diff --git a/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.m b/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.m
index 6af5f8e91fa7a4..3e45add4477a3c 100644
--- a/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.m
+++ b/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.m
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ - (void)handleRemoteNotificationsRegistered:(NSNotification *)notification
   }
 
   UIApplication *app = RCTSharedApplication();
-#if __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= __IPHONE_8_0
-  id notificationSettings = [UIUserNotificationSettings settingsForTypes:types categories:nil];
-  [app registerUserNotificationSettings:notificationSettings];
-  [app registerForRemoteNotifications];
-#else
-  [app registerForRemoteNotificationTypes:types];
-#endif
+  if ([app respondsToSelector:@selector(registerUserNotificationSettings:)]) {
+    UIUserNotificationSettings *notificationSettings = [UIUserNotificationSettings settingsForTypes:(NSUInteger)types categories:nil];
+    [app registerUserNotificationSettings:notificationSettings];
+    [app registerForRemoteNotifications];
+  } else {
+    [app registerForRemoteNotificationTypes:(NSUInteger)types];
+  }
 }
 
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(abandonPermissions)