diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Compose/ComposeAttachmentsList.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Compose/ComposeAttachmentsList.swift
index 084ecadc..b83e39ab 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Compose/ComposeAttachmentsList.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Compose/ComposeAttachmentsList.swift
@@ -110,10 +110,14 @@ struct ComposeAttachmentsList: View {
     }
     
     private func didAppear() {
-        let proxy = UITableView.appearance(whenContainedInInstancesOf: [ComposeHostingController.self])
-        // enable drag and drop to reorder on iPhone
-        proxy.dragInteractionEnabled = true
-        proxy.isScrollEnabled = false
+        if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {
+            // these appearance proxy hacks are no longer necessary
+        } else {
+            let proxy = UITableView.appearance(whenContainedInInstancesOf: [ComposeHostingController.self])
+            // enable drag and drop to reorder on iPhone
+            proxy.dragInteractionEnabled = true
+            proxy.isScrollEnabled = false
+        }
     }
     
     private func attachmentsChanged(attachments: [CompositionAttachment]) {
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Preferences/OppositeCollapseKeywordsView.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Preferences/OppositeCollapseKeywordsView.swift
index 1bff11b3..e8be84d0 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Preferences/OppositeCollapseKeywordsView.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Preferences/OppositeCollapseKeywordsView.swift
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ struct OppositeCollapseKeywordsView: View {
     }
     
     private func updateAppearance() {
-        UIScrollView.appearance(whenContainedInInstancesOf: [PreferencesNavigationController.self]).keyboardDismissMode = .interactive
+        if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {
+            // no longer necessary
+        } else {
+            UIScrollView.appearance(whenContainedInInstancesOf: [PreferencesNavigationController.self]).keyboardDismissMode = .interactive
+        }
     }
     
     private func commitExisting(at index: Int) -> () -> Void {