diff --git a/dependencies/build.gradle b/dependencies/build.gradle
index 9a98ec732ae..0175635a5dd 100644
--- a/dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -89,9 +89,11 @@ if (isLinux()) {
     task iphoneSysroot(type: TgzNativeDep) {
         baseName = "target-sysroot-1-darwin-ios"
     }
-    task iphoneSimSysroot(type: TgzNativeDep) {
-        baseName = "target-sysroot-1-darwin-ios-sim"
-    }
+// TODO: re-enable when we known how to bring the simulator
+// sysroot to dependencies.
+//    task iphoneSimSysroot(type: TgzNativeDep) {
+//       baseName = "target-sysroot-1-darwin-ios-sim"
+//  }
 }