diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/common/ViewHelper.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/common/ViewHelper.java
index b827ff629db4c1..ee536db52667e8 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/common/ViewHelper.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/common/ViewHelper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 package com.facebook.react.views.common;
 
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
-import android.os.Build;
 import android.view.View;
 
 /** Helper class for Views */
@@ -14,18 +13,13 @@ public class ViewHelper {
 
   /**
    * Set the background to a given Drawable, or remove the background. It calls {@link
-   * View#setBackground(Drawable)} or {@link View#setBackgroundDrawable(Drawable)} based on the sdk
-   * version.
+   * View#setBackground(Drawable)}.
    *
    * @param view {@link View} to apply the background.
    * @param drawable {@link Drawable} The Drawable to use as the background, or null to remove the
    *     background
    */
   public static void setBackground(View view, Drawable drawable) {
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
-      view.setBackground(drawable);
-    } else {
-      view.setBackgroundDrawable(drawable);
-    }
+    view.setBackground(drawable);
   }
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
index d06f1b0395edd7..eda4bb190611af 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
@@ -668,17 +668,13 @@ public void setOverflow(String overflow) {
 
   /**
    * Set the background for the view or remove the background. It calls {@link
-   * #setBackground(Drawable)} or {@link #setBackgroundDrawable(Drawable)} based on the sdk version.
+   * #setBackground(Drawable)}.
    *
    * @param drawable {@link Drawable} The Drawable to use as the background, or null to remove the
    *     background
    */
   private void updateBackgroundDrawable(Drawable drawable) {
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
-      super.setBackground(drawable);
-    } else {
-      super.setBackgroundDrawable(drawable);
-    }
+    super.setBackground(drawable);
   }
 
   @Override