diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
index 78e51a9b4f5..114bc21478b 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
@@ -208,8 +208,10 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame)
                                                                           offset:start];
   UITextPosition *endPosition = [self.backedTextInputView positionFromPosition:self.backedTextInputView.beginningOfDocument
                                                                         offset:end];
-  UITextRange *range = [self.backedTextInputView textRangeFromPosition:startPosition toPosition:endPosition];
-  [self.backedTextInputView setSelectedTextRange:range notifyDelegate:NO];
+  if (startPosition && endPosition) {
+    UITextRange *range = [self.backedTextInputView textRangeFromPosition:startPosition toPosition:endPosition];
+    [self.backedTextInputView setSelectedTextRange:range notifyDelegate:NO];
+  }
 }
 
 - (void)setTextContentType:(NSString *)type
diff --git a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
index f8ec40bd1ab..d41fe7cd3fd 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
@@ -387,8 +387,11 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
                                                                       offset:start];
   UITextPosition *endPosition = [_backedTextInputView positionFromPosition:_backedTextInputView.beginningOfDocument
                                                                     offset:end];
-  UITextRange *range = [_backedTextInputView textRangeFromPosition:startPosition toPosition:endPosition];
-  [_backedTextInputView setSelectedTextRange:range notifyDelegate:NO];
+
+  if (startPosition && endPosition) {
+    UITextRange *range = [_backedTextInputView textRangeFromPosition:startPosition toPosition:endPosition];
+    [_backedTextInputView setSelectedTextRange:range notifyDelegate:NO];
+  }
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputNativeCommands.h b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputNativeCommands.h
index 889a980703f..61fb33c08fb 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputNativeCommands.h
+++ b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputNativeCommands.h
@@ -51,23 +51,7 @@ RCTTextInputHandleCommand(id<RCTTextInputViewProtocol> componentView, NSString c
   }
 
   if ([commandName isEqualToString:@"setMostRecentEventCount"]) {
-#if RCT_DEBUG
-    if ([args count] != 1) {
-      RCTLogError(
-          @"%@ command %@ received %d arguments, expected %d.", @"TextInput", commandName, (int)[args count], 1);
-      return;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    NSObject *arg0 = args[0];
-#if RCT_DEBUG
-    if (!RCTValidateTypeOfViewCommandArgument(arg0, [NSNumber class], @"number", @"TextInput", commandName, @"1st")) {
-      return;
-    }
-#endif
-    NSInteger eventCount = [(NSNumber *)arg0 intValue];
-
-    [componentView setMostRecentEventCount:eventCount];
+    [componentView setMostRecentEventCount:0];
     return;
   }
 
@@ -80,13 +64,7 @@ RCTTextInputHandleCommand(id<RCTTextInputViewProtocol> componentView, NSString c
     }
 #endif
 
-    NSObject *arg0 = args[0];
-#if RCT_DEBUG
-    if (!RCTValidateTypeOfViewCommandArgument(arg0, [NSNumber class], @"number", @"TextInput", commandName, @"1st")) {
-      return;
-    }
-#endif
-    NSInteger eventCount = [(NSNumber *)arg0 intValue];
+    NSInteger eventCount = 0;
 
     NSObject *arg1 = args[1];
 #if RCT_DEBUG
@@ -100,7 +78,7 @@ RCTTextInputHandleCommand(id<RCTTextInputViewProtocol> componentView, NSString c
 
     NSObject *arg2 = args[2];
 #if RCT_DEBUG
-    if (!RCTValidateTypeOfViewCommandArgument(arg0, [NSNumber class], @"number", @"TextInput", commandName, @"3rd")) {
+    if (!RCTValidateTypeOfViewCommandArgument(arg2, [NSNumber class], @"number", @"TextInput", commandName, @"3rd")) {
       return;
     }
 #endif
@@ -108,7 +86,7 @@ RCTTextInputHandleCommand(id<RCTTextInputViewProtocol> componentView, NSString c
 
     NSObject *arg3 = args[3];
 #if RCT_DEBUG
-    if (!RCTValidateTypeOfViewCommandArgument(arg0, [NSNumber class], @"number", @"TextInput", commandName, @"4th")) {
+    if (!RCTValidateTypeOfViewCommandArgument(arg3, [NSNumber class], @"number", @"TextInput", commandName, @"4th")) {
       return;
     }
 #endif