diff --git a/core/variant/variant.cpp b/core/variant/variant.cpp
index 89c22c05ddf..155a5b27817 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/variant.cpp
@@ -1417,42 +1417,6 @@ void Variant::_clear_internal() {
 	}
 }
 
-Variant::operator signed int() const {
-	switch (type) {
-		case NIL:
-			return 0;
-		case BOOL:
-			return _data._bool ? 1 : 0;
-		case INT:
-			return _data._int;
-		case FLOAT:
-			return _data._float;
-		case STRING:
-			return operator String().to_int();
-		default: {
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-Variant::operator unsigned int() const {
-	switch (type) {
-		case NIL:
-			return 0;
-		case BOOL:
-			return _data._bool ? 1 : 0;
-		case INT:
-			return _data._int;
-		case FLOAT:
-			return _data._float;
-		case STRING:
-			return operator String().to_int();
-		default: {
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 Variant::operator int64_t() const {
 	switch (type) {
 		case NIL:
@@ -1471,6 +1435,60 @@ Variant::operator int64_t() const {
 	}
 }
 
+Variant::operator int32_t() const {
+	switch (type) {
+		case NIL:
+			return 0;
+		case BOOL:
+			return _data._bool ? 1 : 0;
+		case INT:
+			return _data._int;
+		case FLOAT:
+			return _data._float;
+		case STRING:
+			return operator String().to_int();
+		default: {
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+Variant::operator int16_t() const {
+	switch (type) {
+		case NIL:
+			return 0;
+		case BOOL:
+			return _data._bool ? 1 : 0;
+		case INT:
+			return _data._int;
+		case FLOAT:
+			return _data._float;
+		case STRING:
+			return operator String().to_int();
+		default: {
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+Variant::operator int8_t() const {
+	switch (type) {
+		case NIL:
+			return 0;
+		case BOOL:
+			return _data._bool ? 1 : 0;
+		case INT:
+			return _data._int;
+		case FLOAT:
+			return _data._float;
+		case STRING:
+			return operator String().to_int();
+		default: {
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 Variant::operator uint64_t() const {
 	switch (type) {
 		case NIL:
@@ -1489,6 +1507,60 @@ Variant::operator uint64_t() const {
 	}
 }
 
+Variant::operator uint32_t() const {
+	switch (type) {
+		case NIL:
+			return 0;
+		case BOOL:
+			return _data._bool ? 1 : 0;
+		case INT:
+			return _data._int;
+		case FLOAT:
+			return _data._float;
+		case STRING:
+			return operator String().to_int();
+		default: {
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+Variant::operator uint16_t() const {
+	switch (type) {
+		case NIL:
+			return 0;
+		case BOOL:
+			return _data._bool ? 1 : 0;
+		case INT:
+			return _data._int;
+		case FLOAT:
+			return _data._float;
+		case STRING:
+			return operator String().to_int();
+		default: {
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+Variant::operator uint8_t() const {
+	switch (type) {
+		case NIL:
+			return 0;
+		case BOOL:
+			return _data._bool ? 1 : 0;
+		case INT:
+			return _data._int;
+		case FLOAT:
+			return _data._float;
+		case STRING:
+			return operator String().to_int();
+		default: {
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 Variant::operator ObjectID() const {
 	if (type == INT) {
 		return ObjectID(_data._int);
@@ -1499,122 +1571,8 @@ Variant::operator ObjectID() const {
 	}
 }
 
-#ifdef NEED_LONG_INT
-Variant::operator signed long() const {
-	switch (type) {
-		case NIL:
-			return 0;
-		case BOOL:
-			return _data._bool ? 1 : 0;
-		case INT:
-			return _data._int;
-		case FLOAT:
-			return _data._float;
-		case STRING:
-			return operator String().to_int();
-		default: {
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-Variant::operator unsigned long() const {
-	switch (type) {
-		case NIL:
-			return 0;
-		case BOOL:
-			return _data._bool ? 1 : 0;
-		case INT:
-			return _data._int;
-		case FLOAT:
-			return _data._float;
-		case STRING:
-			return operator String().to_int();
-		default: {
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
-Variant::operator signed short() const {
-	switch (type) {
-		case NIL:
-			return 0;
-		case BOOL:
-			return _data._bool ? 1 : 0;
-		case INT:
-			return _data._int;
-		case FLOAT:
-			return _data._float;
-		case STRING:
-			return operator String().to_int();
-		default: {
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-Variant::operator unsigned short() const {
-	switch (type) {
-		case NIL:
-			return 0;
-		case BOOL:
-			return _data._bool ? 1 : 0;
-		case INT:
-			return _data._int;
-		case FLOAT:
-			return _data._float;
-		case STRING:
-			return operator String().to_int();
-		default: {
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-Variant::operator signed char() const {
-	switch (type) {
-		case NIL:
-			return 0;
-		case BOOL:
-			return _data._bool ? 1 : 0;
-		case INT:
-			return _data._int;
-		case FLOAT:
-			return _data._float;
-		case STRING:
-			return operator String().to_int();
-		default: {
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-Variant::operator unsigned char() const {
-	switch (type) {
-		case NIL:
-			return 0;
-		case BOOL:
-			return _data._bool ? 1 : 0;
-		case INT:
-			return _data._int;
-		case FLOAT:
-			return _data._float;
-		case STRING:
-			return operator String().to_int();
-		default: {
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 Variant::operator char32_t() const {
-	return operator unsigned int();
+	return operator uint32_t();
 }
 
 Variant::operator float() const {
@@ -2420,57 +2378,44 @@ Variant::Variant(bool p_bool) {
 	_data._bool = p_bool;
 }
 
-Variant::Variant(signed int p_int) {
+Variant::Variant(int64_t p_int64) {
 	type = INT;
-	_data._int = p_int;
+	_data._int = p_int64;
 }
 
-Variant::Variant(unsigned int p_int) {
+Variant::Variant(int32_t p_int32) {
 	type = INT;
-	_data._int = p_int;
+	_data._int = p_int32;
 }
 
-#ifdef NEED_LONG_INT
-
-Variant::Variant(signed long p_int) {
+Variant::Variant(int16_t p_int16) {
 	type = INT;
-	_data._int = p_int;
+	_data._int = p_int16;
 }
 
-Variant::Variant(unsigned long p_int) {
+Variant::Variant(int8_t p_int8) {
 	type = INT;
-	_data._int = p_int;
-}
-#endif
-
-Variant::Variant(int64_t p_int) {
-	type = INT;
-	_data._int = p_int;
+	_data._int = p_int8;
 }
 
-Variant::Variant(uint64_t p_int) {
+Variant::Variant(uint64_t p_uint64) {
 	type = INT;
-	_data._int = p_int;
+	_data._int = p_uint64;
 }
 
-Variant::Variant(signed short p_short) {
+Variant::Variant(uint32_t p_uint32) {
 	type = INT;
-	_data._int = p_short;
+	_data._int = p_uint32;
 }
 
-Variant::Variant(unsigned short p_short) {
+Variant::Variant(uint16_t p_uint16) {
 	type = INT;
-	_data._int = p_short;
+	_data._int = p_uint16;
 }
 
-Variant::Variant(signed char p_char) {
+Variant::Variant(uint8_t p_uint8) {
 	type = INT;
-	_data._int = p_char;
-}
-
-Variant::Variant(unsigned char p_char) {
-	type = INT;
-	_data._int = p_char;
+	_data._int = p_uint8;
 }
 
 Variant::Variant(float p_float) {
diff --git a/core/variant/variant.h b/core/variant/variant.h
index e8eec8171b0..fc4030ac5ae 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant.h
+++ b/core/variant/variant.h
@@ -355,19 +355,14 @@ public:
 	const Variant &operator[](const Variant &p_key) const = delete;
 
 	operator bool() const;
-	operator signed int() const;
-	operator unsigned int() const; // this is the real one
-	operator signed short() const;
-	operator unsigned short() const;
-	operator signed char() const;
-	operator unsigned char() const;
-	//operator long unsigned int() const;
 	operator int64_t() const;
+	operator int32_t() const;
+	operator int16_t() const;
+	operator int8_t() const;
 	operator uint64_t() const;
-#ifdef NEED_LONG_INT
-	operator signed long() const;
-	operator unsigned long() const;
-#endif
+	operator uint32_t() const;
+	operator uint16_t() const;
+	operator uint8_t() const;
 
 	operator ObjectID() const;
 
@@ -430,18 +425,14 @@ public:
 	Object *get_validated_object_with_check(bool &r_previously_freed) const;
 
 	Variant(bool p_bool);
-	Variant(signed int p_int); // real one
-	Variant(unsigned int p_int);
-#ifdef NEED_LONG_INT
-	Variant(signed long p_long); // real one
-	Variant(unsigned long p_long);
-#endif
-	Variant(signed short p_short); // real one
-	Variant(unsigned short p_short);
-	Variant(signed char p_char); // real one
-	Variant(unsigned char p_char);
-	Variant(int64_t p_int); // real one
-	Variant(uint64_t p_int);
+	Variant(int64_t p_int64);
+	Variant(int32_t p_int32);
+	Variant(int16_t p_int16);
+	Variant(int8_t p_int8);
+	Variant(uint64_t p_uint64);
+	Variant(uint32_t p_uint32);
+	Variant(uint16_t p_uint16);
+	Variant(uint8_t p_uint8);
 	Variant(float p_float);
 	Variant(double p_double);
 	Variant(const ObjectID &p_id);
diff --git a/platform/ios/detect.py b/platform/ios/detect.py
index cd303295add..0c9b7b32040 100644
--- a/platform/ios/detect.py
+++ b/platform/ios/detect.py
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ def configure(env: "SConsEnvironment"):
             )
         )
         env.Append(ASFLAGS=["-arch", "arm64"])
-        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["NEED_LONG_INT"])
 
     # Temp fix for ABS/MAX/MIN macros in iOS SDK blocking compilation
     env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-Wno-ambiguous-macro"])