diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTDevMenu.m b/React/Modules/RCTDevMenu.m
index 1ae0e7ffc..63ac438d1 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTDevMenu.m
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTDevMenu.m
@@ -176,11 +176,6 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
                                name:RCTJavaScriptDidLoadNotification
                              object:nil];
 
-    [notificationCenter addObserver:self
-                           selector:@selector(jsLoaded:)
-                               name:RCTJavaScriptDidFailToLoadNotification
-                             object:nil];
-
     _defaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
     _settings = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithDictionary:[_defaults objectForKey:RCTDevMenuSettingsKey]];
     _extraMenuItems = [NSMutableArray new];
@@ -271,6 +266,8 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
  */
 - (void)updateSettings:(NSDictionary *)settings
 {
+  [_settings setDictionary:settings];
+
   // Fire handlers for items whose values have changed
   for (RCTDevMenuItem *item in _extraMenuItems) {
     if (item.key) {
@@ -282,11 +279,6 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
     }
   }
 
-  if ([settings isEqualToDictionary:_settings]) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  [_settings setDictionary:settings];
   self.shakeToShow = [_settings[@"shakeToShow"] ?: @YES boolValue];
   self.profilingEnabled = [_settings[@"profilingEnabled"] ?: @NO boolValue];
   self.liveReloadEnabled = [_settings[@"liveReloadEnabled"] ?: @NO boolValue];
diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTRedBox.m b/React/Modules/RCTRedBox.m
index 810830c9d..4d82278c9 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTRedBox.m
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTRedBox.m
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #if RCT_DEBUG
 
 @interface RCTRedBoxWindow : UIWindow <UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource>
-
 @end
 
 @implementation RCTRedBoxWindow
@@ -77,13 +76,6 @@
     reloadButton.frame = CGRectMake(buttonWidth, self.bounds.size.height - buttonHeight, buttonWidth, buttonHeight);
     [rootView addSubview:dismissButton];
     [rootView addSubview:reloadButton];
-
-    NSNotificationCenter *notificationCenter = [NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter];
-
-    [notificationCenter addObserver:self
-                           selector:@selector(dismiss)
-                               name:RCTReloadNotification
-                             object:nil];
   }
   return self;
 }
@@ -261,6 +253,9 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder)
 
 @end
 
+@interface RCTRedBox () <RCTInvalidating>
+@end
+
 @implementation RCTRedBox
 {
   RCTRedBoxWindow *_window;
@@ -309,7 +304,14 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 
 - (void)dismiss
 {
-  [_window dismiss];
+  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+    [_window dismiss];
+  });
+}
+
+- (void)invalidate
+{
+  [self dismiss];
 }
 
 @end