diff --git a/playground/ios/NavigationTests/RNNModalManagerTest.m b/playground/ios/NavigationTests/RNNModalManagerTest.m
index c0ad2cf898b..4521dc637d2 100644
--- a/playground/ios/NavigationTests/RNNModalManagerTest.m
+++ b/playground/ios/NavigationTests/RNNModalManagerTest.m
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ - (void)setUp {
                                                         eventHandler:_modalManagerEventHandler]];
 
     UIApplication.sharedApplication.delegate.window.rootViewController =
-        [OCMockObject partialMockForObject:MockViewController.new];
+        [OCMockObject partialMockForObject:UIViewController.new];
 }
 
 - (void)tearDown {