diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/UiThreadUtil.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/UiThreadUtil.java
index 14b43043088..e4587e2711b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/UiThreadUtil.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/UiThreadUtil.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package com.facebook.react.bridge;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import com.facebook.react.common.build.ReactBuildConfig;
 
 /** Utility for interacting with the UI thread. */
 public class UiThreadUtil {
@@ -21,14 +22,26 @@ public class UiThreadUtil {
     return Looper.getMainLooper().getThread() == Thread.currentThread();
   }
 
-  /** Throws an {@link AssertionException} if the current thread is not the UI thread. */
+  /**
+   * Throws an {@link AssertionException} if the current thread is not the UI thread. This is a noop
+   * in production, and is only meant to run in debug mode! If you need to check for
+   * incorrect-thread issues in production, duplicate this code and call it elsewhere.
+   */
   public static void assertOnUiThread() {
-    SoftAssertions.assertCondition(isOnUiThread(), "Expected to run on UI thread!");
+    if (ReactBuildConfig.DEBUG) {
+      SoftAssertions.assertCondition(isOnUiThread(), "Expected to run on UI thread!");
+    }
   }
 
-  /** Throws an {@link AssertionException} if the current thread is the UI thread. */
+  /**
+   * Throws an {@link AssertionException} if the current thread is the UI thread. This is a noop in
+   * production, and is only meant to run in debug mode! If you need to check for incorrect-thread
+   * issues in production, duplicate this code and call it elsewhere.
+   */
   public static void assertNotOnUiThread() {
-    SoftAssertions.assertCondition(!isOnUiThread(), "Expected not to run on UI thread!");
+    if (ReactBuildConfig.DEBUG) {
+      SoftAssertions.assertCondition(!isOnUiThread(), "Expected not to run on UI thread!");
+    }
   }
 
   /** Runs the given {@code Runnable} on the UI thread. */