diff --git a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/input/ControllerHandler.java b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/input/ControllerHandler.java
index 95cd324fe..a7445777d 100644
--- a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/input/ControllerHandler.java
+++ b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/input/ControllerHandler.java
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ public class ControllerHandler implements ControllerListener {
 	}
 
 	public static boolean controllersSupported() {
-		//disabled on iOS as a temporary workaround for dependency issues between RoboVM and gdx-controllers
-		if (DeviceCompat.isiOS() || (DeviceCompat.isAndroid() && Gdx.app.getVersion() < 16)) {
+		if (DeviceCompat.isAndroid() && Gdx.app.getVersion() < 16) {
 			return false;
 		} else {
 			return true;
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b80878df6..f52d177ea 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ allprojects {
         appAndroidTargetSDK = 31
 
         gdxVersion = '1.11.0'
-        gdxControllersVersion = '2.2.1'
+        gdxControllersVersion = '2.2.2'
         robovmVersion = '2.3.16'
     }
     version = appVersionName
diff --git a/desktop/build.gradle b/desktop/build.gradle
index e999d4231..0eb48fc3c 100644
--- a/desktop/build.gradle
+++ b/desktop/build.gradle
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-desktop"
     implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-freetype-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-desktop"
     implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx-controllers:gdx-controllers-desktop:$gdxControllersVersion"
-    //temporary workaround for gdx-controllers-2.2.1 using outdated jamepad version
-    implementation("com.badlogicgames.jamepad:jamepad:2.0.20.0") {
-        exclude group: 'com.badlogicgames.gdx', module: 'gdx-jnigen-loader'
-    }
 
     //we use LWJGL tinyFD directly to display crash messages
     implementation "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-tinyfd:3.3.1"