diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 436392f..5e7a03f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   },
   "main": "src/CustomComponents.js",
   "dependencies": {
+    "create-react-class": "^15.6.0",
     "fbjs": "~0.8.9",
     "immutable": "~3.7.6",
     "prop-types": "^15.5.10",
diff --git a/src/Navigator.js b/src/Navigator.js
index fc7d068..e500264 100644
--- a/src/Navigator.js
+++ b/src/Navigator.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ var NavigatorBreadcrumbNavigationBar = require('./NavigatorBreadcrumbNavigationB
 var NavigatorNavigationBar = require('./NavigatorNavigationBar');
 var NavigatorSceneConfigs = require('./NavigatorSceneConfigs');
 var React = require('react');
+var createClass = require('create-react-class');
 var Subscribable = require('./Subscribable');
 var TimerMixin = require('react-timer-mixin');
 
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ var GESTURE_ACTIONS = [
  * See `Navigator.SceneConfigs` for default animations and more info on
  * available [scene config options](docs/navigator.html#configurescene).
  */
-var Navigator = React.createClass({
+var Navigator = createClass({
 
   propTypes: {
     /**