diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTAlertController.mm b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTAlertController.mm
index 5c661e6fce12d4..b47ce0adefa06f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTAlertController.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTAlertController.mm
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ - (void)show:(BOOL)animated completion:(void (^)(void))completion
 {
   UIUserInterfaceStyle style = self.overrideUserInterfaceStyle;
   if (style == UIUserInterfaceStyleUnspecified) {
-    style = RCTSharedApplication().delegate.window.overrideUserInterfaceStyle
-        ? RCTSharedApplication().delegate.window.overrideUserInterfaceStyle
-        : UIUserInterfaceStyleUnspecified;
+    UIUserInterfaceStyle overriddenStyle = RCTKeyWindow().overrideUserInterfaceStyle;
+    style = overriddenStyle ? overriddenStyle : UIUserInterfaceStyleUnspecified;
   }
 
   self.overrideUserInterfaceStyle = style;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.mm b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.mm
index 543bc1b791bead..2ad68a589464e2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.mm
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ @implementation RCTAppearance {
 - (instancetype)init
 {
   if ((self = [super init])) {
-    UITraitCollection *traitCollection = RCTSharedApplication().delegate.window.traitCollection;
+    UITraitCollection *traitCollection = RCTKeyWindow().traitCollection;
     _currentColorScheme = RCTColorSchemePreference(traitCollection);
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
                                              selector:@selector(appearanceChanged:)