diff --git a/tests/react-test-app/index.android.js b/tests/react-test-app/index.android.js
index 844cf78f..75bd0741 100644
--- a/tests/react-test-app/index.android.js
+++ b/tests/react-test-app/index.android.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 'use strict';
 
-const React = require('react-native');
+const React = require('react');
 const Realm = require('realm');
 const RealmTests = require('realm-tests');
 const builder = require('xmlbuilder');
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const {
     Text,
     View,
     TouchableNativeFeedback,
-} = React;
+} = require('react-native');
 
 RealmTests.registerTests({
     ListViewTest: require('./tests/listview-test'),
diff --git a/tests/react-test-app/index.ios.js b/tests/react-test-app/index.ios.js
index 1164823c..cce02e5e 100644
--- a/tests/react-test-app/index.ios.js
+++ b/tests/react-test-app/index.ios.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const React = require('react-native');
+const React = require('react');
 const Realm = require('realm');
 const tests = require('./tests');
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const {
     Text,
     TouchableHighlight,
     View,
-} = React;
+} = require('react-native');
 
 class ReactTests extends React.Component {
     render() {