branch => 'test'
+pod 'SignalServiceKit',           :git => 'https://github.com/WhisperSystems/SignalServiceKit.git'
 pod 'OpenSSL',                    '~> 1.0.205'
 pod 'PastelogKit',                '~> 1.3'
 pod 'FFCircularProgressView',     '~> 0.5'
diff --git a/Podfile.lock b/Podfile.lock
index ba3f30e54..e1db5ac98 100644
--- a/Podfile.lock
+++ b/Podfile.lock
@@ -112,15 +112,13 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - OpenSSL (~> 1.0.205)
   - PastelogKit (~> 1.3)
   - SCWaveformView (~> 1.0)
-  - SignalServiceKit (from `https://github.com/WhisperSystems/SignalServiceKit.git`,
-    branch `test`)
+  - SignalServiceKit (from `https://github.com/WhisperSystems/SignalServiceKit.git`)
 
 EXTERNAL SOURCES:
   JSQMessagesViewController:
     :commit: e5582fef8a6b3e35f8070361ef37237222da712b
     :git: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/JSQMessagesViewController
   SignalServiceKit:
-    :branch: test
     :git: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/SignalServiceKit.git
 
 CHECKOUT OPTIONS:
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ CHECKOUT OPTIONS:
     :commit: e5582fef8a6b3e35f8070361ef37237222da712b
     :git: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/JSQMessagesViewController
   SignalServiceKit:
-    :commit: 518c44ce9ad3b005146669972d84e8d4c4477005
+    :commit: a0c147722e3a07412cb356c7712f42ba086a3fa0
     :git: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/SignalServiceKit.git
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
diff --git a/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m b/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
index e22420503..40fbe5520 100644
--- a/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
@@ -236,27 +236,11 @@ static NSString *const kURLHostVerifyPrefix             = @"verify";
         window.opaque                 = YES;
         window.userInteractionEnabled = NO;
         window.windowLevel            = CGFLOAT_MAX;
+        window.backgroundColor        = UIColor.ows_materialBlueColor;
 
-        // There appears to be no more reliable way to get the launchscreen image from an asset bundle
-        NSDictionary *dict = @{
-            @"320x480" : @"LaunchImage-700",
-            @"320x568" : @"LaunchImage-700-568h",
-            @"375x667" : @"LaunchImage-800-667h",
-            @"414x736" : @"LaunchImage-800-Portrait-736h"
-        };
-
-        NSString *key = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%dx%d",
-                                                   (int)[UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.width,
-                                                   (int)[UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.height];
-        UIImage *launchImage = [UIImage imageNamed:dict[key]];
-        UIImageView *imgView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:launchImage];
-        UIViewController *vc = [[UIViewController alloc] initWithNibName:nil bundle:nil];
-        vc.view.frame        = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds];
-        imgView.frame        = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds];
-        [vc.view addSubview:imgView];
-        [vc.view setBackgroundColor:[UIColor ows_blackColor]];
-        window.rootViewController = vc;
+        UIViewController *vc = [[UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"Launch Screen" bundle:nil] instantiateInitialViewController];
 
+        window.rootViewController = vc;
         window;
     });
 }