diff --git a/base/BUILD.gn b/base/BUILD.gn
index 4778c4402821cc6e22f75b3606266537b8ec907e..4bec3407bfbe6bee242ce696be893c70d044bc6c 100644
--- a/base/BUILD.gn
+++ b/base/BUILD.gn
@@ -25,12 +25,8 @@ declare_args() {
 
 config("utils_config") {
   include_dirs = [ "include" ]
-  defines = []
   if (current_os == "ios") {
-    defines += [ "IOS_PLATFORM" ]
-  }
-  if (is_emulator == true) {
-    defines += [ "EMULATOR_PLATFORM" ]
+    defines = [ "IOS_PLATFORM" ]
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/base/include/refbase.h b/base/include/refbase.h
index af3f6d6c8d83ea623646d59667108dee9269e832..7fcbef7f2e520125746ac993476cb947c176c047 100644
--- a/base/include/refbase.h
+++ b/base/include/refbase.h
@@ -240,16 +240,6 @@ public:
      */
     void ExtendObjectLifetime();
 
-#ifndef EMULATOR_PLATFORM
-    using CanPromote = std::function<bool()>;
-
-    void SetCanPromote(const CanPromote& canPromote);
-
-    void RemoveCanPromote();
-
-    bool IsCanPromoteValid();
-#endif
-
 #if ((defined DEBUG_REFBASE) && (!defined TRACK_ALL))
     /**
      * @brief Enables tracking. It is applicable to debugging only.
@@ -267,9 +257,6 @@ private:
     std::atomic<int> atomicAttempt_; // Number of attempts
     RefPtrCallback callback_ = nullptr; // Callback function to deallocate the corresponding RefBase object
     static constexpr unsigned int FLAG_EXTEND_LIFE_TIME = 0x00000002; // Extended life-time bit to be set via logic-OR
-#ifndef EMULATOR_PLATFORM
-    CanPromote canPromote_ = nullptr;
-#endif
 #ifdef DEBUG_REFBASE
 #ifdef TRACK_ALL
     bool enableTrack = true;
@@ -595,10 +582,6 @@ public:
      */
     void EnableTracker();
 
-#ifndef EMULATOR_PLATFORM
-    virtual bool CanPromote();
-#endif
-
 private:
     RefCounter *refs_ = nullptr; // Pointer to the corresponding reference
                                  // counter of this RefBase object
diff --git a/base/src/refbase.cpp b/base/src/refbase.cpp
index cb7426f1ceb7e278c83f066afd98041341d9e7f2..999c5f1998d5357cf9f5e859a9ce17d4c0bd5459 100644
--- a/base/src/refbase.cpp
+++ b/base/src/refbase.cpp
@@ -211,23 +211,6 @@ bool RefCounter::IsRefPtrValid()
     return callback_ != nullptr;
 }
 
-#ifndef EMULATOR_PLATFORM
-void RefCounter::SetCanPromote(const CanPromote &canPromote)
-{
-    canPromote_ = canPromote;
-}
-
-void RefCounter::RemoveCanPromote()
-{
-    canPromote_ = nullptr;
-}
-
-bool RefCounter::IsCanPromoteValid()
-{
-    return canPromote_ != nullptr;
-}
-#endif
-
 RefCounter::~RefCounter()
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG_REFBASE
@@ -374,11 +357,6 @@ bool RefCounter::AttemptIncStrongRef(const void *objectId, int &outCount)
     }
 
     if (IsLifeTimeExtended()) {
-#ifndef EMULATOR_PLATFORM
-        if (!IsCanPromoteValid() || !canPromote_()) {
-            return false;
-        }
-#endif
         curCount = atomicStrong_.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
     }
 
@@ -418,9 +396,6 @@ RefBase::RefBase() : refs_(new RefCounter())
 {
     refs_->IncRefCount();
     refs_->SetCallback([this] { this->RefPtrCallback(); });
-#ifndef EMULATOR_PLATFORM
-    refs_->SetCanPromote([this] { return this->CanPromote(); });
-#endif
 }
 
 RefBase::RefBase(const RefBase &)
@@ -429,19 +404,9 @@ RefBase::RefBase(const RefBase &)
     if (refs_ != nullptr) {
         refs_->IncRefCount();
         refs_->SetCallback([this] { this->RefPtrCallback(); });
-#ifndef EMULATOR_PLATFORM
-        refs_->SetCanPromote([this] { return this->CanPromote(); });
-#endif
     }
 }
 
-#ifndef EMULATOR_PLATFORM
-bool RefBase::CanPromote()
-{
-    return true;
-}
-#endif
-
 void RefBase::RefPtrCallback()
 {
     delete this;
@@ -464,9 +429,6 @@ RefBase &RefBase::operator=(const RefBase &)
     if (refs_ != nullptr) {
         refs_->IncRefCount();
         refs_->SetCallback([this] { this->RefPtrCallback(); });
-#ifndef EMULATOR_PLATFORM
-        refs_->SetCanPromote([this] { return this->CanPromote(); });
-#endif
     }
 
     return *this;