diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/BUCK b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/BUCK
index bab7db08b7d..311580f08e4 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/BUCK
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/BUCK
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ rn_android_library(
     name = "react",
     srcs = glob(["*.java"]),
     provided_deps = [
+        react_native_dep("third-party/android/support/v7/appcompat-orig:appcompat"),
         react_native_dep("third-party/android/support/v4:lib-support-v4"),
-        react_native_dep("third-party/android/support-annotations:android-support-annotations"),
     ],
     visibility = [
         "PUBLIC",
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivity.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivity.java
index 05609205a1c..62283794e41 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivity.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivity.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity;
+import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.DefaultHardwareBackBtnHandler;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.modules.core.PermissionListener;
 /**
  * Base Activity for React Native applications.
  */
-public abstract class ReactActivity extends FragmentActivity
+public abstract class ReactActivity extends AppCompatActivity
     implements DefaultHardwareBackBtnHandler, PermissionAwareActivity {
 
   private final ReactActivityDelegate mDelegate;