diff --git a/ReactAndroid/release.gradle b/ReactAndroid/release.gradle
index 32e8df59116..51e431a98e9 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/release.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/release.gradle
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ def configureReactNativePom(def pom) {
     }
 }
 
+if (JavaVersion.current().isJava8Compatible()) {
+  allprojects {
+    tasks.withType(Javadoc) {
+      options.addStringOption('Xdoclint:none', '-quiet')
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 afterEvaluate { project ->
 
     task androidJavadoc(type: Javadoc) {
@@ -84,8 +92,7 @@ afterEvaluate { project ->
 
     artifacts {
         archives androidSourcesJar
-        // TODO Make Javadoc generation work with Java 1.8, currently only works with 1.7
-        // archives androidJavadocJar
+        archives androidJavadocJar
     }
 
     version = VERSION_NAME
diff --git a/scripts/publish-npm.js b/scripts/publish-npm.js
index 3986a9924d9..c6c5ae8768c 100644
--- a/scripts/publish-npm.js
+++ b/scripts/publish-npm.js
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 require(`shelljs/global`);
 
 const buildBranch = process.env.CIRCLE_BRANCH;
-const requiredJavaVersion = `1.7`;
 
 let branchVersion;
 if (buildBranch.indexOf(`-stable`) !== -1) {
@@ -88,19 +87,6 @@ if (tagsWithVersion[0].indexOf(`-rc`) === -1) {
 }
 
 // -------- Generating Android Artifacts with JavaDoc
-// Java -version outputs to stderr 0_o
-const javaVersion = exec(`java -version`).stderr;
-if (javaVersion.indexOf(requiredJavaVersion) === -1) {
-  echo(`Java version must be 1.7.x in order to generate Javadoc. Check: java -version`);
-  exit(1);
-}
-
-// Uncomment Javadoc generation
-if (sed(`-i`, `// archives androidJavadocJar`, `archives androidJavadocJar`, `ReactAndroid/release.gradle`).code) {
-  echo(`Couldn't enable Javadoc generation`);
-  exit(1);
-}
-
 if (exec(`./gradlew :ReactAndroid:installArchives`).code) {
   echo(`Couldn't generate artifacts`);
   exit(1);