diff --git a/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/constant-folding-plugin-test.js b/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/constant-folding-plugin-test.js
index e27d89f5..41ae0205 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/constant-folding-plugin-test.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/constant-folding-plugin-test.js
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
 const constantFoldingPlugin = require('../constant-folding-plugin');
 
-const {transformSync} = require('../../../babel-bridge');
-const {transformFromAstSync} = require('../../../babel-bridge');
+const {transformSync} = require('@babel/core');
+const {transformFromAstSync} = require('@babel/core');
 
 import type {TransformResult} from '@babel/core';
 
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/inline-plugin-test.js b/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/inline-plugin-test.js
index 0ef14d23..b03625b6 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/inline-plugin-test.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/JSTransformer/worker/__tests__/inline-plugin-test.js
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 const inlinePlugin = require('../inline-plugin');
 const invariant = require('fbjs/lib/invariant');
 
-const {transformSync} = require('../../../babel-bridge');
-const {transformFromAstSync} = require('../../../babel-bridge');
+const {transformSync} = require('@babel/core');
+const {transformFromAstSync} = require('@babel/core');
 
 import type {TransformResult} from '@babel/core';
 import type {Ast} from 'babel-core';
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/optimize-module.js b/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/optimize-module.js
index 70d26c5b..671d49aa 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/optimize-module.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/optimize-module.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const invariant = require('fbjs/lib/invariant');
 const optimizeDependencies = require('./optimizeDependencies');
 const sourceMap = require('source-map');
 
-const {transformSync} = require('../../babel-bridge');
+const {transformSync} = require('@babel/core');
 
 import type {PostMinifyProcess} from '../../Bundler';
 import type {TransformedSourceFile, TransformResult} from '../types.flow';
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/babel-bridge.js b/packages/metro/src/babel-bridge.js
index 108c17bd..72d16a86 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/babel-bridge.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/babel-bridge.js
@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@
 
 // This is a temporary migration bridge to switch between babel 6 and 7
 
-const babelCore7 = require('@babel/core');
 const babelGenerate7 = require('@babel/generator').default;
 const babelTemplate7 = require('@babel/template').default;
 const babelTraverse7 = require('@babel/traverse').default;
 const babelTypes7 = require('@babel/types');
 const babylon7 = require('metro-babylon7');
-
 const externalHelpersPlugin7 = require('babel-plugin-external-helpers');
 const inlineRequiresPlugin7 = require('babel-preset-fbjs/plugins/inline-requires');
+
 const makeHMRConfig7 = makeMakeHMRConfig7();
 function resolvePlugins7(plugins: Array<any>) {
   /**
@@ -53,10 +52,6 @@ function resolvePlugins7(plugins: Array<any>) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  // need to abstract the transform* funcs here since their name changed
-  transformSync: babelCore7.transformSync,
-  transformFileSync: babelCore7.transformFileSync,
-  transformFromAstSync: babelCore7.transformFromAstSync,
   babelGenerate: babelGenerate7,
   babelTemplate: babelTemplate7,
   babelTraverse: babelTraverse7,
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/defaultTransform.js b/packages/metro/src/defaultTransform.js
index 8391e46a..bfa4dd09 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/defaultTransform.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/defaultTransform.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  */
 'use strict';
 
-const {transformSync} = require('./babel-bridge');
+const {transformSync} = require('@babel/core');
 
 import type {TransformOptions} from './JSTransformer/worker';
 import type {Plugins as BabelPlugins} from 'babel-core';
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/getTransformCacheKeyFn-test.js.snap b/packages/metro/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/getTransformCacheKeyFn-test.js.snap
index c90b192a..f7c2c81c 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/getTransformCacheKeyFn-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/metro/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/getTransformCacheKeyFn-test.js.snap
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`getTransformCacheKeyFn Should return always the same key for the same params 1`] = `"e65336d380f8bf43e00f5cd94b8bf541b1b08f5c"`;
+exports[`getTransformCacheKeyFn Should return always the same key for the same params 1`] = `"21cd943759b1802bca8cea636538f13b2f7b89a8"`;
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/lib/polyfills/__tests__/require-test.js b/packages/metro/src/lib/polyfills/__tests__/require-test.js
index 2eaf9abd..fca0f82a 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/lib/polyfills/__tests__/require-test.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/lib/polyfills/__tests__/require-test.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 const {getBabelRegisterConfig} = require('../../../babel-bridge');
-const {transformSync} = require('../../../babel-bridge');
+const {transformSync} = require('@babel/core');
 
 const babelConfig = getBabelRegisterConfig();
 
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/transformer.js b/packages/metro/src/transformer.js
index c542a565..d65b3d96 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/transformer.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/transformer.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const {getPreset} = require('./babel-bridge');
 const {inlineRequiresPlugin} = require('./babel-bridge');
 const {makeHMRConfig} = require('./babel-bridge');
 const {resolvePlugins} = require('./babel-bridge');
-const {transformSync} = require('./babel-bridge');
+const {transformSync} = require('@babel/core');
 
 import type {Transformer, TransformOptions} from './JSTransformer/worker';
 import type {Plugins as BabelPlugins} from 'babel-core';