diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
index 4b102a81fee..68bfc3455e7 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
@@ -118,12 +118,6 @@ public class ReactTextView extends AppCompatTextView implements ReactCompoundVie
     }
 
     ReactContext reactContext = getReactContext();
-    if (!reactContext.hasCatalystInstance()) {
-      // In bridgeless mode there's no Catalyst instance; in that case, bail.
-      // TODO (T45503888): Figure out how to support nested views from JS or cpp.
-      return;
-    }
-
     UIManagerModule uiManager = reactContext.getNativeModule(UIManagerModule.class);
 
     Spanned text = (Spanned) getText();