diff --git a/packages/core/ios/RNSentryReplayBreadcrumbConverter.m b/packages/core/ios/RNSentryReplayBreadcrumbConverter.m
index f4b5cb2a7c..14dfdc32a0 100644
--- a/packages/core/ios/RNSentryReplayBreadcrumbConverter.m
+++ b/packages/core/ios/RNSentryReplayBreadcrumbConverter.m
@@ -50,23 +50,10 @@ - (instancetype _Nonnull)init
     SentryRRWebEvent *nativeBreadcrumb = [self->defaultConverter convertFrom:breadcrumb];
 
     // ignore native navigation breadcrumbs
-    if (nativeBreadcrumb) {
-        @try {
-            id data = [nativeBreadcrumb valueForKey:@"data"];
-            if (data && [data isKindOfClass:[NSDictionary class]]) {
-                NSDictionary *dataDict = (NSDictionary *)data;
-                id payload = dataDict[@"payload"];
-                if (payload && [payload isKindOfClass:[NSDictionary class]]) {
-                    NSDictionary *payloadDict = (NSDictionary *)payload;
-                    NSString *category = payloadDict[@"category"];
-                    if ([category isEqualToString:@"navigation"]) {
-                        return nil;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        } @catch (NSException *exception) {
-            // Just continue without ignoring native navigation breadcrumbs
-        }
+    if (nativeBreadcrumb && nativeBreadcrumb.data && nativeBreadcrumb.data[@"payload"]
+        && nativeBreadcrumb.data[@"payload"][@"category"] &&
+        [nativeBreadcrumb.data[@"payload"][@"category"] isEqualToString:@"navigation"]) {
+        return nil;
     }
 
     return nativeBreadcrumb;