diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
index b299ac72b15..eeb4a8022f0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static NSString *const kRNConcurrentRoot = @"concurrentRoot";
 
 - (BOOL)bridgelessEnabled
 {
-  return YES;
+  return NO;
 }
 
 #pragma mark - New Arch Utilities