diff --git a/ios/Podfile b/ios/Podfile
index fb2199877..f05124501 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile
+++ b/ios/Podfile
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ target 'JitsiMeet' do
   pod 'react-native-locale-detector',
     :path => '../node_modules/react-native-locale-detector'
   pod 'react-native-webrtc', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-webrtc'
-  pod 'ReactNativePermissions',
-    :path => '../node_modules/react-native-permissions'
   pod 'RNSound', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-sound'
   pod 'RNVectorIcons', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons'
   pod 'react-native-calendar-events',
diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index 5c0e7e370..281cfed2b 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ PODS:
     - React/Core
     - React/fishhook
     - React/RCTBlob
-  - ReactNativePermissions (1.1.1):
-    - React
   - RNSound (0.10.9):
     - React/Core
     - RNSound/Core (= 0.10.9)
@@ -98,7 +96,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - React/RCTNetwork (from `../node_modules/react-native`)
   - React/RCTText (from `../node_modules/react-native`)
   - React/RCTWebSocket (from `../node_modules/react-native`)
-  - ReactNativePermissions (from `../node_modules/react-native-permissions`)
   - RNSound (from `../node_modules/react-native-sound`)
   - RNVectorIcons (from `../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons`)
   - yoga (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/yoga`)
@@ -130,8 +127,6 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-locale-detector"
   react-native-webrtc:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-webrtc"
-  ReactNativePermissions:
-    :path: "../node_modules/react-native-permissions"
   RNSound:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-sound"
   RNVectorIcons:
@@ -152,12 +147,11 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   react-native-keep-awake: 0de4bd66de0c23178107dce0c2fcc3354b2a8e94
   react-native-locale-detector: d1b2c6fe5abb56e3a1efb6c2d6f308c05c4251f1
   react-native-webrtc: 31b6d3f1e3e2ce373aa43fd682b04367250f807d
-  ReactNativePermissions: 9ef3f0c74a373fdbfae21c067098a8348d9aa15f
   RNSound: b360b3862d3118ed1c74bb9825696b5957686ac4
   RNVectorIcons: c0dbfbf6068fefa240c37b0f71bd03b45dddac44
   SDWebImage: 624d6e296c69b244bcede364c72ae0430ac14681
   yoga: a23273df0088bf7f2bb7e5d7b00044ea57a2a54a
 
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: 1d5c8382f73d9540fac68d93b32e1d3b58d069ee
+PODFILE CHECKSUM: 69d3df0b8baa54d636bd653b412ed45db771a3b6
 
 COCOAPODS: 1.5.3
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1a77a5473..858b28d0b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12785,10 +12785,6 @@
       "version": "github:jitsi/react-native-locale-detector#845281e9fd4af756f6d0f64afe5cce08c63e5ee9",
       "from": "github:jitsi/react-native-locale-detector#845281e9fd4af756f6d0f64afe5cce08c63e5ee9"
     },
-    "react-native-permissions": {
-      "version": "github:lyubomir/react-native-permissions#3462430addce3f2c8297c15da14182568194a216",
-      "from": "github:lyubomir/react-native-permissions#3462430addce3f2c8297c15da14182568194a216"
-    },
     "react-native-prompt": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-prompt/-/react-native-prompt-1.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 71f54e389..a37b3177c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
     "react-native-keep-awake": "2.0.6",
     "react-native-linear-gradient": "2.4.0",
     "react-native-locale-detector": "github:jitsi/react-native-locale-detector#845281e9fd4af756f6d0f64afe5cce08c63e5ee9",
-    "react-native-permissions": "github:lyubomir/react-native-permissions#3462430addce3f2c8297c15da14182568194a216",
     "react-native-prompt": "1.0.0",
     "react-native-sound": "0.10.9",
     "react-native-vector-icons": "4.4.2",
diff --git a/react/features/base/lib-jitsi-meet/native/polyfills-webrtc.js b/react/features/base/lib-jitsi-meet/native/polyfills-webrtc.js
index a990f8b77..705f048f4 100644
--- a/react/features/base/lib-jitsi-meet/native/polyfills-webrtc.js
+++ b/react/features/base/lib-jitsi-meet/native/polyfills-webrtc.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import {
     MediaStreamTrack,
     RTCSessionDescription,
     RTCIceCandidate,
-    mediaDevices
+    mediaDevices,
+    permissions
 } from 'react-native-webrtc';
 
 import RTCPeerConnection from './RTCPeerConnection';
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ import RTCPeerConnection from './RTCPeerConnection';
         if (typeof navigator.mediaDevices === 'undefined') {
             navigator.mediaDevices = mediaDevices;
         }
+        if (typeof navigator.permissions === 'undefined') {
+            navigator.permissions = permissions;
+        }
     }
 
 })(global || window || this); // eslint-disable-line no-invalid-this
diff --git a/react/features/welcome/components/WelcomePage.native.js b/react/features/welcome/components/WelcomePage.native.js
index 700157690..b9afe2250 100644
--- a/react/features/welcome/components/WelcomePage.native.js
+++ b/react/features/welcome/components/WelcomePage.native.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
     TouchableOpacity,
     View
 } from 'react-native';
-import Permissions from 'react-native-permissions';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { translate } from '../../base/i18n';
@@ -76,8 +75,8 @@ class WelcomePage extends AbstractWelcomePage {
             // Make sure we don't request the permission for the camera from
             // the start. We will, however, create a video track iff the user
             // already granted the permission.
-            Permissions.check('camera').then(response => {
-                response === 'authorized'
+            navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' }).then(response => {
+                response === 'granted'
                     && dispatch(createDesiredLocalTracks(MEDIA_TYPE.VIDEO));
             });
         }