diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_UIViewComponentPeer_ios.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_UIViewComponentPeer_ios.mm
index f30b6ff3d3..7b708a2785 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_UIViewComponentPeer_ios.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_UIViewComponentPeer_ios.mm
@@ -1079,14 +1079,11 @@ static bool doKeysUp (UIViewComponentPeer* owner, NSSet<UIPress*>* presses, UIPr
 {
     [super traitCollectionDidChange: previousTraitCollection];
 
-    if (@available (iOS 12.0, *))
-    {
-        const auto wasDarkModeActive = ([previousTraitCollection userInterfaceStyle] == UIUserInterfaceStyleDark);
+    const auto wasDarkModeActive = ([previousTraitCollection userInterfaceStyle] == UIUserInterfaceStyleDark);
 
-        if (wasDarkModeActive != Desktop::getInstance().isDarkModeActive())
-            [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName: UIViewComponentPeer::getDarkModeNotificationName()
-                                                                object: nil];
-    }
+    if (wasDarkModeActive != Desktop::getInstance().isDarkModeActive())
+        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName: UIViewComponentPeer::getDarkModeNotificationName()
+                                                            object: nil];
 }
 
 - (BOOL) isAccessibilityElement
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_ios.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_ios.mm
index ceae2d463d..34fac5502c 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_ios.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_ios.mm
@@ -545,10 +545,7 @@ bool Desktop::canUseSemiTransparentWindows() noexcept
 
 bool Desktop::isDarkModeActive() const
 {
-    if (@available (iOS 12.0, *))
-        return [[[UIScreen mainScreen] traitCollection] userInterfaceStyle] == UIUserInterfaceStyleDark;
-
-    return false;
+    return [[[UIScreen mainScreen] traitCollection] userInterfaceStyle] == UIUserInterfaceStyleDark;
 }
 
 JUCE_BEGIN_IGNORE_WARNINGS_GCC_LIKE ("-Wundeclared-selector")