diff --git a/src/hooks/useKeyboardDismissable.ts b/src/hooks/useKeyboardDismissable.ts
index f3cfa44402..5574f73060 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useKeyboardDismissable.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useKeyboardDismissable.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { BackHandler } from 'react-native';
+import { BackHandler, NativeEventSubscription } from 'react-native';
 
 type IParams = {
   enabled?: boolean;
@@ -44,16 +44,15 @@ export const useKeyboardDismissable = ({ enabled, callback }: IParams) => {
 
 export function useBackHandler({ enabled, callback }: IParams) {
   useEffect(() => {
-    let backHandler = () => {
-      callback();
-      return true;
-    };
+    let subscription: NativeEventSubscription | null = null;
     if (enabled) {
-      BackHandler.addEventListener('hardwareBackPress', backHandler);
-    } else {
-      BackHandler.removeEventListener('hardwareBackPress', backHandler);
+      subscription = BackHandler.addEventListener('hardwareBackPress', () => {
+        callback();
+        return true;
+      });
     }
-    return () =>
-      BackHandler.removeEventListener('hardwareBackPress', backHandler);
+    return () => {
+      subscription?.remove();
+    };
   }, [enabled, callback]);
 }