diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/ios/test/vision/image_classifier/MPPImageClassifierTests.m b/mediapipe/tasks/ios/test/vision/image_classifier/MPPImageClassifierTests.m
index c08976923..d8d05d872 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/ios/test/vision/image_classifier/MPPImageClassifierTests.m
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/ios/test/vision/image_classifier/MPPImageClassifierTests.m
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ static NSString *const kExpectedErrorDomain = @"com.google.mediapipe.tasks";
 static NSString *const kLiveStreamTestsDictImageClassifierKey = @"image_classifier";
 static NSString *const kLiveStreamTestsDictExpectationKey = @"expectation";
 
-#define AssertEqualErrors(error, expectedError)                                               \
-  XCTAssertNotNil(error);                                                                     \
-  XCTAssertEqualObjects(error.domain, expectedError.domain);                                  \
-  XCTAssertEqual(error.code, expectedError.code);                                             \
+#define AssertEqualErrors(error, expectedError)              \
+  XCTAssertNotNil(error);                                    \
+  XCTAssertEqualObjects(error.domain, expectedError.domain); \
+  XCTAssertEqual(error.code, expectedError.code);            \
   XCTAssertEqualObjects(error.localizedDescription, expectedError.localizedDescription)
 
 #define AssertEqualCategoryArrays(categories, expectedCategories)                         \
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static NSString *const kLiveStreamTestsDictExpectationKey = @"expectation";
 
 #pragma mark Running Mode Tests
 
-- (void)testCreateImageClassifierFailsWithDelegateInNonLiveStreamMode {
+- (void)testCreateImageClassifierSucceedsWithDelegateInNonLiveStreamMode {
   MPPRunningMode runningModesToTest[] = {MPPRunningModeImage, MPPRunningModeVideo};
   for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(runningModesToTest) / sizeof(runningModesToTest[0]); i++) {
     MPPImageClassifierOptions *options = [self imageClassifierOptionsWithModelName:kFloatModelName];
@@ -447,36 +447,20 @@ static NSString *const kLiveStreamTestsDictExpectationKey = @"expectation";
     options.runningMode = runningModesToTest[i];
     options.imageClassifierLiveStreamDelegate = self;
 
-    [self
-        assertCreateImageClassifierWithOptions:options
-                        failsWithExpectedError:
-                            [NSError
-                                errorWithDomain:kExpectedErrorDomain
-                                           code:MPPTasksErrorCodeInvalidArgumentError
-                                       userInfo:@{
-                                         NSLocalizedDescriptionKey :
-                                             @"The vision task is in image or video mode. The "
-                                             @"delegate must not be set in the task's options."
-                                       }]];
+    MPPImageClassifier *imageClassifier = [[MPPImageClassifier alloc] initWithOptions:options
+                                                                                error:nil];
+    XCTAssertNotNil(imageClassifier);
   }
 }
 
-- (void)testCreateImageClassifierFailsWithMissingDelegateInLiveStreamMode {
+- (void)testCreateImageClassifieSucceedsWithMissingDelegateInLiveStreamMode {
   MPPImageClassifierOptions *options = [self imageClassifierOptionsWithModelName:kFloatModelName];
 
   options.runningMode = MPPRunningModeLiveStream;
 
-  [self assertCreateImageClassifierWithOptions:options
-                        failsWithExpectedError:
-                            [NSError errorWithDomain:kExpectedErrorDomain
-                                                code:MPPTasksErrorCodeInvalidArgumentError
-                                            userInfo:@{
-                                              NSLocalizedDescriptionKey :
-                                                  @"The vision task is in live stream mode. An "
-                                                  @"object must be set as the delegate of the task "
-                                                  @"in its options to ensure asynchronous delivery "
-                                                  @"of results."
-                                            }]];
+  MPPImageClassifier *imageClassifier = [[MPPImageClassifier alloc] initWithOptions:options
+                                                                              error:nil];
+  XCTAssertNotNil(imageClassifier);
 }
 
 - (void)testClassifyFailsWithCallingWrongApiInImageMode {
@@ -614,6 +598,30 @@ static NSString *const kLiveStreamTestsDictExpectationKey = @"expectation";
   }
 }
 
+- (void)testClassifyFailsWithMissingDelegateInLiveStreamMode {
+  MPPImageClassifierOptions *options = [self imageClassifierOptionsWithModelName:kFloatModelName];
+  options.runningMode = MPPRunningModeLiveStream;
+
+  MPPImageClassifier *imageClassifier = [self imageClassifierWithOptionsSucceeds:options];
+
+  NSError *expectedError =
+      [NSError errorWithDomain:kExpectedErrorDomain
+                          code:MPPTasksErrorCodeFailedPreconditionError
+                      userInfo:@{
+                        NSLocalizedDescriptionKey :
+                            @"This method can only be called if the task is running in a stream "
+                            @"mode and an object of a class is provided as the delegate in the "
+                            @"task options to receive the results asynchronously."
+                      }];
+
+  MPPImage *image = [self imageWithFileInfo:kBurgerImage];
+
+  NSError *error = nil;
+  XCTAssertFalse([imageClassifier classifyAsyncImage:image timestampInMilliseconds:1 error:&error]);
+
+  AssertEqualErrors(error, expectedError);
+}
+
 - (void)testClassifyWithOutOfOrderTimestampsAndLiveStreamModeFails {
   MPPImageClassifierOptions *options = [self imageClassifierOptionsWithModelName:kFloatModelName];
 
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/ios/vision/image_classifier/sources/MPPImageClassifier.mm b/mediapipe/tasks/ios/vision/image_classifier/sources/MPPImageClassifier.mm
index 5d2595cd1..c886ee5ab 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/ios/vision/image_classifier/sources/MPPImageClassifier.mm
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/ios/vision/image_classifier/sources/MPPImageClassifier.mm
@@ -64,12 +64,7 @@ static const int kMicroSecondsPerMilliSecond = 1000;
 @implementation MPPImageClassifier
 
 - (void)processLiveStreamResult:(absl::StatusOr<PacketMap>)liveStreamResult {
-  if (![self.imageClassifierLiveStreamDelegate
-          respondsToSelector:@selector
-          (imageClassifier:didFinishClassificationWithResult:timestampInMilliseconds:error:)]) {
-    return;
-  }
-
+ 
   NSError *callbackError = nil;
   if (![MPPCommonUtils checkCppError:liveStreamResult.status() toError:&callbackError]) {
     dispatch_async(_callbackQueue, ^{
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/ios/vision/image_classifier/sources/MPPImageClassifierOptions.h b/mediapipe/tasks/ios/vision/image_classifier/sources/MPPImageClassifierOptions.h
index 058c21aed..eea6383ee 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/ios/vision/image_classifier/sources/MPPImageClassifierOptions.h
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/ios/vision/image_classifier/sources/MPPImageClassifierOptions.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 NS_SWIFT_NAME(ImageClassifierLiveStreamDelegate)
 @protocol MPPImageClassifierLiveStreamDelegate <NSObject>
 
-@optional
+@required
 /**
  * This method notifies a delegate that the results of asynchronous classification of
  * an image submitted to the `MPPImageClassifier` is available.