diff --git a/Libraries/Components/RefreshControl/AndroidSwipeRefreshLayoutNativeComponent.js b/Libraries/Components/RefreshControl/AndroidSwipeRefreshLayoutNativeComponent.js
index 9bd3600eb31..48d6ee0ddd7 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/RefreshControl/AndroidSwipeRefreshLayoutNativeComponent.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/RefreshControl/AndroidSwipeRefreshLayoutNativeComponent.js
@@ -42,16 +42,8 @@ type NativeProps = $ReadOnly<{|
   progressBackgroundColor?: ?ColorValue,
   /**
    * Size of the refresh indicator, see RefreshControl.SIZE.
-   *
-   * This type isn't currently accurate. It really is specific numbers
-   * hard coded in the Android platform.
-   *
-   * Also, 1 isn't actually a safe default. We are able to set this here
-   * because native code isn't currently consuming the generated artifact.
-   * This will end up being
-   * size?: WithDefault<'default' | 'large', 'default'>,
    */
-  size?: WithDefault<Int32, 1>,
+  size?: WithDefault<'default' | 'large', 'default'>,
   /**
    * Progress view top offset
    */
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/swiperefresh/SwipeRefreshLayoutManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/swiperefresh/SwipeRefreshLayoutManager.java
index c8462a138cc..378dc2573f6 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/swiperefresh/SwipeRefreshLayoutManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/swiperefresh/SwipeRefreshLayoutManager.java
@@ -88,11 +88,21 @@ public class SwipeRefreshLayoutManager extends ViewGroupManager<ReactSwipeRefres
   }
 
   // TODO(T46143833): Remove this method once the 'size' prop has been migrated to String in JS.
-  @Override
   public void setSize(ReactSwipeRefreshLayout view, int value) {
     view.setSize(value);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void setSize(ReactSwipeRefreshLayout view, String size) {
+    if (size == null || size.equals("default")) {
+      view.setSize(SwipeRefreshLayout.DEFAULT);
+    } else if (size.equals("large")) {
+      view.setSize(SwipeRefreshLayout.LARGE);
+    } else {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Size must be 'default' or 'large', received: " + size);
+    }
+  }
+
   // This prop temporarily takes both 0 and 1 as well as 'default' and 'large'.
   // 0 and 1 are deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
   // See T46143833
@@ -103,15 +113,7 @@ public class SwipeRefreshLayoutManager extends ViewGroupManager<ReactSwipeRefres
     } else if (size.getType() == ReadableType.Number) {
       view.setSize(size.asInt());
     } else if (size.getType() == ReadableType.String) {
-      final String sizeStr = size.asString();
-      if (sizeStr.equals("default")) {
-        view.setSize(SwipeRefreshLayout.DEFAULT);
-      } else if (sizeStr.equals("large")) {
-        view.setSize(SwipeRefreshLayout.LARGE);
-      } else {
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-            "Size must be 'default' or 'large', received: " + sizeStr);
-      }
+      setSize(view, size.asString());
     } else {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Size must be 'default' or 'large'");
     }