diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
index 7c12222230f..429f689d107 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ public class FabricUIManager
 
   private boolean mDriveCxxAnimations = false;
 
-  private boolean mDriveCxxNativeAnimated = ReactNativeFeatureFlags.cxxNativeAnimatedEnabled();
-
   private long mDispatchViewUpdatesTime = 0l;
   private long mCommitStartTime = 0l;
   private long mLayoutTime = 0l;
@@ -1478,7 +1476,8 @@ public class FabricUIManager
       // There is a race condition here between getting/setting
       // `mDriveCxxAnimations` which shouldn't matter; it's safe to call
       // the mBinding method, unless mBinding has gone away.
-      if ((mDriveCxxAnimations || mDriveCxxNativeAnimated) && mBinding != null) {
+      if ((mDriveCxxAnimations || ReactNativeFeatureFlags.cxxNativeAnimatedEnabled())
+          && mBinding != null) {
         mBinding.driveCxxAnimations();
       }