diff --git a/scripts/templates/ios/toJson.sh b/scripts/templates/ios/toJson.sh
index 2a58da2550d..a4911d64e02 100755
--- a/scripts/templates/ios/toJson.sh
+++ b/scripts/templates/ios/toJson.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
-checkLib() {
-	for lib in "$@"
-	do
-		if ! command -v $lib 2>&1 >/dev/null
-		then
-		    echo "<$lib> not found, installing via brew"
-		    executa brew install $lib
-	    else
-			echo "$lib ok"
-		fi
-	done
-}
-
-checkLib jq
-
-plutil -convert json ./emptyExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
-cd ./emptyExample.xcodeproj
-mv project.pbxproj p.pbxproj
-jq --tab . p.pbxproj > project.pbxproj
-rm p.pbxproj
-
+plutil -convert json -r ./emptyExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
 echo "OF XCode template conversion to JSON complete"
diff --git a/scripts/templates/macos/toJson.command b/scripts/templates/macos/toJson.command
deleted file mode 100755
index 2a58da2550d..00000000000
--- a/scripts/templates/macos/toJson.command
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-
-checkLib() {
-	for lib in "$@"
-	do
-		if ! command -v $lib 2>&1 >/dev/null
-		then
-		    echo "<$lib> not found, installing via brew"
-		    executa brew install $lib
-	    else
-			echo "$lib ok"
-		fi
-	done
-}
-
-checkLib jq
-
-plutil -convert json ./emptyExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
-cd ./emptyExample.xcodeproj
-mv project.pbxproj p.pbxproj
-jq --tab . p.pbxproj > project.pbxproj
-rm p.pbxproj
-
-echo "OF XCode template conversion to JSON complete"
diff --git a/scripts/templates/macos/toJson.sh b/scripts/templates/macos/toJson.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..8b23077b615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/templates/macos/toJson.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+plutil -convert json -r ./emptyExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+echo "OF XCode template conversion to JSON complete"
+
diff --git a/scripts/templates/osx/toJson.sh b/scripts/templates/osx/toJson.sh
index 2a58da2550d..a4911d64e02 100755
--- a/scripts/templates/osx/toJson.sh
+++ b/scripts/templates/osx/toJson.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
-checkLib() {
-	for lib in "$@"
-	do
-		if ! command -v $lib 2>&1 >/dev/null
-		then
-		    echo "<$lib> not found, installing via brew"
-		    executa brew install $lib
-	    else
-			echo "$lib ok"
-		fi
-	done
-}
-
-checkLib jq
-
-plutil -convert json ./emptyExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
-cd ./emptyExample.xcodeproj
-mv project.pbxproj p.pbxproj
-jq --tab . p.pbxproj > project.pbxproj
-rm p.pbxproj
-
+plutil -convert json -r ./emptyExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
 echo "OF XCode template conversion to JSON complete"
diff --git a/scripts/templates/tvOS/toJson.sh b/scripts/templates/tvOS/toJson.sh
index 2a58da2550d..a4911d64e02 100755
--- a/scripts/templates/tvOS/toJson.sh
+++ b/scripts/templates/tvOS/toJson.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
-checkLib() {
-	for lib in "$@"
-	do
-		if ! command -v $lib 2>&1 >/dev/null
-		then
-		    echo "<$lib> not found, installing via brew"
-		    executa brew install $lib
-	    else
-			echo "$lib ok"
-		fi
-	done
-}
-
-checkLib jq
-
-plutil -convert json ./emptyExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
-cd ./emptyExample.xcodeproj
-mv project.pbxproj p.pbxproj
-jq --tab . p.pbxproj > project.pbxproj
-rm p.pbxproj
-
+plutil -convert json -r ./emptyExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
 echo "OF XCode template conversion to JSON complete"