diff --git a/Libraries/Linking/Linking.js b/Libraries/Linking/Linking.js
index 309ce5824be261..bcb885b0a9c50a 100644
--- a/Libraries/Linking/Linking.js
+++ b/Libraries/Linking/Linking.js
@@ -57,13 +57,6 @@ class Linking extends NativeEventEmitter {
    * See https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/linking.html#openurl
    */
   openURL(url: string): Promise<any> {
-    // Android Intent requires protocols http and https to be in lowercase.
-    // https:// and http:// works, but Https:// and Http:// doesn't.
-    if (url.toLowerCase().startsWith('https://')) {
-      url = url.replace(url.substr(0, 8), 'https://');
-    } else if (url.toLowerCase().startsWith('http://')) {
-      url = url.replace(url.substr(0, 7), 'http://');
-    }
     this._validateURL(url);
     return LinkingManager.openURL(url);
   }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/intent/IntentModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/intent/IntentModule.java
index 6187c943e27e45..a7b84825881b46 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/intent/IntentModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/intent/IntentModule.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public void openURL(String url, Promise promise) {
 
     try {
       Activity currentActivity = getCurrentActivity();
-      Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url));
+      Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url).normalizeScheme());
 
       String selfPackageName = getReactApplicationContext().getPackageName();
       ComponentName componentName = intent.resolveActivity(