diff --git a/Libraries/AppStateIOS/AppStateIOS.ios.js b/Libraries/AppStateIOS/AppStateIOS.ios.js
index 1d64c7d64..f7dddcd57 100644
--- a/Libraries/AppStateIOS/AppStateIOS.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/AppStateIOS/AppStateIOS.ios.js
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ var AppStateIOS = {
     _eventHandlers[type].delete(handler);
   },
 
-  currentState: (RCTAppState && RCTAppState.initialAppState : ?string),
+  // TODO: getCurrentAppState callback seems to be called at a really late stage
+  // after app launch. Trying to get currentState when mounting App component
+  // will likely to have the initial value here.
+  // Initialize to 'active' instead of null.
+  currentState: ('active' : ?string),
 
 };
 
diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTAppState.m b/React/Modules/RCTAppState.m
index 294330643..f9ee2cb33 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTAppState.m
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTAppState.m
@@ -101,13 +101,4 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(getCurrentAppState:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback
   callback(@[@{@"app_state": _lastKnownState}]);
 }
 
-#pragma mark - RCTBridgeModule
-
-- (NSDictionary *)constantsToExport
-{
-  return @{
-     @"initialAppState" : RCTCurrentAppBackgroundState()
-   };
-}
-
 @end