diff --git a/app/src/examples/WithoutBabelPluginExample.tsx b/app/src/examples/WithoutBabelPluginExample.tsx
index 758a3c32a0b..5324228025b 100644
--- a/app/src/examples/WithoutBabelPluginExample.tsx
+++ b/app/src/examples/WithoutBabelPluginExample.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Animated, {
+  isWorklet,
   useAnimatedStyle,
   useSharedValue,
   withSpring,
@@ -14,9 +15,10 @@ import { StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 enableExperimentalWebImplementation(true);
 
 function isBabelPluginEnabled() {
-  'inject Reanimated Babel plugin version';
-  // @ts-ignore
-  return global._REANIMATED_VERSION_BABEL_PLUGIN !== undefined;
+  function worklet() {
+    'worklet';
+  }
+  return isWorklet(worklet);
 }
 
 export default function WithoutBabelPluginExample() {
diff --git a/src/reanimated2/globals.d.ts b/src/reanimated2/globals.d.ts
index dbc346cc2a9..d75da14e130 100644
--- a/src/reanimated2/globals.d.ts
+++ b/src/reanimated2/globals.d.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ declare global {
   var _IS_FABRIC: boolean | undefined;
   var _REANIMATED_VERSION_CPP: string | undefined;
   var _REANIMATED_VERSION_JS: string | undefined;
-  var _REANIMATED_VERSION_BABEL_PLUGIN: string | undefined;
   var __reanimatedModuleProxy: NativeReanimatedModule | undefined;
   var __callGuardDEV: typeof callGuardDEV | undefined;
   var evalWithSourceMap: