diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
index aecb78360d..0b8b509a35 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
@@ -3291,11 +3291,9 @@ def _report_pot_format_skipped(self, video_id, client_name, proto):
             f'{video_id}: {client_name} client {proto} formats require a GVS PO Token which was not provided. '
             'They will be skipped as they may yield HTTP Error 403. '
             f'You can manually pass a GVS PO Token for this client with --extractor-args "youtube:po_token={client_name}.gvs+XXX". '
-            f'For more information, refer to  {PO_TOKEN_GUIDE_URL} . '
-            'To enable these broken formats anyway, pass --extractor-args "youtube:formats=missing_pot"')
+            f'For more information, refer to  {PO_TOKEN_GUIDE_URL} . ')
 
         # Only raise a warning for non-default clients, to not confuse users.
-        # iOS HLS formats still work without PO Token, so we don't need to warn about them.
         if client_name in (*self._DEFAULT_CLIENTS, *self._DEFAULT_AUTHED_CLIENTS):
             self.write_debug(msg, only_once=True)
         else:
@@ -3584,11 +3582,6 @@ def process_manifest_format(f, proto, client_name, itag, missing_pot):
                 f['format_note'] = join_nonempty(f.get('format_note'), 'MISSING POT', delim=' ')
                 f['source_preference'] -= 20
 
-            # XXX: Check if IOS HLS formats are affected by PO token enforcement; temporary
-            # See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13511
-            if proto == 'hls' and client_name == 'ios':
-                f['__needs_testing'] = True
-
             itags[itag].add(key)
 
             if itag and all_formats: