diff --git a/lib/shared/emojis.js b/lib/shared/emojis.js
index 64cec8d87..a078abede 100644
--- a/lib/shared/emojis.js
+++ b/lib/shared/emojis.js
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 // @flow
 
 import emojiRegex from 'emoji-regex';
-import invariant from 'invariant';
 
-const emojiRegexMatches = emojiRegex().toString().match('^/(.+)/g$');
-invariant(
-  emojiRegexMatches.length === 2,
-  'could not extract innerEmojiRegex from emoji-regex.js',
-);
-const innerEmojiRegexString = emojiRegexMatches[1];
+const innerEmojiRegexString = emojiRegex().source;
 
 const onlyEmojiRegex: RegExp = new RegExp(`^(${innerEmojiRegexString})+$`);
 const onlyOneEmojiRegex: RegExp = new RegExp(`^(${innerEmojiRegexString})$`);
 
 export { onlyEmojiRegex, onlyOneEmojiRegex };