diff --git a/components/Tabs/src/TabBarView/MDCTabBarView.m b/components/Tabs/src/TabBarView/MDCTabBarView.m
index 33ed66e366e..90505a3d65f 100644
--- a/components/Tabs/src/TabBarView/MDCTabBarView.m
+++ b/components/Tabs/src/TabBarView/MDCTabBarView.m
@@ -561,10 +561,7 @@ - (BOOL)isAccessibilityElement {
 }
 
 - (UIAccessibilityTraits)accessibilityTraits {
-  if (@available(iOS 10.0, *)) {
-    return [super accessibilityTraits] | UIAccessibilityTraitTabBar;
-  }
-  return [super accessibilityTraits];
+  return [super accessibilityTraits] | UIAccessibilityTraitTabBar;
 }
 
 #pragma mark - Custom APIs