diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/StateWrapperImpl.cpp b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/StateWrapperImpl.cpp
index c95ac15bc2e..9a5b929e9af 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/StateWrapperImpl.cpp
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/StateWrapperImpl.cpp
@@ -23,24 +23,17 @@ jni::local_ref<StateWrapperImpl::jhybriddata> StateWrapperImpl::initHybrid(
 }
 
 jni::local_ref<ReadableNativeMap::jhybridobject> StateWrapperImpl::getState() {
-  auto state = state_.lock();
-  if (!state) {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-  folly::dynamic map = state->getDynamic();
+  folly::dynamic map = state_->getDynamic();
   local_ref<ReadableNativeMap::jhybridobject> readableNativeMap =
       ReadableNativeMap::newObjectCxxArgs(map);
   return readableNativeMap;
 }
 
 void StateWrapperImpl::updateStateImpl(NativeMap *map) {
-  auto state = state_.lock();
-  if (state) {
-    // Get folly::dynamic from map
-    auto dynamicMap = map->consume();
-    // Set state
-    state->updateState(dynamicMap);
-  }
+  // Get folly::dynamic from map
+  auto dynamicMap = map->consume();
+  // Set state
+  state_->updateState(dynamicMap);
 }
 
 void StateWrapperImpl::registerNatives() {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/StateWrapperImpl.h b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/StateWrapperImpl.h
index dccd52155b3..9a88eb0271b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/StateWrapperImpl.h
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/jni/StateWrapperImpl.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class StateWrapperImpl : public jni::HybridClass<StateWrapperImpl> {
       jni::alias_ref<jobject> self,
       int callbackRefId);
 
-  State::Weak state_;
+  State::Shared state_;
 
  private:
   jni::alias_ref<StateWrapperImpl::jhybriddata> jhybridobject_;
diff --git a/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/State.h b/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/State.h
index 285691fe94a..c0472fec057 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/State.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/State.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ namespace react {
 class State {
  public:
   using Shared = std::shared_ptr<const State>;
-  using Weak = std::weak_ptr<const State>;
 
   static size_t constexpr initialRevisionValue = 1;