diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 9d762d916837e2..2ff4876df47028 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ module.exports = {
 							'isObjectLike',
 							'isUndefined',
 							'keys',
+							'lowerCase',
 							'memoize',
 							'negate',
 							'noop',
diff --git a/packages/components/src/mobile/link-picker/index.native.js b/packages/components/src/mobile/link-picker/index.native.js
index 7e42881a72faf7..bf61bcddaa6154 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/mobile/link-picker/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/components/src/mobile/link-picker/index.native.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  */
 import { SafeAreaView, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 import Clipboard from '@react-native-clipboard/clipboard';
-import { lowerCase, startsWith } from 'lodash';
 
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ import styles from './styles.scss';
 export const createDirectEntry = ( value ) => {
 	let type = 'URL';
 
-	const protocol = lowerCase( getProtocol( value ) ) || '';
+	const protocol = getProtocol( value )?.toLowerCase() || '';
 
 	if ( protocol.includes( 'mailto' ) ) {
 		type = 'mailto';
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ export const createDirectEntry = ( value ) => {
 		type = 'tel';
 	}
 
-	if ( startsWith( value, '#' ) ) {
+	if ( value?.startsWith( '#' ) ) {
 		type = 'internal';
 	}