diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.h
index ff2e088abf5..96fd88a7afd 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.h
@@ -25,16 +25,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 FB_RUNTIME_PROTOCOL
 @protocol RCTTurboModuleManagerDelegate;
 
-/**
- * This notification fires just before RCTHost releases it's RCTInstance reference.
- */
-RCT_EXTERN NSString *const RCTHostWillReloadNotification;
-
-/**
- * This notification fires just after RCTHost releases it's RCTInstance reference.
- */
-RCT_EXTERN NSString *const RCTHostDidReloadNotification;
-
 typedef std::shared_ptr<facebook::react::JSEngineInstance> (^RCTHostJSEngineProvider)(void);
 
 @protocol RCTHostDelegate <NSObject>
@@ -47,6 +37,7 @@ typedef std::shared_ptr<facebook::react::JSEngineInstance> (^RCTHostJSEngineProv
                    message:(NSString *)message
                exceptionId:(NSUInteger)exceptionId
                    isFatal:(BOOL)isFatal;
+- (void)hostDidStart:(RCTHost *)host;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.mm b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.mm
index 2cb156f002d..7b86e035198 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/bridgeless/platform/ios/Core/RCTHost.mm
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
 
 using namespace facebook::react;
 
-NSString *const RCTHostWillReloadNotification = @"RCTHostWillReloadNotification";
-NSString *const RCTHostDidReloadNotification = @"RCTHostDidReloadNotification";
-
 @interface RCTHost () <RCTReloadListener, RCTInstanceDelegate>
 @end
 
@@ -156,6 +153,7 @@ NSString *const RCTHostDidReloadNotification = @"RCTHostDidReloadNotification";
                                 onInitialBundleLoad:_onInitialBundleLoad
                                 bindingsInstallFunc:_bindingsInstallFunc
                                      moduleRegistry:_moduleRegistry];
+  [_hostDelegate hostDidStart:self];
 }
 
 - (RCTFabricSurface *)createSurfaceWithModuleName:(NSString *)moduleName
@@ -204,8 +202,6 @@ NSString *const RCTHostDidReloadNotification = @"RCTHostDidReloadNotification";
 
 - (void)didReceiveReloadCommand
 {
-  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
-      postNotification:[NSNotification notificationWithName:RCTHostWillReloadNotification object:nil]];
   [_instance invalidate];
   _instance = nil;
   [self _refreshBundleURL];
@@ -224,8 +220,7 @@ NSString *const RCTHostDidReloadNotification = @"RCTHostDidReloadNotification";
                                 onInitialBundleLoad:_onInitialBundleLoad
                                 bindingsInstallFunc:_bindingsInstallFunc
                                      moduleRegistry:_moduleRegistry];
-  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
-      postNotification:[NSNotification notificationWithName:RCTHostDidReloadNotification object:nil]];
+  [_hostDelegate hostDidStart:self];
 
   for (RCTFabricSurface *surface in [self _getAttachedSurfaces]) {
     [surface resetWithSurfacePresenter:[self getSurfacePresenter]];