diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/defaults/DefaultReactHostDelegate.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/defaults/DefaultReactHostDelegate.kt
index cbf6a3be5e2..f2916d8c4bc 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/defaults/DefaultReactHostDelegate.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/defaults/DefaultReactHostDelegate.kt
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ public class DefaultReactHostDelegate(
     override val jsRuntimeFactory: JSRuntimeFactory = HermesInstance(),
     override val bindingsInstaller: BindingsInstaller? = null,
     private val reactNativeConfig: ReactNativeConfig = ReactNativeConfig.DEFAULT_CONFIG,
-    private val exceptionHandler: (Exception) -> Unit = {
-      throw RuntimeException("Unrecoverable React Native error", it)
-    },
+    private val exceptionHandler: (Exception) -> Unit = { throw it },
     override val turboModuleManagerDelegateBuilder: ReactPackageTurboModuleManagerDelegate.Builder
 ) : ReactHostDelegate {