diff --git a/Libraries/Core/InitializeCore.js b/Libraries/Core/InitializeCore.js
index d4cb2268645ee7..263001547b6132 100644
--- a/Libraries/Core/InitializeCore.js
+++ b/Libraries/Core/InitializeCore.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ require('./setUpGlobals');
 require('./polyfillES6Collections');
 require('./setUpSystrace');
 require('./setUpErrorHandling');
-require('./checkNativeVersion');
 require('./polyfillPromise');
 require('./setUpRegeneratorRuntime');
 require('./setUpTimers');
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ require('./setUpNavigator');
 require('./setUpBatchedBridge');
 require('./setUpSegmentFetcher');
 if (__DEV__) {
+  require('./checkNativeVersion');
   require('./setUpDeveloperTools');
 }