diff --git a/stetho/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/common/ReflectionUtil.java b/stetho/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/common/ReflectionUtil.java
index 61ca22ca..cc31ba11 100644
--- a/stetho/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/common/ReflectionUtil.java
+++ b/stetho/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/common/ReflectionUtil.java
@@ -15,15 +15,6 @@ public final class ReflectionUtil {
   private ReflectionUtil() {
   }
 
-  @Nullable
-  public static Class<?> tryGetClassForName(String className) {
-    try {
-      return Class.forName(className);
-    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-      return null;
-    }
-  }
-
   @Nullable
   public static Field tryGetDeclaredField(Class<?> theClass, String fieldName) {
     try {
diff --git a/stetho/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/common/android/FragmentCompat.java b/stetho/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/common/android/FragmentCompat.java
index be8eae38..8ae662bb 100644
--- a/stetho/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/common/android/FragmentCompat.java
+++ b/stetho/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/common/android/FragmentCompat.java
@@ -45,8 +45,14 @@ public abstract class FragmentCompat<
   private static final boolean sHasSupportFragment;
 
   static {
-    sHasSupportFragment = ReflectionUtil.tryGetClassForName(
-        "androidx.fragment.app.Fragment") != null;
+    boolean hasSupportFragment = false;
+    try {
+      androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.class.getClass();
+      hasSupportFragment = true;
+    } catch (NoClassDefFoundError ignore) {
+      // AndroidX Fragment is not in classpath.
+    }
+    sHasSupportFragment = hasSupportFragment;
   }
 
   @NonNull
diff --git a/stetho/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/inspector/elements/android/ViewDescriptor.java b/stetho/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/inspector/elements/android/ViewDescriptor.java
index fdd0233f..0f39dec2 100755
--- a/stetho/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/inspector/elements/android/ViewDescriptor.java
+++ b/stetho/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/inspector/elements/android/ViewDescriptor.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 import com.facebook.stetho.common.ExceptionUtil;
 import com.facebook.stetho.common.LogUtil;
-import com.facebook.stetho.common.ReflectionUtil;
 import com.facebook.stetho.common.StringUtil;
 import com.facebook.stetho.common.android.ResourcesUtil;
 import com.facebook.stetho.inspector.elements.AbstractChainedDescriptor;
@@ -50,8 +49,14 @@ final class ViewDescriptor extends AbstractChainedDescriptor<View>
   private static final boolean sHasSupportNodeInfo;
 
   static {
-    sHasSupportNodeInfo = ReflectionUtil.tryGetClassForName(
-        "androidx.core.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat") != null;
+    boolean hasSupportNodeInfo = false;
+    try {
+      androidx.core.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat.class.getClass();
+      hasSupportNodeInfo = true;
+    } catch (NoClassDefFoundError ignore) {
+      // AndroidX Fragment is not in classpath.
+    }
+    sHasSupportNodeInfo = hasSupportNodeInfo;
   }
 
   /**