diff --git a/stone/backends/swift_client.py b/stone/backends/swift_client.py
index f580aa39..95c32087 100644
--- a/stone/backends/swift_client.py
+++ b/stone/backends/swift_client.py
@@ -251,15 +251,10 @@ def _generate_request_boxes(self, api):
             template = self._jinja_template("ObjCRequestBox.jinja")
             template.globals = template_globals
 
-            # don't include the default case in the generated switch statement if it's unreachable
-            include_default_in_switch = True
-            # TODO(jlocke): implement this to eliminate the unreachable code warning
-
             output = template.render(
                 background_compatible_routes=background_compatible_routes,
                 background_objc_routes=background_objc_routes,
-                class_name=swift_class_name,
-                include_default_in_switch=include_default_in_switch
+                class_name=swift_class_name
             )
 
             file_name = 'DBX{}RequestBox.swift'.format(self.args.class_name)
diff --git a/stone/backends/swift_rsrc/ObjCRequestBox.jinja b/stone/backends/swift_rsrc/ObjCRequestBox.jinja
index 4ca3cb32..735adae1 100644
--- a/stone/backends/swift_rsrc/ObjCRequestBox.jinja
+++ b/stone/backends/swift_rsrc/ObjCRequestBox.jinja
@@ -9,18 +9,16 @@ import SwiftyDropbox
 
 extension {{ class_name }} {
     var objc: DBXRequest {
-        switch self {
-            {% for route_args_data in background_objc_routes %}
-            {% set namespace = route_args_data[0] %}
-            {% set route = route_args_data[1] %}
-            {% set args_data = route_args_data[2] %}
-            case .{{ fmt_func_namespace(route.name, route.version, namespace.name) }}(let swift):
-                return {{ fmt_route_objc_class(namespace, route, args_data) }}(swift: swift)
-            {% endfor %}
-            {% if include_default_in_switch %}
-            default:
-                fatalError("For Obj-C compatibility, add this route to the Objective-C compatibility module allow-list")
-            {% endif %}
+        {% for route_args_data in background_objc_routes %}
+        {% set namespace = route_args_data[0] %}
+        {% set route = route_args_data[1] %}
+        {% set args_data = route_args_data[2] %}
+        if case .{{ fmt_func_namespace(route.name, route.version, namespace.name) }}(let swift) = self {
+            return {{ fmt_route_objc_class(namespace, route, args_data) }}(swift: swift)
+        }
+        {% endfor %}
+        else {
+            fatalError("For Obj-C compatibility, add this route to the Objective-C compatibility module allow-list")
         }
     }
 }