diff --git a/types/react-native/globals.d.ts b/types/react-native/globals.d.ts
index baaaa261d7..4753591ff6 100644
--- a/types/react-native/globals.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-native/globals.d.ts
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ declare function setImmediate(handler: (...args: any[]) => void): number;
 
 declare function cancelAnimationFrame(handle: number): void;
 declare function requestAnimationFrame(callback: (time: number) => void): number;
+
+declare function fetch(input: RequestInfo, init?: RequestInit): Promise<Response>;
diff --git a/types/react-native/index.d.ts b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
index c1b5b99043..3f02a5f6c5 100644
--- a/types/react-native/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
@@ -8496,11 +8496,6 @@ export interface ImageStoreStatic {
         ): void
 }
 
-// Network Polyfill
-// TODO: Add proper support for fetch
-export type fetch = (url: string, options?: Object) => Promise<any>
-export const fetch: fetch;
-
 export interface TabsReducerStatic {
     JumpToAction(index: number): any;
 }
diff --git a/types/react-native/tsconfig.json b/types/react-native/tsconfig.json
index 0d93ac324a..508ac06f1a 100644
--- a/types/react-native/tsconfig.json
+++ b/types/react-native/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
     "compilerOptions": {
         "module": "commonjs",
         "lib": [
-            "es6",
-            "dom"
+            "es6"
         ],
         "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitThis": true,