diff --git a/src/views/Drawer/DrawerSidebar.js b/src/views/Drawer/DrawerSidebar.js
index 65aa4c4345..4f7935f6b6 100644
--- a/src/views/Drawer/DrawerSidebar.js
+++ b/src/views/Drawer/DrawerSidebar.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class DrawerSidebar extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   _onItemPress = ({ route, focused }) => {
-    this.props.navigation.navigate('DrawerClose');
     if (!focused) {
       let subAction;
       // if the child screen is a StackRouter then always navigate to its first screen (see #1914)
diff --git a/src/views/Drawer/DrawerView.js b/src/views/Drawer/DrawerView.js
index 613484bf42..72eaa8687f 100644
--- a/src/views/Drawer/DrawerView.js
+++ b/src/views/Drawer/DrawerView.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import DrawerLayout from 'react-native-drawer-layout-polyfill';
 
 import addNavigationHelpers from '../../addNavigationHelpers';
 import DrawerSidebar from './DrawerSidebar';
+import NavigationActions from '../../NavigationActions';
 
 /**
  * Component that renders the drawer.
@@ -36,12 +37,12 @@ export default class DrawerView extends React.PureComponent {
 
   _handleDrawerOpen = () => {
     const { navigation } = this.props;
-    navigation.dispatch({ type: 'DrawerOpenAction' });
+    navigation.dispatch({ type: NavigationActions.OPEN_DRAWER });
   };
 
   _handleDrawerClose = () => {
     const { navigation } = this.props;
-    navigation.dispatch({ type: 'DrawerCloseAction' });
+    navigation.dispatch({ type: NavigationActions.CLOSE_DRAWER });
   };
 
   _updateWidth = () => {