diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/AppStateExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/AppStateExample.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 04a58c5e8..000000000
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/AppStateExample.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
- * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
- *
- * @flow
- */
-'use strict';
-
-var React = require('react-native');
-var {
-  AppState,
-  StyleSheet,
-  Text,
-  TouchableHighlight,
-  View,
-} = React;
-
-var Button = React.createClass({
-  render: function() {
-    return (
-      <TouchableHighlight
-        underlayColor={'white'}
-        style={styles.button}
-        onPress={this.props.onPress}>
-        <Text style={styles.buttonLabel}>
-          {this.props.label}
-        </Text>
-      </TouchableHighlight>
-    );
-  }
-});
-
-var styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  button: {
-    padding: 10,
-    alignItems: 'center',
-    justifyContent: 'center',
-  },
-  buttonLabel: {
-    color: 'blue',
-  },
-});
-
-exports.title = 'AppState';
-exports.description = 'App background status and badge value';
-exports.examples = [
-{
-  title: 'Set Badge Number',
-  render: function() {
-    return (
-      <View>
-        <Button
-          onPress={() => AppState.setApplicationIconBadgeNumber(42)}
-          label="Set app's icon badge to 42"
-        />
-        <Button
-          onPress={() => AppState.setApplicationIconBadgeNumber(0)}
-          label="Clear app's icon badge"
-        />
-      </View>
-    );
-  },
-}];
diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/PushNotificationIOSExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/PushNotificationIOSExample.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8201a9662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/PushNotificationIOSExample.js
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ *
+ * @flow
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+var React = require('react-native');
+var {
+  AlertIOS,
+  PushNotificationIOS,
+  StyleSheet,
+  Text,
+  TouchableHighlight,
+  View,
+} = React;
+
+var Button = React.createClass({
+  render: function() {
+    return (
+      <TouchableHighlight
+        underlayColor={'white'}
+        style={styles.button}
+        onPress={this.props.onPress}>
+        <Text style={styles.buttonLabel}>
+          {this.props.label}
+        </Text>
+      </TouchableHighlight>
+    );
+  }
+});
+
+class NotificationExample extends React.Component {
+  componentWillMount() {
+    PushNotificationIOS.addEventListener('notification', this._onNotification);
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    PushNotificationIOS.removeEventListener('notification', this._onNotification);
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <View>
+        <Button
+          onPress={this._sendNotification}
+          label="Send fake notification"
+        />
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
+
+  _sendNotification() {
+    require('RCTDeviceEventEmitter').emit('remoteNotificationReceived', {
+      aps: {
+        alert: 'Sample notification',
+        badge: '+1',
+        sound: 'default',
+        category: 'REACT_NATIVE'
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  _onNotification(notification) {
+    AlertIOS.alert(
+      'Notification Received',
+      `Alert message: ${notification.getMessage()}`,
+      [{
+        text: 'Dismiss',
+        onPress: null,
+      }]
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+class NotificationPermissionExample extends React.Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = {permissions: null};
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <View>
+        <Button
+          onPress={this._showPermissions.bind(this)}
+          label="Show enabled permissions"
+        />
+        <Text>
+          {JSON.stringify(this.state.permissions)}
+        </Text>
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
+
+  _showPermissions() {
+    PushNotificationIOS.checkPermissions((permissions) => {
+      this.setState({permissions});
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+var styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  button: {
+    padding: 10,
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+  },
+  buttonLabel: {
+    color: 'blue',
+  },
+});
+
+exports.title = 'PushNotificationIOS';
+exports.description = 'Apple PushNotification and badge value';
+exports.examples = [
+{
+  title: 'Badge Number',
+  render(): React.Component {
+    PushNotificationIOS.requestPermissions();
+
+    return (
+      <View>
+        <Button
+          onPress={() => PushNotificationIOS.setApplicationIconBadgeNumber(42)}
+          label="Set app's icon badge to 42"
+        />
+        <Button
+          onPress={() => PushNotificationIOS.setApplicationIconBadgeNumber(0)}
+          label="Clear app's icon badge"
+        />
+      </View>
+    );
+  },
+},
+{
+  title: 'Push Notifications',
+  render(): React.Component {
+    return <NotificationExample />;
+  }
+},
+{
+  title: 'Notifications Permissions',
+  render(): React.Component {
+    return <NotificationPermissionExample />;
+  }
+}];
diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorer.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorer.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 59adccff3..ff024216a 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorer.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorer.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
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+		14DC67F41AB71881001358AB /* libRCTPushNotification.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 14DC67F11AB71876001358AB /* libRCTPushNotification.a */; };
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@@ -88,6 +89,13 @@
 			remoteGlobalIDString = 134814201AA4EA6300B7C361;
 			remoteInfo = RCTActionSheet;
 		};
+		14DC67F01AB71876001358AB /* PBXContainerItemProxy */ = {
+			isa = PBXContainerItemProxy;
+			containerPortal = 14DC67E71AB71876001358AB /* RCTPushNotification.xcodeproj */;
+			proxyType = 2;
+			remoteGlobalIDString = 134814201AA4EA6300B7C361;
+			remoteInfo = RCTPushNotification;
+		};
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 			isa = PBXContainerItemProxy;
 			containerPortal = D85B82911AB6D5CE003F4FE2 /* RCTVibration.xcodeproj */;
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+		14DC67E71AB71876001358AB /* RCTPushNotification.xcodeproj */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = "wrapper.pb-project"; name = RCTPushNotification.xcodeproj; path = ../../Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotification.xcodeproj; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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 				D85B829E1AB6D5D7003F4FE2 /* libRCTVibration.a in Frameworks */,
+				14DC67F41AB71881001358AB /* libRCTPushNotification.a in Frameworks */,
 				147CED4C1AB3532B00DA3E4C /* libRCTActionSheet.a in Frameworks */,
 				134454601AAFCABD003F0779 /* libRCTAdSupport.a in Frameworks */,
 				134A8A2A1AACED7A00945AAE /* libRCTGeolocation.a in Frameworks */,
@@ -177,6 +187,7 @@
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
 				D85B82911AB6D5CE003F4FE2 /* RCTVibration.xcodeproj */,
+				14DC67E71AB71876001358AB /* RCTPushNotification.xcodeproj */,
 				14E0EEC81AB118F7000DECC3 /* RCTActionSheet.xcodeproj */,
 				13417FFA1AA91531003F314A /* ReactKit.xcodeproj */,
 				134454551AAFCAAE003F0779 /* RCTAdSupport.xcodeproj */,
@@ -259,6 +270,14 @@
 			name = Products;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
+		14DC67E81AB71876001358AB /* Products */ = {
+			isa = PBXGroup;
+			children = (
+				14DC67F11AB71876001358AB /* libRCTPushNotification.a */,
+			);
+			name = Products;
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
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 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
@@ -371,6 +390,10 @@
 					ProductGroup = 134180271AA91779003F314A /* Products */;
 					ProjectRef = 134180261AA91779003F314A /* RCTNetwork.xcodeproj */;
 				},
+				{
+					ProductGroup = 14DC67E81AB71876001358AB /* Products */;
+					ProjectRef = 14DC67E71AB71876001358AB /* RCTPushNotification.xcodeproj */;
+				},
 				{
 					ProductGroup = 13417FEB1AA914B8003F314A /* Products */;
 					ProjectRef = 13417FEA1AA914B8003F314A /* RCTText.xcodeproj */;
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 			sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR;
 		};
+		14DC67F11AB71876001358AB /* libRCTPushNotification.a */ = {
+			isa = PBXReferenceProxy;
+			fileType = archive.ar;
+			path = libRCTPushNotification.a;
+			remoteRef = 14DC67F01AB71876001358AB /* PBXContainerItemProxy */;
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+		};
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diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerList.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerList.js
index d0996fcbb..14de68387 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerList.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerList.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ var APIS = [
   require('./ActionSheetIOSExample'),
   require('./AdSupportIOSExample'),
   require('./AlertIOSExample'),
-  require('./AppStateExample'),
   require('./AppStateIOSExample'),
   require('./AsyncStorageExample'),
   require('./CameraRollExample.ios'),
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ var APIS = [
   require('./LayoutExample'),
   require('./NetInfoExample'),
   require('./PointerEventsExample'),
+  require('./PushNotificationIOSExample'),
   require('./StatusBarIOSExample'),
   require('./TimerExample'),
   require('./VibrationIOSExample'),
diff --git a/Libraries/AppState/AppState.js b/Libraries/AppState/AppState.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f1ef2505d..000000000
--- a/Libraries/AppState/AppState.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
- * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
- *
- * @providesModule AppState
- */
-'use strict';
-
-var NativeModules = require('NativeModules');
-var RCTAppState = NativeModules.AppState;
-
-var AppState = {
-
-  setApplicationIconBadgeNumber: function(number) {
-    RCTAppState.setApplicationIconBadgeNumber(number);
-  },
-
-  getApplicationIconBadgeNumber: function(callback) {
-    RCTAppState.getApplicationIconBadgeNumber(callback);
-  },
-
-};
-
-module.exports = AppState;
diff --git a/Libraries/Utilities/PushNotificationIOS.js b/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/PushNotificationIOS.js
similarity index 74%
rename from Libraries/Utilities/PushNotificationIOS.js
rename to Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/PushNotificationIOS.js
index ed581ba20..733ab2492 100644
--- a/Libraries/Utilities/PushNotificationIOS.js
+++ b/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/PushNotificationIOS.js
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@
 
 var NativeModules = require('NativeModules');
 var RCTDeviceEventEmitter = require('RCTDeviceEventEmitter');
-
-var RCTPushNotificationManager = NativeModules.PushNotificationManager;
-if (RCTPushNotificationManager) {
-  var _initialNotification = RCTPushNotificationManager.initialNotification;
-}
+var RCTPushNotificationManager = require('NativeModules').PushNotificationManager;
+var invariant = require('invariant');
 
 var _notifHandlers = {};
+var _initialNotification = RCTPushNotificationManager &&
+  RCTPushNotificationManager.initialNotification;
 
 var DEVICE_NOTIF_EVENT = 'remoteNotificationReceived';
 
@@ -29,6 +28,14 @@ class PushNotificationIOS {
   _sound: string;
   _badgeCount: number;
 
+  static setApplicationIconBadgeNumber(number) {
+    RCTPushNotificationManager.setApplicationIconBadgeNumber(number);
+  }
+
+  static getApplicationIconBadgeNumber(callback) {
+    RCTPushNotificationManager.getApplicationIconBadgeNumber(callback);
+  }
+
   static addEventListener(type, handler) {
     _notifHandlers[handler] = RCTDeviceEventEmitter.addListener(
       DEVICE_NOTIF_EVENT,
@@ -38,6 +45,18 @@ class PushNotificationIOS {
     );
   }
 
+  static requestPermissions() {
+    RCTPushNotificationManager.requestPermissions();
+  }
+
+  static checkPermissions(callback) {
+    invariant(
+      typeof callback === 'function',
+      'Must provide a valid callback'
+    );
+    RCTPushNotificationManager.checkPermissions(callback);
+  }
+
   static removeEventListener(type, handler) {
     if (!_notifHandlers[handler]) {
       return;
diff --git a/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotification.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotification.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..507f47aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotification.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
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+				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.1;
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+}
diff --git a/ReactKit/Modules/RCTPushNotificationManager.h b/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.h
similarity index 51%
rename from ReactKit/Modules/RCTPushNotificationManager.h
rename to Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.h
index 69773c736..17a1b965b 100644
--- a/ReactKit/Modules/RCTPushNotificationManager.h
+++ b/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.h
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@
  * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
  */
 
-#import <FBReactKit/RCTBridgeModule.h>
+#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 
-extern NSString *const RKRemoteNotificationReceived;
-extern NSString *const RKOpenURLNotification;
+#import "../../ReactKit/Base/RCTBridgeModule.h"
 
 @interface RCTPushNotificationManager : NSObject <RCTBridgeModule>
 
 - (instancetype)initWithInitialNotification:(NSDictionary *)initialNotification NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
 
++ (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didRegisterUserNotificationSettings:(UIUserNotificationSettings *)notificationSettings;
++ (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didReceiveRemoteNotification:(NSDictionary *)notification;
++ (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application openURL:(NSURL *)url sourceApplication:(NSString *)sourceApplication annotation:(id)annotation;
+
 @end
diff --git a/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.m b/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19a0f90ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/PushNotificationIOS/RCTPushNotificationManager.m
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+#import "RCTPushNotificationManager.h"
+
+#import "RCTBridge.h"
+#import "RCTEventDispatcher.h"
+
+NSString *const RCTRemoteNotificationReceived = @"RemoteNotificationReceived";
+NSString *const RCTOpenURLNotification = @"RCTOpenURLNotification";
+
+@implementation RCTPushNotificationManager
+{
+  NSDictionary *_initialNotification;
+}
+
+@synthesize bridge = _bridge;
+
+- (instancetype)init
+{
+  return [self initWithInitialNotification:nil];
+}
+
+- (instancetype)initWithInitialNotification:(NSDictionary *)initialNotification
+{
+  if ((self = [super init])) {
+    _initialNotification = [initialNotification copy];
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                             selector:@selector(handleRemoteNotificationReceived:)
+                                                 name:RCTRemoteNotificationReceived
+                                               object:nil];
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                             selector:@selector(handleOpenURLNotification:)
+                                                 name:RCTOpenURLNotification
+                                               object:nil];
+  }
+  return self;
+}
+
+- (void)dealloc
+{
+  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
+}
+
++ (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didRegisterUserNotificationSettings:(UIUserNotificationSettings *)notificationSettings
+{
+#ifdef __IPHONE_8_0
+  [application registerForRemoteNotifications];
+#endif
+}
+
++ (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didReceiveRemoteNotification:(NSDictionary *)notification
+{
+  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:RCTRemoteNotificationReceived
+                                                      object:self
+                                                    userInfo:notification];
+}
+
++ (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application
+            openURL:(NSURL *)url
+  sourceApplication:(NSString *)sourceApplication
+         annotation:(id)annotation
+{
+  NSDictionary *payload = @{@"url": [url absoluteString]};
+  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:RCTOpenURLNotification
+                                                      object:self
+                                                    userInfo:payload];
+  return YES;
+}
+
+- (void)handleRemoteNotificationReceived:(NSNotification *)notification
+{
+  [_bridge.eventDispatcher sendDeviceEventWithName:@"remoteNotificationReceived"
+                                              body:[notification userInfo]];
+}
+
+- (void)handleOpenURLNotification:(NSNotification *)notification
+{
+  [_bridge.eventDispatcher sendDeviceEventWithName:@"openURL"
+                                              body:[notification userInfo]];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update the application icon badge number on the home screen
+ */
++ (void)setApplicationIconBadgeNumber:(NSInteger)number
+{
+  RCT_EXPORT();
+
+  static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
+  dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
+    [self requestPermissions];
+  });
+
+  [UIApplication sharedApplication].applicationIconBadgeNumber = number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the current application icon badge number on the home screen
+ */
++ (void)getApplicationIconBadgeNumber:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback
+{
+  RCT_EXPORT();
+
+  callback(@[
+    @([UIApplication sharedApplication].applicationIconBadgeNumber)
+  ]);
+}
+
++ (void)requestPermissions
+{
+  RCT_EXPORT();
+
+#ifdef __IPHONE_8_0
+    UIUserNotificationType types = UIUserNotificationTypeSound | UIUserNotificationTypeBadge | UIUserNotificationTypeAlert;
+    UIUserNotificationSettings *notificationSettings = [UIUserNotificationSettings settingsForTypes:types categories:nil];
+    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerUserNotificationSettings:notificationSettings];
+#else
+    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerForRemoteNotificationTypes:(UIRemoteNotificationTypeBadge | UIRemoteNotificationTypeSound | UIRemoteNotificationTypeAlert)];
+#endif
+}
+
++ (void)checkPermissions:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback
+{
+  RCT_EXPORT();
+
+  NSMutableDictionary *permissions = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
+#ifdef __IPHONE_8_0
+  UIUserNotificationType types = [[[UIApplication sharedApplication] currentUserNotificationSettings] types];
+  permissions[@"alert"] = @((BOOL)(types & UIUserNotificationTypeAlert));
+  permissions[@"badge"] = @((BOOL)(types & UIUserNotificationTypeBadge));
+  permissions[@"sound"] = @((BOOL)(types & UIUserNotificationTypeSound));
+#else
+  UIRemoteNotificationType types = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] enabledRemoteNotificationTypes];
+  permissions[@"alert"] = @((BOOL)(types & UIRemoteNotificationTypeAlert));
+  permissions[@"badge"] = @((BOOL)(types & UIRemoteNotificationTypeBadge));
+  permissions[@"sound"] = @((BOOL)(types & UIRemoteNotificationTypeSound));
+#endif
+
+  callback(@[permissions]);
+}
+
+- (NSDictionary *)constantsToExport
+{
+  return @{
+    @"initialNotification": _initialNotification ?: [NSNull null]
+  };
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/Libraries/react-native/react-native.js b/Libraries/react-native/react-native.js
index ea8a25b72..96080d09f 100644
--- a/Libraries/react-native/react-native.js
+++ b/Libraries/react-native/react-native.js
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ var ReactNative = Object.assign(Object.create(require('React')), {
   AlertIOS: require('AlertIOS'),
   Animation: require('Animation'),
   AppRegistry: require('AppRegistry'),
-  AppState: require('AppState'),
   AppStateIOS: require('AppStateIOS'),
   AsyncStorage: require('AsyncStorage'),
   CameraRoll: require('CameraRoll'),
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@ var ReactNative = Object.assign(Object.create(require('React')), {
   LayoutAnimation: require('LayoutAnimation'),
   NetInfo: require('NetInfo'),
   PixelRatio: require('PixelRatio'),
+  PushNotificationIOS: require('PushNotificationIOS'),
   StatusBarIOS: require('StatusBarIOS'),
   StyleSheet: require('StyleSheet'),
   TimerMixin: require('TimerMixin'),
diff --git a/ReactKit/Modules/RCTAppState.m b/ReactKit/Modules/RCTAppState.m
index 930d998eb..ab44a70a3 100644
--- a/ReactKit/Modules/RCTAppState.m
+++ b/ReactKit/Modules/RCTAppState.m
@@ -87,26 +87,4 @@ static NSString *RCTCurrentAppBackgroundState()
   callback(@[@{@"app_state": _lastKnownState}]);
 }
 
-/**
- * Update the application icon badge number on the home screen
- */
-- (void)setApplicationIconBadgeNumber:(NSInteger)number
-{
-  RCT_EXPORT();
-
-  [UIApplication sharedApplication].applicationIconBadgeNumber = number;
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the current application icon badge number on the home screen
- */
-- (void)getApplicationIconBadgeNumber:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback
-{
-  RCT_EXPORT();
-
-  callback(@[
-    @([UIApplication sharedApplication].applicationIconBadgeNumber)
-  ]);
-}
-
 @end
diff --git a/ReactKit/Modules/RCTPushNotificationManager.m b/ReactKit/Modules/RCTPushNotificationManager.m
deleted file mode 100644
index 324b8d8ec..000000000
--- a/ReactKit/Modules/RCTPushNotificationManager.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
- * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
- */
-
-#import "RCTPushNotificationManager.h"
-
-#import "RCTAssert.h"
-#import "RCTBridge.h"
-#import "RCTEventDispatcher.h"
-
-NSString *const RKRemoteNotificationReceived = @"RemoteNotificationReceived";
-NSString *const RKOpenURLNotification = @"RKOpenURLNotification";
-
-@implementation RCTPushNotificationManager
-{
-  NSDictionary *_initialNotification;
-}
-
-@synthesize bridge = _bridge;
-
-- (instancetype)init
-{
-  return [self initWithInitialNotification:nil];
-}
-
-- (instancetype)initWithInitialNotification:(NSDictionary *)initialNotification
-{
-  if ((self = [super init])) {
-    _initialNotification = [initialNotification copy];
-    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
-                                             selector:@selector(handleRemoteNotificationReceived:)
-                                                 name:RKRemoteNotificationReceived
-                                               object:nil];
-    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
-                                             selector:@selector(handleOpenURLNotification:)
-                                                 name:RKOpenURLNotification
-                                               object:nil];
-  }
-  return self;
-}
-
-- (void)handleRemoteNotificationReceived:(NSNotification *)notification
-{
-  [_bridge.eventDispatcher sendDeviceEventWithName:@"remoteNotificationReceived"
-                                              body:[notification userInfo]];
-}
-
-- (void)handleOpenURLNotification:(NSNotification *)notification
-{
-  [_bridge.eventDispatcher sendDeviceEventWithName:@"openURL"
-                                              body:[notification userInfo]];
-}
-
-- (NSDictionary *)constantsToExport
-{
-  return @{
-    @"initialNotification": _initialNotification ?: [NSNull null]
-  };
-}
-
-- (void)dealloc
-{
-  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
-}
-
-@end