diff --git a/.buildkite/jobs/pipeline.android_rn_71.yml b/.buildkite/jobs/pipeline.android_rn_71.yml
index 43861094f0..86b06155b1 100644
--- a/.buildkite/jobs/pipeline.android_rn_71.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/jobs/pipeline.android_rn_71.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       REACT_NATIVE_VERSION: 0.71.10
       DETOX_DISABLE_POD_INSTALL: true
       DETOX_DISABLE_POSTINSTALL: true
+      SKIP_UNIT_TESTS: true
     artifact_paths:
       - "/Users/builder/work/coverage/**/*.lcov"
       - "/Users/builder/work/**/allure-report-*.html"
diff --git a/detox/android/detox/src/testFull/java/com/wix/detox/espresso/action/GetAttributesActionTest.kt b/detox/android/detox/src/testFull/java/com/wix/detox/espresso/action/GetAttributesActionTest.kt
index 6975b71108..cb5d9481e6 100644
--- a/detox/android/detox/src/testFull/java/com/wix/detox/espresso/action/GetAttributesActionTest.kt
+++ b/detox/android/detox/src/testFull/java/com/wix/detox/espresso/action/GetAttributesActionTest.kt
@@ -197,8 +197,6 @@ class GetAttributesActionTest {
             on { progress } doReturn 50
         }
 
-        progressBar.
-
         val resultJson = perform(progressBar)
         assertThat(resultJson.opt("value")).isEqualTo(0.5)
     }*/
diff --git a/detox/android/rninfo.gradle b/detox/android/rninfo.gradle
index 6f5e454b8f..3bf5c739e5 100644
--- a/detox/android/rninfo.gradle
+++ b/detox/android/rninfo.gradle
@@ -34,6 +34,4 @@ if (hasProperty('project')) {
         isRN71OrHigher: rnMajorVer >= 71,
         isRN72OrHigher: rnMajorVer >= 72,
     ]
-} else {
-    println "settings.gradle RNInfo: detected React Native version: $rnVersion (major=$rnMajorVer)"
 }
diff --git a/detox/test/e2e/03.actions.test.js b/detox/test/e2e/03.actions.test.js
index c0e78ac04e..315db569f0 100644
--- a/detox/test/e2e/03.actions.test.js
+++ b/detox/test/e2e/03.actions.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-const { itRNVersionOrBelow } = require('./utils/custom-it');
 const driver = require('./drivers/actions-driver').actionsScreenDriver;
+const custom = require('./utils/custom-it');
 
 describe('Actions', () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe('Actions', () => {
     await expect(element(by.id('UniqueId007'))).toBeVisible();
   });
 
-  itRNVersionOrBelow(71)('should adjust legacy slider and assert its value', async () => {
+  custom.it.skipFromRNVersion(71)('should adjust legacy slider and assert its value', async () => {
     const reactSliderId = 'legacySliderWithASimpleID';
     await expect(element(by.id(reactSliderId))).toHaveSliderPosition(0.25);
     await element(by.id(reactSliderId)).adjustSliderToPosition(0.75);
diff --git a/detox/test/e2e/33.attributes.test.js b/detox/test/e2e/33.attributes.test.js
index 05a51b7bed..ad24149b50 100644
--- a/detox/test/e2e/33.attributes.test.js
+++ b/detox/test/e2e/33.attributes.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { device, element, by } = require('detox');
 const expect = require('expect').default;
-const { describeRNVersionOrBelow } = require('./utils/custom-it');
+const { custom } = require('./utils/custom-it');
 
 describe('Attributes', () => {
   /** @type {Detox.IndexableNativeElement} */
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ describe('Attributes', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describeRNVersionOrBelow(71)('of a legacy slider', () => {
+  custom.describe.skipFromRNVersion(71)('of a legacy slider', () => {
     beforeAll(() => useMatcher(by.id('legacySliderId')));
 
     it(':ios: should have a string percent .value, and .normalizedSliderPosition', () => {
diff --git a/detox/test/e2e/detox.config-android.js b/detox/test/e2e/detox.config-android.js
index 892c7776b1..2ab6fb00cc 100644
--- a/detox/test/e2e/detox.config-android.js
+++ b/detox/test/e2e/detox.config-android.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const _ = require('lodash');
-const { rnVersion } = require('../src/helpers/rn-consts');
+const { rnVersion } = require('./utils/rn-consts/rn-consts');
 
 const capitalizeFirstLetter = (str) => str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
 const isRNVersionBellow71 = (rnVersion.minor < 71);
diff --git a/detox/test/e2e/utils/custom-it.js b/detox/test/e2e/utils/custom-it.js
index 6222a4123d..e837b60d64 100644
--- a/detox/test/e2e/utils/custom-it.js
+++ b/detox/test/e2e/utils/custom-it.js
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 const _ = require('lodash');
-const rnMinorVer = require('../../src/helpers/rn-consts').rnVersion.minor;
+const rnMinorVer = require('./rn-consts/rn-consts').rnVersion.minor;
 
 const _it = {
   withFailureIf: {
     android: (spec, specFn) => runOrExpectFailByPredicates(spec, specFn, platformIs('android')),
     iOSWithRNLessThan67: (spec, specFn) => runOrExpectFailByPredicates(spec, specFn, platformIs('ios'), rnVerLessThan(67)),
   },
+  skipFromRNVersion: (version) => skipFromRNVersion(version),
 };
 
+const _describe = {
+  describeFromRNVersion: (version) => describeFromRNVersion(version),
+}
+
 function runOrExpectFailByPredicates(spec, specFn, ...predicateFuncs) {
   it(spec, async function() {
     if (allPredicatesTrue(predicateFuncs)) {
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ function runOrExpectFailByPredicates(spec, specFn, ...predicateFuncs) {
  * Run the test only if the RN version is {version} or below. Otherwise, skip it.
  * @returns it or it.skip functions
  */
-function itRNVersionOrBelow(version) {
+function skipFromRNVersion(version) {
   if (parseInt(rnMinorVer) <= version) {
     return it;
   } else {
@@ -36,7 +41,7 @@ function itRNVersionOrBelow(version) {
  * @param version
  * @returns describe or describe.skip functions
  */
-function describeRNVersionOrBelow(version) {
+function describeFromRNVersion(version) {
   if (parseInt(rnMinorVer) <= version) {
     return describe;
   } else {
@@ -62,6 +67,5 @@ const runSpec = (specFn) => specFn();
 
 module.exports = {
   it: _it,
-  itRNVersionOrBelow,
-  describeRNVersionOrBelow
+  describe: describe,
 };
diff --git a/detox/test/src/helpers/rn-consts.js b/detox/test/e2e/utils/rn-consts/rn-consts.js
similarity index 100%
rename from detox/test/src/helpers/rn-consts.js
rename to detox/test/e2e/utils/rn-consts/rn-consts.js
diff --git a/detox/test/ios/Podfile b/detox/test/ios/Podfile
index b94b89fe44..e9ec0d500d 100644
--- a/detox/test/ios/Podfile
+++ b/detox/test/ios/Podfile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ setup_permissions([
 def shared_pods
     config = use_native_modules!
 
-    if ENV["REACT_NATIVE_VERSION"] && ENV["REACT_NATIVE_VERSION"].match(/0.(68|69|70).*/)
+    if ENV["REACT_NATIVE_VERSION"] && ENV["REACT_NATIVE_VERSION"].match(/0.(70).*/)
       # Flags change depending on the env values.
       flags = get_default_flags()
 
@@ -106,20 +106,16 @@ post_install do |installer|
   config = use_native_modules!
 
 
-  if ENV["REACT_NATIVE_VERSION"] && ENV["REACT_NATIVE_VERSION"].match(/0.6[6,7,8,9].*/)
-    react_native_post_install(installer)
-  else
-    react_native_post_install(
-      installer,
-        config[:reactNativePath],
-        # Set `mac_catalyst_enabled` to `true` in order to apply patches
-        # necessary for Mac Catalyst builds
-        :mac_catalyst_enabled => false
-    )
-  end
+  react_native_post_install(
+    installer,
+      config[:reactNativePath],
+      # Set `mac_catalyst_enabled` to `true` in order to apply patches
+      # necessary for Mac Catalyst builds
+      :mac_catalyst_enabled => false
+  )
 
   # See https://github.com/wix/Detox/pull/3035#discussion_r774747705
-  if !ENV["REACT_NATIVE_VERSION"] || ENV["REACT_NATIVE_VERSION"].match(/0.(66|67|68|69|70|72).*/)
+  if !ENV["REACT_NATIVE_VERSION"] || ENV["REACT_NATIVE_VERSION"].match(/0.(70|72).*/)
     __apply_Xcode_12_5_M1_post_install_workaround(installer)
   end
 end
diff --git a/detox/test/src/Screens/ActionsScreen.js b/detox/test/src/Screens/ActionsScreen.js
index 6fb335f220..a105e87e8b 100644
--- a/detox/test/src/Screens/ActionsScreen.js
+++ b/detox/test/src/Screens/ActionsScreen.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
-const { rnVersion } = require('../helpers/rn-consts');
 import {
   Text,
   BackHandler,
@@ -16,11 +15,11 @@ import {
 import TextInput from '../Views/TextInput';
 import Slider from '@react-native-community/slider';
 
-const isLegacyRNVersion = (parseInt(rnVersion.minor) <= 71);
-
 let LegacySlider;
-if (isLegacyRNVersion) {
+try {
   LegacySlider = require('react-native').Slider;
+} catch (e) {
+  LegacySlider = undefined;
 }
 
 const DoubleTapsText = requireNativeComponent('DetoxDoubleTapsTextView');
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@ export default class ActionsScreen extends Component {
         </View>
 
         {
-          isLegacyRNVersion &&
+          LegacySlider &&
           <View style={{ height: 40, borderColor: '#c0c0c0', marginHorizontal: 20 }}>
             <LegacySlider testID='legacySliderWithASimpleID' maximumValue={1000.0} minimumValue={0.0} value={250.0} />
           </View>
diff --git a/detox/test/src/Screens/AttributesScreen.js b/detox/test/src/Screens/AttributesScreen.js
index 2d4eb4d907..ea0e59afe8 100644
--- a/detox/test/src/Screens/AttributesScreen.js
+++ b/detox/test/src/Screens/AttributesScreen.js
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ import {
 } from 'react-native';
 import CheckBox from '@react-native-community/checkbox';
 import Slider from '@react-native-community/slider';
-import { rnVersion } from '../helpers/rn-consts';
 import {default as DatePicker} from '@react-native-community/datetimepicker';
 
-const isLegacyRNVersion = (parseInt(rnVersion.minor) <= 71);
 
 let LegacySlider;
-if (isLegacyRNVersion) {
+try {
   LegacySlider = require('react-native').Slider;
+} catch (e) {
+  LegacySlider = undefined;
 }
 
 export default class AttributesScreen extends Component {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default class AttributesScreen extends Component {
           }}
           autoFocus={false}
         />
-        {isLegacyRNVersion && <LegacySlider testID={'legacySliderId'} value={0.5} />}
+        {LegacySlider && <LegacySlider testID={'legacySliderId'} value={0.5} />}
         <Slider testID={'sliderId'} value={0.5} />
       </View>
     );
diff --git a/examples/demo-react-native/android/settings.gradle b/examples/demo-react-native/android/settings.gradle
index 541e24099d..ca091cf2fb 100644
--- a/examples/demo-react-native/android/settings.gradle
+++ b/examples/demo-react-native/android/settings.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include ':app'
 
 println("RNInfo: rootDir=$rootDir")
 def rnMajorVer = getRnMajorVersion(rootDir)
-println "[settings] RNInfo: detected React Native version: (major=$rnMajorVer)"
+println("[settings] RNInfo: detected React Native version: (major=$rnMajorVer)")
 
 if (rnMajorVer < 72) {
     includeBuild('../node_modules/react-native-gradle-plugin')
diff --git a/examples/demo-react-native/ios/Podfile b/examples/demo-react-native/ios/Podfile
index efe7c24b80..cb87b5d2c1 100644
--- a/examples/demo-react-native/ios/Podfile
+++ b/examples/demo-react-native/ios/Podfile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ target 'example' do
      )
 
     # See https://github.com/wix/Detox/pull/3035#discussion_r774747705
-    if !ENV["REACT_NATIVE_VERSION"] || ENV["REACT_NATIVE_VERSION"].match(/0.(66|67|68|69|70|72).*/)
+    if !ENV["REACT_NATIVE_VERSION"] || ENV["REACT_NATIVE_VERSION"].match(/0.(70|72).*/)
      __apply_Xcode_12_5_M1_post_install_workaround(installer)
     end
   end