diff --git a/jest/preprocessor.js b/jest/preprocessor.js
index b79d5de55..e4772399e 100644
--- a/jest/preprocessor.js
+++ b/jest/preprocessor.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ module.exports = {
       options: {
         ast: true, // needed for open source (?) https://github.com/facebook/react-native/commit/f8d6b97140cffe8d18b2558f94570c8d1b410d5c#r28647044
         dev: true,
+        disableBabelRuntime: true,
         inlineRequires: true,
         minify: false,
         platform: '',