diff --git a/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/index.ts b/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/index.ts
index 9a8936f7a..32fec787b 100644
--- a/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/index.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/index.ts
@@ -397,16 +397,8 @@ function buildProject(
 function bootSimulator(selectedSimulator: Device) {
   const simulatorFullName = formattedDeviceName(selectedSimulator);
   logger.info(`Launching ${simulatorFullName}`);
-  try {
-    child_process.spawnSync('xcrun', [
-      'instruments',
-      '-w',
-      selectedSimulator.udid,
-    ]);
-  } catch (_ignored) {
-    // instruments always fail with 255 because it expects more arguments,
-    // but we want it to only launch the simulator
-  }
+
+  child_process.spawnSync('xcrun', ['simctl', 'boot', selectedSimulator.udid]);
 }
 
 function getTargetPaths(buildSettings: string) {