diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/lib/client-assets.php b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/lib/client-assets.php
index 7bdddb9ffd7..a6ff969275f 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/lib/client-assets.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/lib/client-assets.php
@@ -78,8 +78,12 @@ function wc_admin_register_script() {
 	);
 
 	// Set up the text domain and translations.
-	$locale_data = gutenberg_get_jed_locale_data( 'wc-admin' );
-	$content     = 'wp.i18n.setLocaleData( ' . json_encode( $locale_data ) . ', "wc-admin" );';
+	if ( function_exists( 'wp_get_jed_locale_data' ) ) {
+		$locale_data = wp_get_jed_locale_data( 'wc-admin' );
+	} else {
+		$locale_data = gutenberg_get_jed_locale_data( 'wc-admin' );
+	}
+	$content = 'wp.i18n.setLocaleData( ' . json_encode( $locale_data ) . ', "wc-admin" );';
 	wp_add_inline_script( 'wp-i18n', $content, 'after' );
 
 	// Resets lodash to wp-admin's version of lodash.
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/wc-admin.php b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/wc-admin.php
index 71a65a743ee..d62d44b53e4 100755
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/wc-admin.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/wc-admin.php
@@ -43,8 +43,16 @@ function wc_admin_plugins_notice() {
  * @return bool
  */
 function dependencies_satisfied() {
-	return ( defined( 'GUTENBERG_DEVELOPMENT_MODE' ) || defined( 'GUTENBERG_VERSION' ) )
-			&& class_exists( 'WooCommerce' ) && version_compare( WC_VERSION, '3.5', '>' );
+	$woocommerce_minimum_met      = class_exists( 'WooCommerce' ) && version_compare( WC_VERSION, '3.5', '>' );
+	if ( ! $woocommerce_minimum_met ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	$wordpress_version            = get_bloginfo( 'version' );
+	$wordpress_includes_gutenberg = version_compare( $wordpress_version, '4.9.9', '>' );
+	$gutenberg_plugin_active      = defined( 'GUTENBERG_DEVELOPMENT_MODE' ) || defined( 'GUTENBERG_VERSION' );
+
+	return $wordpress_includes_gutenberg || $gutenberg_plugin_active;
 }
 
 /**