diff --git a/jest_setup.ts b/jest_setup.ts
index 6871d8d3d2f..57a6674c9f4 100644
--- a/jest_setup.ts
+++ b/jest_setup.ts
@@ -60,5 +60,8 @@ jest.mock('@react-native-clipboard/clipboard', () => ({
   hasString: jest.fn(),
 }))
 
+// this mock defaults to granting all permissions
+jest.mock('react-native-permissions', () => require('react-native-permissions/mock'))
+
 // @ts-ignore
 global.__reanimatedWorkletInit = jest.fn()
diff --git a/src/analytics/ValoraAnalytics.test.ts b/src/analytics/ValoraAnalytics.test.ts
index 40c578eeae6..18658b84c40 100644
--- a/src/analytics/ValoraAnalytics.test.ts
+++ b/src/analytics/ValoraAnalytics.test.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ jest.mock('@segment/analytics-react-native')
 jest.mock('@segment/analytics-react-native-plugin-adjust')
 jest.mock('@segment/analytics-react-native-plugin-clevertap')
 jest.mock('@segment/analytics-react-native-plugin-firebase')
-jest.mock('react-native-permissions', () => ({}))
 jest.mock('@sentry/react-native', () => ({ init: jest.fn() }))
 jest.mock('src/redux/store', () => ({ store: { getState: jest.fn() } }))
 jest.mock('src/config', () => ({
diff --git a/src/home/WalletHome.tsx b/src/home/WalletHome.tsx
index 1149651da90..642ad13640d 100644
--- a/src/home/WalletHome.tsx
+++ b/src/home/WalletHome.tsx
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ import colors from 'src/styles/colors'
 import { Spacing } from 'src/styles/styles'
 import { celoAddressSelector, coreTokensSelector } from 'src/tokens/selectors'
 import TransactionFeed from 'src/transactions/feed/TransactionFeed'
+import { hasGrantedContactsPermission } from 'src/utils/contacts'
 import { userInSanctionedCountrySelector } from 'src/utils/countryFeatures'
-import { checkContactsPermission } from 'src/utils/permissions'
 
 const AnimatedSectionList = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(SectionList)
 
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ function WalletHome() {
       return
     }
 
-    const hasGivenContactPermission = await checkContactsPermission()
-    if (hasGivenContactPermission) {
+    const contactPermissionStatusGranted = await hasGrantedContactsPermission()
+    if (contactPermissionStatusGranted) {
       dispatch(importContacts())
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/identity/contactMapping.test.ts b/src/identity/contactMapping.test.ts
index fe14727e13a..37e7e911555 100644
--- a/src/identity/contactMapping.test.ts
+++ b/src/identity/contactMapping.test.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ import { contactsToRecipients } from 'src/recipients/recipient'
 import { phoneRecipientCacheSelector, setPhoneRecipientCache } from 'src/recipients/reducer'
 import { getFeatureGate } from 'src/statsig'
 import Logger from 'src/utils/Logger'
-import { getAllContacts } from 'src/utils/contacts'
-import { checkContactsPermission } from 'src/utils/permissions'
+import { getAllContacts, hasGrantedContactsPermission } from 'src/utils/contacts'
 import networkConfig from 'src/web3/networkConfig'
 import { getConnectedAccount } from 'src/web3/saga'
 import { walletAddressSelector } from 'src/web3/selectors'
@@ -249,7 +248,7 @@ describe('saveContacts', () => {
       await expectSaga(saveContacts)
         .provide([
           [select(phoneNumberVerifiedSelector), true],
-          [call(checkContactsPermission), true],
+          [call(hasGrantedContactsPermission), true],
           [select(phoneRecipientCacheSelector), mockPhoneRecipientCache],
           [select(e164NumberSelector), mockE164Number],
           [select(lastSavedContactsHashSelector), null],
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ describe('saveContacts', () => {
     await expectSaga(saveContacts)
       .provide([
         [select(phoneNumberVerifiedSelector), true],
-        [call(checkContactsPermission), true],
+        [call(hasGrantedContactsPermission), true],
         [
           select(phoneRecipientCacheSelector),
           { ...mockPhoneRecipientCache, [mockE164Number2]: {} },
@@ -320,7 +319,7 @@ describe('saveContacts', () => {
     await expectSaga(saveContacts)
       .provide([
         [select(phoneNumberVerifiedSelector), true],
-        [call(checkContactsPermission), true],
+        [call(hasGrantedContactsPermission), true],
         [select(phoneRecipientCacheSelector), mockPhoneRecipientCache],
         [select(e164NumberSelector), mockE164Number],
         [
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ describe('saveContacts', () => {
       await expectSaga(saveContacts)
         .provide([
           [select(phoneNumberVerifiedSelector), phoneVerified],
-          [call(checkContactsPermission), contactsEnabled],
+          [call(hasGrantedContactsPermission), contactsEnabled],
         ])
         .not.select(phoneRecipientCacheSelector)
         .not.select(e164NumberSelector)
@@ -362,7 +361,7 @@ describe('saveContacts', () => {
     await expectSaga(saveContacts)
       .provide([
         [select(phoneNumberVerifiedSelector), true],
-        [call(checkContactsPermission), true],
+        [call(hasGrantedContactsPermission), true],
         [select(phoneRecipientCacheSelector), mockPhoneRecipientCache],
         [select(e164NumberSelector), mockE164Number],
         [select(lastSavedContactsHashSelector), undefined],
diff --git a/src/identity/contactMapping.ts b/src/identity/contactMapping.ts
index 20f71eb4bab..30fa588bcdd 100644
--- a/src/identity/contactMapping.ts
+++ b/src/identity/contactMapping.ts
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ import { SentryTransaction } from 'src/sentry/SentryTransactions'
 import { getFeatureGate } from 'src/statsig'
 import { StatsigFeatureGates } from 'src/statsig/types'
 import Logger from 'src/utils/Logger'
-import { getAllContacts } from 'src/utils/contacts'
+import { getAllContacts, hasGrantedContactsPermission } from 'src/utils/contacts'
 import { ensureError } from 'src/utils/ensureError'
 import { fetchWithTimeout } from 'src/utils/fetchWithTimeout'
-import { checkContactsPermission } from 'src/utils/permissions'
 import { calculateSha256Hash } from 'src/utils/random'
 import { getContractKit } from 'src/web3/contracts'
 import networkConfig from 'src/web3/networkConfig'
@@ -92,8 +91,8 @@ export function* doImportContactsWrapper() {
 }
 
 function* doImportContacts() {
-  const hasGivenContactPermission: boolean = yield* call(checkContactsPermission)
-  if (!hasGivenContactPermission) {
+  const contactPermissionStatusGranted = yield* call(hasGrantedContactsPermission)
+  if (!contactPermissionStatusGranted) {
     Logger.warn(TAG, 'Contact permissions denied. Skipping import.')
     ValoraAnalytics.track(IdentityEvents.contacts_import_permission_denied)
     return true
@@ -424,8 +423,7 @@ export function* saveContacts() {
   try {
     const saveContactsGate = getFeatureGate(StatsigFeatureGates.SAVE_CONTACTS)
     const phoneVerified = yield* select(phoneNumberVerifiedSelector)
-    // TODO(satish): use rn permissions
-    const contactsEnabled: boolean = yield* call(checkContactsPermission)
+    const contactsEnabled = yield* call(hasGrantedContactsPermission)
 
     if (!saveContactsGate || !phoneVerified || !contactsEnabled) {
       Logger.debug(`${TAG}/saveContacts`, "Skipping because pre conditions aren't met", {
diff --git a/src/navigator/QRNavigator.test.tsx b/src/navigator/QRNavigator.test.tsx
index b0cd01a4644..09ae435baba 100644
--- a/src/navigator/QRNavigator.test.tsx
+++ b/src/navigator/QRNavigator.test.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import QRNavigator, { QRCodePicker, QRCodeProps } from 'src/navigator/QRNavigato
 import MockedNavigator from 'test/MockedNavigator'
 import { createMockStore } from 'test/utils'
 
-jest.mock('react-native-permissions', () => jest.fn())
-
 jest.mock('src/qrcode/StyledQRGen', () => jest.fn().mockReturnValue(''))
 jest.mock('src/qrcode/QRGen', () => jest.fn().mockReturnValue(''))
 
diff --git a/src/send/SelectRecipientButtons.test.tsx b/src/send/SelectRecipientButtons.test.tsx
index 93d76dbd2f6..c1a82b79c0f 100644
--- a/src/send/SelectRecipientButtons.test.tsx
+++ b/src/send/SelectRecipientButtons.test.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { StatsigFeatureGates } from 'src/statsig/types'
 import { navigateToPhoneSettings } from 'src/utils/linking'
 import { createMockStore } from 'test/utils'
 
-jest.mock('react-native-permissions', () => require('react-native-permissions/mock'))
 jest.mock('src/statsig')
 
 const renderComponent = (phoneNumberVerified = false) => {
diff --git a/src/send/SelectRecipientButtons.tsx b/src/send/SelectRecipientButtons.tsx
index d57a3e67d64..fc759c48523 100644
--- a/src/send/SelectRecipientButtons.tsx
+++ b/src/send/SelectRecipientButtons.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { useAsync } from 'react-async-hook'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { Platform } from 'react-native'
 import {
-  PERMISSIONS,
   RESULTS as PERMISSION_RESULTS,
   PermissionStatus,
   check as checkPermission,
@@ -21,11 +20,9 @@ import { navigate } from 'src/navigator/NavigationService'
 import { Screens } from 'src/navigator/Screens'
 import useSelector from 'src/redux/useSelector'
 import Logger from 'src/utils/Logger'
+import { CONTACTS_PERMISSION } from 'src/utils/contacts'
 import { navigateToPhoneSettings } from 'src/utils/linking'
 
-const CONTACTS_PERMISSION =
-  Platform.OS === 'ios' ? PERMISSIONS.IOS.CONTACTS : PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.READ_CONTACTS
-
 type Props = {
   onContactsPermissionGranted: () => void
 }
diff --git a/src/send/SendSelectRecipient.test.tsx b/src/send/SendSelectRecipient.test.tsx
index cabeacb57ee..a98b9c8e9db 100644
--- a/src/send/SendSelectRecipient.test.tsx
+++ b/src/send/SendSelectRecipient.test.tsx
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ jest.mock('src/recipients/recipient', () => ({
 }))
 
 jest.mock('react-native-device-info', () => ({ getFontScaleSync: () => 1 }))
-// this mock defaults to granting all permissions
-jest.mock('react-native-permissions', () => require('react-native-permissions/mock'))
 
 const mockScreenProps = ({
   defaultTokenIdOverride,
diff --git a/src/utils/contacts.ts b/src/utils/contacts.ts
index cb8172fa321..0da13b7bfd0 100644
--- a/src/utils/contacts.ts
+++ b/src/utils/contacts.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,22 @@
 import { Platform } from 'react-native'
 import { getAll, getMinimal, MinimalContact } from 'react-native-contacts'
+import {
+  check as checkPermission,
+  RESULTS as PERMISSION_RESULTS,
+  PERMISSIONS,
+} from 'react-native-permissions'
 import Logger from 'src/utils/Logger'
-import { checkContactsPermission } from 'src/utils/permissions'
 
 const TAG = 'utils/contacts'
 
+export const CONTACTS_PERMISSION =
+  Platform.OS === 'ios' ? PERMISSIONS.IOS.CONTACTS : PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.READ_CONTACTS
+
+export async function hasGrantedContactsPermission() {
+  const contactPermissionStatus = await checkPermission(CONTACTS_PERMISSION)
+  return contactPermissionStatus === PERMISSION_RESULTS.GRANTED
+}
+
 // Stop gap solution since getMinimal is not yet implement on iOS
 function customGetAll(callback: (error: any, contacts: MinimalContact[]) => void) {
   getAll((error, fullContacts) => {
@@ -38,8 +50,8 @@ function customGetAll(callback: (error: any, contacts: MinimalContact[]) => void
 }
 
 export async function getAllContacts(): Promise<MinimalContact[] | null> {
-  const contactPermissionsGiven = await checkContactsPermission()
-  if (!contactPermissionsGiven) {
+  const contactPermissionStatusGranted = await hasGrantedContactsPermission()
+  if (!contactPermissionStatusGranted) {
     Logger.warn(TAG, 'Permissions not given for retrieving contacts')
     return null
   }
diff --git a/src/utils/permissions.android.ts b/src/utils/permissions.android.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fab488dfe86..00000000000
--- a/src/utils/permissions.android.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-import { Permission, PermissionsAndroid } from 'react-native'
-import { PRIVACY_LINK } from 'src/brandingConfig'
-import i18n from 'src/i18n'
-import Logger from 'src/utils/Logger'
-
-const TAG = 'utils/permissions.android'
-
-/**
- * @deprecated use react-native-permissions
- */
-export async function requestContactsPermission() {
-  return requestPermission(
-    PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.READ_CONTACTS,
-    i18n.t('accessContacts.disclosure.title') ?? undefined,
-    i18n.t('accessContacts.disclosure.body', { privacyLink: PRIVACY_LINK }) ?? undefined
-  )
-}
-
-/**
- * @deprecated use react-native-permissions
- */
-export async function checkContactsPermission() {
-  return PermissionsAndroid.check(PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.READ_CONTACTS)
-}
-
-async function requestPermission(permission: Permission, title?: string, message?: string) {
-  try {
-    const granted = await PermissionsAndroid.request(
-      permission,
-      title && message
-        ? {
-            title,
-            message,
-            buttonPositive: i18n.t('continue') ?? undefined,
-            buttonNegative: i18n.t('notNow') ?? undefined,
-          }
-        : undefined
-    )
-
-    if (granted === PermissionsAndroid.RESULTS.GRANTED) {
-      Logger.debug(TAG + '@requestPermission', 'Permission granted for: ' + permission)
-      return true
-    } else {
-      Logger.debug(TAG + '@requestPermission', 'Permission denied for: ' + permission)
-      return false
-    }
-  } catch (err) {
-    Logger.showError('Error requesting permisison: ' + permission)
-    return false
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/utils/permissions.d.ts b/src/utils/permissions.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d4d4d86853..00000000000
--- a/src/utils/permissions.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-// This file exists for two purposes:
-// 1. Ensure that both ios and android files present identical types to importers.
-// 2. Allow consumers to import the module as if typescript understood react-native suffixes.
-
-import DefaultAndroid, * as android from './permissions.android'
-import DefaultIos, * as ios from './permissions.ios'
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line no-var
-declare var _test: typeof ios
-// eslint-disable-next-line no-var
-declare var _test: typeof android
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line no-var
-declare var _testDefault: typeof DefaultIos
-// eslint-disable-next-line no-var
-declare var _testDefault: typeof DefaultAndroid
-
-export * from './permissions.ios'
diff --git a/src/utils/permissions.ios.ts b/src/utils/permissions.ios.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index bc4a2cf5aa9..00000000000
--- a/src/utils/permissions.ios.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import Contacts from 'react-native-contacts'
-
-/**
- * @deprecated use react-native-permissions
- */
-export async function requestContactsPermission(): Promise<boolean> {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    Contacts.requestPermission((err, permission) => {
-      if (err) {
-        reject(err)
-      } else {
-        resolve(permission === 'authorized')
-      }
-    })
-  })
-}
-
-/**
- * @deprecated use react-native-permissions
- */
-export async function checkContactsPermission(): Promise<boolean> {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    Contacts.checkPermission((err, permission) => {
-      if (err) {
-        reject(err)
-      } else {
-        resolve(permission === 'authorized')
-      }
-    })
-  })
-}