diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/SurfaceMountingManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/SurfaceMountingManager.java
index f394b073c1a..e84a620d582 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/SurfaceMountingManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/mounting/SurfaceMountingManager.java
@@ -805,7 +805,13 @@ public class SurfaceMountingManager {
       viewState = new ViewState(reactTag, null, null);
       mTagToViewState.put(reactTag, viewState);
     }
+    EventEmitterWrapper previousEventEmitterWrapper = viewState.mEventEmitter;
     viewState.mEventEmitter = eventEmitter;
+
+    // Immediately destroy native side of wrapper, instead of waiting for Java GC.
+    if (previousEventEmitterWrapper != eventEmitter && previousEventEmitterWrapper != null) {
+      previousEventEmitterWrapper.destroy();
+    }
   }
 
   @UiThread