diff --git a/src/core/color-mode/hooks.tsx b/src/core/color-mode/hooks.tsx
index cab1f709c..bc82d9deb 100644
--- a/src/core/color-mode/hooks.tsx
+++ b/src/core/color-mode/hooks.tsx
@@ -33,15 +33,16 @@ export const useAppState = () => {
     () => ({
       getCurrentValue: () => AppState.currentState,
       subscribe: (callback: () => void) => {
-        const subsription = AppState.addEventListener('change', callback);
+        const subscription = AppState.addEventListener('change', callback);
+
         return () => {
-          if (AppState.removeEventListener) {
+          if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(subscription, 'remove')) {
+            // React Native >= 0.65
+            /* @ts-ignore ignoring ts error as devDependency contains "@types/react-native" < 0.65 */
+            subscription.remove();
+          } else {
             // React Native < 0.65
             AppState.removeEventListener('change', callback);
-          } else {
-            // React Native >= 0.65
-            // @ts-ignore:next-line ignoring ts error as devDependency contains "@types/react-native" < 0.65
-            subsription.remove();
           }
         };
       },