diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatViewGroup.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatViewGroup.java
index ce1c1c57054..6ff83f607f8 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatViewGroup.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatViewGroup.java
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ import com.facebook.react.views.image.ImageLoadEvent;
       }
     }
 
-    SoftAssertions.assertCondition(
-        mPointerEvents != PointerEvents.BOX_NONE,
-        "TouchTargetHelper should not allow returning getId() when pointer events are BOX_NONE");
-
     // no children found
     return getId();
   }