diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/NativeArray.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/NativeArray.java
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index 2a5233427ab..00000000000
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/NativeArray.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
- */
-
-package com.facebook.react.bridge;
-
-import com.facebook.jni.HybridClassBase;
-import com.facebook.proguard.annotations.DoNotStrip;
-
-/** Base class for an array whose members are stored in native code (C++). */
-@DoNotStrip
-public abstract class NativeArray extends HybridClassBase implements NativeArrayInterface {
-  static {
-    ReactBridge.staticInit();
-  }
-
-  protected NativeArray() {}
-
-  @Override
-  public native String toString();
-}
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/NativeArray.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/NativeArray.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e70f2d76eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/NativeArray.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+package com.facebook.react.bridge
+
+import com.facebook.jni.HybridClassBase
+import com.facebook.proguard.annotations.DoNotStrip
+
+/** Base class for an array whose members are stored in native code (C++). */
+@DoNotStrip
+public abstract class NativeArray protected constructor() :
+    HybridClassBase(), NativeArrayInterface {
+
+  external override fun toString(): String
+
+  private companion object {
+    init {
+      ReactBridge.staticInit()
+    }
+  }
+}