diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextAttributeProps.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextAttributeProps.java
index eb03a50743f0d6..09bddc6ea292c5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextAttributeProps.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextAttributeProps.java
@@ -73,10 +73,8 @@ public class TextAttributeProps {
   private static final int DEFAULT_TEXT_SHADOW_COLOR = 0x55000000;
   private static final int DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION_MODE =
       (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) ? 0 : Layout.JUSTIFICATION_MODE_NONE;
-  private static final int DEFAULT_BREAK_STRATEGY =
-      (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M) ? 0 : Layout.BREAK_STRATEGY_HIGH_QUALITY;
-  private static final int DEFAULT_HYPHENATION_FREQUENCY =
-      (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M) ? 0 : Layout.HYPHENATION_FREQUENCY_NONE;
+  private static final int DEFAULT_BREAK_STRATEGY = Layout.BREAK_STRATEGY_HIGH_QUALITY;
+  private static final int DEFAULT_HYPHENATION_FREQUENCY = Layout.HYPHENATION_FREQUENCY_NONE;
 
   protected float mLineHeight = Float.NaN;
   protected boolean mIsColorSet = false;