diff --git a/docs/GettingStarted.md b/docs/GettingStarted.md
index 1bc935ee..353c1712 100644
--- a/docs/GettingStarted.md
+++ b/docs/GettingStarted.md
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ module.exports.transform = (file: {filename: string, src: string}) => {
 If you would like to plug-in babel, you can simply do that by passing the code to it:
 
 ```js
-const {transform} = require('@babel/core');
+const {transformSync} = require('@babel/core');
 
 module.exports.transform = file => {
   return transform(file.src, {
diff --git a/packages/metro-babel7-plugin-react-transform/__tests__/__snapshots__/babel-plugin-react-transform-test.js.snap b/packages/metro-babel7-plugin-react-transform/__tests__/__snapshots__/babel-plugin-react-transform-test.js.snap
index 0c32ee91..f5332f60 100644
--- a/packages/metro-babel7-plugin-react-transform/__tests__/__snapshots__/babel-plugin-react-transform-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/metro-babel7-plugin-react-transform/__tests__/__snapshots__/babel-plugin-react-transform-test.js.snap
@@ -31,23 +31,24 @@ class Foo {
   f() {
     class Bar extends React.Component {
       render() {}
+
     }
 
     Bar = _wrapComponent(\\"Bar\\")(Bar);
     foo(Bar);
   }
+
 }"
 `;
 
 exports[`finds React components should code call expression with render method 1`] = `
 "factory({
   render() {}
-});
 
+});
 factory({
   render: function () {}
 });
-
 factory({
   'render': function () {}
 });"
@@ -85,22 +86,24 @@ function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { de
 
 foo(_wrapComponent(\\"Foo\\")(class Foo extends React.Component {
   render() {}
+
 }));
 foo(_wrapComponent(\\"_component\\")(class extends React.Component {
   render() {}
+
 }));"
 `;
 
 exports[`finds React components should code class extends component with render method 1`] = `
-"import _transformLib from 'transform-lib';
+"import _transformLib from \\"transform-lib\\";
 const _components = {
   Foo: {
-    displayName: 'Foo'
+    displayName: \\"Foo\\"
   }
 };
 
 const _transformLib2 = _transformLib({
-  filename: 'unknown',
+  filename: \\"unknown\\",
   components: _components,
   locals: [],
   imports: []
@@ -113,22 +116,25 @@ function _wrapComponent(id) {
 }
 
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
+
 class Foo extends Component {
   render() {}
+
 }
-Foo = _wrapComponent('Foo')(Foo);"
+
+Foo = _wrapComponent(\\"Foo\\")(Foo);"
 `;
 
 exports[`finds React components should code class extends purecomponent with render method 1`] = `
-"import _transformLib from 'transform-lib';
+"import _transformLib from \\"transform-lib\\";
 const _components = {
   Foo: {
-    displayName: 'Foo'
+    displayName: \\"Foo\\"
   }
 };
 
 const _transformLib2 = _transformLib({
-  filename: 'unknown',
+  filename: \\"unknown\\",
   components: _components,
   locals: [],
   imports: []
@@ -141,10 +147,13 @@ function _wrapComponent(id) {
 }
 
 import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
+
 class Foo extends PureComponent {
   render() {}
+
 }
-Foo = _wrapComponent('Foo')(Foo);"
+
+Foo = _wrapComponent(\\"Foo\\")(Foo);"
 `;
 
 exports[`finds React components should code class extends react component 1`] = `"class Foo extends React.Component {}"`;
@@ -175,13 +184,16 @@ function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { de
 
 class Foo extends React.Component {
   render() {}
+
 }
+
 Foo = _wrapComponent(\\"Foo\\")(Foo);"
 `;
 
 exports[`finds React components should code class with render method 1`] = `
 "class Foo {
   render() {}
+
 }"
 `;
 
@@ -219,6 +231,7 @@ function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { de
 function factory() {
   return _wrapComponent(\\"Foo\\")(class Foo extends React.Component {
     render() {}
+
   });
 }"
 `;
@@ -249,6 +262,7 @@ function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { de
 
 const Foo = _wrapComponent(\\"_component\\")(class extends React.Component {
   render() {}
+
 });"
 `;
 
@@ -259,15 +273,16 @@ export class Bar extends React.Component {}
 export const bar = React.createClass({});
 export class Baz {
   render() {}
+
 }
 export class Boo {
   render() {}
+
 }"
 `;
 
 exports[`finds React components should code ignore 1`] = `
 "import React from 'react';
-
 const First = React.createNotClass({
   displayName: 'First'
 });
@@ -281,7 +296,6 @@ const myCreateClass = spec => {
 const spec = {
   render: function () {}
 };
-
 React.createClass(spec);"
 `;
 
@@ -289,7 +303,6 @@ exports[`finds React components should code react create class 1`] = `
 "const Foo = React.createClass({
   displayName: 'Foo'
 });
-
 React.createClass({});"
 `;
 
@@ -300,18 +313,18 @@ exports[`finds React components should code react create class with dynamic disp
 `;
 
 exports[`finds React components should code react create class with render method 1`] = `
-"var _transformLib = _interopRequireDefault(require('transform-lib')).default;
+"var _transformLib = _interopRequireDefault(require(\\"transform-lib\\")).default;
 
 const _components = {
   Foo: {
-    displayName: 'Foo'
+    displayName: \\"Foo\\"
   },
   _component: {},
   _component2: {}
 };
 
 const _transformLib2 = _transformLib({
-  filename: 'unknown',
+  filename: \\"unknown\\",
   components: _components,
   locals: [],
   imports: []
@@ -325,16 +338,16 @@ function _wrapComponent(id) {
 
 function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { default: obj }; }
 
-const Foo = _wrapComponent('Foo')(React.createClass({
+const Foo = _wrapComponent(\\"Foo\\")(React.createClass({
   displayName: 'Foo',
   render: function () {}
 }));
 
-_wrapComponent('_component')(React.createClass({
+_wrapComponent(\\"_component\\")(React.createClass({
   render: function () {}
 }));
 
-const Bar = _wrapComponent('_component2')(React.createClass({
+const Bar = _wrapComponent(\\"_component2\\")(React.createClass({
   render: function () {}
 }));"
 `;
@@ -346,16 +359,16 @@ exports[`finds React components should code react create class with string liter
 `;
 
 exports[`finds React components should code react create class with string literal display name with render method 1`] = `
-"var _transformLib = _interopRequireDefault(require('transform-lib')).default;
+"var _transformLib = _interopRequireDefault(require(\\"transform-lib\\")).default;
 
 const _components = {
-  'my-component': {
-    displayName: 'my-component'
+  \\"my-component\\": {
+    displayName: \\"my-component\\"
   }
 };
 
 const _transformLib2 = _transformLib({
-  filename: 'unknown',
+  filename: \\"unknown\\",
   components: _components,
   locals: [],
   imports: []
@@ -369,7 +382,7 @@ function _wrapComponent(id) {
 
 function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { default: obj }; }
 
-const MyComponent = _wrapComponent('my-component')(React.createClass({
+const MyComponent = _wrapComponent(\\"my-component\\")(React.createClass({
   displayName: 'my-component',
   render: function () {}
 }));"
@@ -381,26 +394,25 @@ exports[`finds React components should options custom factories 1`] = `
 "const Foo = createClass({
   displayName: 'Foo'
 });
-
 const Bar = factory({
   displayName: 'Bar'
 });"
 `;
 
 exports[`finds React components should options custom factories with render method 1`] = `
-"var _transformLib = _interopRequireDefault(require('transform-lib')).default;
+"var _transformLib = _interopRequireDefault(require(\\"transform-lib\\")).default;
 
 const _components = {
   Foo: {
-    displayName: 'Foo'
+    displayName: \\"Foo\\"
   },
   Bar: {
-    displayName: 'Bar'
+    displayName: \\"Bar\\"
   }
 };
 
 const _transformLib2 = _transformLib({
-  filename: 'unknown',
+  filename: \\"unknown\\",
   components: _components,
   locals: [],
   imports: []
@@ -414,12 +426,12 @@ function _wrapComponent(id) {
 
 function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { default: obj }; }
 
-const Foo = _wrapComponent('Foo')(createClass({
+const Foo = _wrapComponent(\\"Foo\\")(createClass({
   displayName: 'Foo',
   render: function () {}
 }));
 
-const Bar = _wrapComponent('Bar')(factory({
+const Bar = _wrapComponent(\\"Bar\\")(factory({
   displayName: 'Bar',
   render: function () {}
 }));"
@@ -427,6 +439,7 @@ const Bar = _wrapComponent('Bar')(factory({
 
 exports[`finds React components should options custom super classes 1`] = `
 "class Foo extends BooComponent {}
+
 class Bar extends CustomComponent {}"
 `;
 
@@ -459,11 +472,16 @@ function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { de
 
 class Foo extends BooComponent {
   render() {}
+
 }
+
 Foo = _wrapComponent(\\"Foo\\")(Foo);
+
 class Bar extends CustomComponent {
   render() {}
+
 }
+
 Bar = _wrapComponent(\\"Bar\\")(Bar);"
 `;
 
@@ -504,7 +522,9 @@ function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { de
 
 class Foo extends React.Component {
   render() {}
+
 }
+
 Foo = _wrapComponent(\\"Foo\\")(Foo);"
 `;
 
@@ -540,7 +560,9 @@ function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { de
 
 class Foo extends React.Component {
   render() {}
+
 }
+
 Foo = _wrapComponent(\\"Foo\\")(Foo);"
 `;
 
@@ -572,6 +594,8 @@ function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { de
 
 class Foo extends React.Component {
   render() {}
+
 }
+
 Foo = _wrapComponent(\\"Foo\\")(Foo);"
 `;
diff --git a/packages/metro-babel7-plugin-react-transform/__tests__/babel-plugin-react-transform-test.js b/packages/metro-babel7-plugin-react-transform/__tests__/babel-plugin-react-transform-test.js
index 773ef850..aaccea3f 100644
--- a/packages/metro-babel7-plugin-react-transform/__tests__/babel-plugin-react-transform-test.js
+++ b/packages/metro-babel7-plugin-react-transform/__tests__/babel-plugin-react-transform-test.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
 /*eslint-disable import/no-extraneous-dependencies*/
-const {transform: transformSync} = require('babel-core');
+const {transformSync} = require('@babel/core');
 const reactPlugin = require('../lib/index.js').default;
 
 describe('finds React components', () => {
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/babel-bridge.js b/packages/metro/src/babel-bridge.js
index 4fd76194..cb0f40a7 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/babel-bridge.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/babel-bridge.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 // This is a temporary migration bridge to switch between babel 6 and 7
 
-const IS_BABEL7 = process.env.BABEL_VERSION === '7';
+const IS_BABEL7 = true; // process.env.BABEL_VERSION === '7';
 
 // ## Babel 6 stuff
 
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/babelRegisterOnly.js b/packages/metro/src/babelRegisterOnly.js
index 4bb091e8..9fbb9cc7 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/babelRegisterOnly.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/babelRegisterOnly.js
@@ -13,31 +13,29 @@ require('./setupNodePolyfills');
 var _only = [];
 
 const PLUGINS = [
-  'transform-flow-strip-types',
-  'transform-object-rest-spread',
-  'transform-class-properties',
+  require('@babel/plugin-transform-flow-strip-types'),
+  require('@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread'),
+  require('@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties'),
+  require('@babel/plugin-transform-modules-commonjs'),
 ];
 
 if (/^v[0-7]\./.test(process.version)) {
-  PLUGINS.push(
-    'transform-async-to-generator',
-    'syntax-trailing-function-commas',
-  );
+  PLUGINS.push(require('@babel/plugin-transform-async-to-generator'));
 }
 
 function registerOnly(onlyList) {
   // This prevents `babel-register` from transforming the code of the
   // plugins/presets that we are require-ing themselves before setting up the
   // actual config.
-  require('babel-register')({only: [], babelrc: false});
-  require('babel-register')(config(onlyList));
+  require('@babel/register')({only: [], babelrc: false});
+  require('@babel/register')(config(onlyList));
 }
 
 function config(onlyList) {
   _only = _only.concat(onlyList);
   return {
-    presets: [require('babel-preset-es2015-node')],
-    plugins: PLUGINS.map(pluginName => require(`babel-plugin-${pluginName}`)),
+    presets: [],
+    plugins: PLUGINS,
     only: _only,
     retainLines: true,
     sourceMaps: 'inline',
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/basic_bundle-test.js.snap b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/basic_bundle-test.js.snap
index aa17e9f4..8a278f8a 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/basic_bundle-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/basic_bundle-test.js.snap
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ exports[`basic_bundle bundles package with polyfills 1`] = `
   function guardedLoadModule(moduleId, module) {
     if (!inGuard && global.ErrorUtils) {
       inGuard = true;
-      var returnValue = void 0;
+      var returnValue;
 
       try {
         returnValue = loadModuleImplementation(moduleId, module);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ exports[`basic_bundle bundles package with polyfills 1`] = `
 
     try {
       if (PRINT_REQUIRE_PATHS) {
-        console.log(\\"require file path \\" + (module.path || 'unknown'));
+        console.log(\`require file path \${module.path || 'unknown'}\`);
       }
 
       var _moduleObject = {
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ exports[`basic_bundle bundles package without polyfills 1`] = `
   function guardedLoadModule(moduleId, module) {
     if (!inGuard && global.ErrorUtils) {
       inGuard = true;
-      var returnValue = void 0;
+      var returnValue;
 
       try {
         returnValue = loadModuleImplementation(moduleId, module);
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ exports[`basic_bundle bundles package without polyfills 1`] = `
 
     try {
       if (PRINT_REQUIRE_PATHS) {
-        console.log(\\"require file path \\" + (module.path || 'unknown'));
+        console.log(\`require file path \${module.path || 'unknown'}\`);
       }
 
       var _moduleObject = {