diff --git a/packages/xdl/src/detach/IosPodsTools.js b/packages/xdl/src/detach/IosPodsTools.js
index 324f6dc951..5c1517a43a 100644
--- a/packages/xdl/src/detach/IosPodsTools.js
+++ b/packages/xdl/src/detach/IosPodsTools.js
@@ -403,6 +403,12 @@ function _renderUnversionedUniversalModulesDependencies(
   const sdkMajorVersion = parseSdkMajorVersion(sdkVersion);
 
   if (sdkMajorVersion >= 33) {
+    const excludedUnimodules = ['expo-bluetooth', 'expo-in-app-purchases', 'expo-payments-stripe'];
+
+    if (sdkMajorVersion < 39) {
+      excludedUnimodules.push('expo-splash-screen', 'expo-image', 'expo-updates');
+    }
+
     return indentString(
       `
 # Install unimodules
@@ -410,12 +416,7 @@ require_relative '../node_modules/react-native-unimodules/cocoapods.rb'
 use_unimodules!(
   modules_paths: ['${universalModulesPath}'],
   exclude: [
-    'expo-bluetooth',
-    'expo-in-app-purchases',
-    'expo-payments-stripe',
-    'expo-splash-screen',
-    'expo-image',
-    'expo-updates',
+    ${excludedUnimodules.map(module => `'${module}'`).join(',\n    ')}
   ],
 )`,
       2