diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactHostImpl.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactHostImpl.java
index 6a7a5674838..0c9f31bc409 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactHostImpl.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactHostImpl.java
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ public class ReactHostImpl implements ReactHost {
   private final Executor mBGExecutor;
   private final Executor mUIExecutor;
   private final QueueThreadExceptionHandler mQueueThreadExceptionHandler;
-  private final Set<ReactSurface> mAttachedSurfaces = Collections.synchronizedSet(new HashSet<>());
+  private final Set<ReactSurfaceImpl> mAttachedSurfaces =
+      Collections.synchronizedSet(new HashSet<>());
   private final MemoryPressureRouter mMemoryPressureRouter;
   private final boolean mAllowPackagerServerAccess;
   private final boolean mUseDevSupport;
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ public class ReactHostImpl implements ReactHost {
 
   /** Initialize and run a React Native surface in a background without mounting real views. */
   /* package */
-  TaskInterface<Void> prerenderSurface(final ReactSurface surface) {
+  TaskInterface<Void> prerenderSurface(final ReactSurfaceImpl surface) {
     final String method = "prerenderSurface(surfaceId = " + surface.getSurfaceID() + ")";
     log(method, "Schedule");
 
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ public class ReactHostImpl implements ReactHost {
    * @return A Task that will complete when startSurface has been called.
    */
   /** package */
-  TaskInterface<Void> startSurface(final ReactSurface surface) {
+  TaskInterface<Void> startSurface(final ReactSurfaceImpl surface) {
     final String method = "startSurface(surfaceId = " + surface.getSurfaceID() + ")";
     log(method, "Schedule");
 
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ public class ReactHostImpl implements ReactHost {
    * @return A Task that will complete when stopSurface has been called.
    */
   /** package */
-  TaskInterface<Void> stopSurface(final ReactSurface surface) {
+  TaskInterface<Void> stopSurface(final ReactSurfaceImpl surface) {
     final String method = "stopSurface(surfaceId = " + surface.getSurfaceID() + ")";
     log(method, "Schedule");
 
@@ -623,7 +624,7 @@ public class ReactHostImpl implements ReactHost {
         });
   }
 
-  /* package */ void attachSurface(ReactSurface surface) {
+  /* package */ void attachSurface(ReactSurfaceImpl surface) {
     final String method = "attachSurface(surfaceId = " + surface.getSurfaceID() + ")";
     log(method);
 
@@ -632,7 +633,7 @@ public class ReactHostImpl implements ReactHost {
     }
   }
 
-  /* package */ void detachSurface(ReactSurface surface) {
+  /* package */ void detachSurface(ReactSurfaceImpl surface) {
     final String method = "detachSurface(surfaceId = " + surface.getSurfaceID() + ")";
     log(method);
 
@@ -641,7 +642,7 @@ public class ReactHostImpl implements ReactHost {
     }
   }
 
-  /* package */ boolean isSurfaceAttached(ReactSurface surface) {
+  /* package */ boolean isSurfaceAttached(ReactSurfaceImpl surface) {
     synchronized (mAttachedSurfaces) {
       return mAttachedSurfaces.contains(surface);
     }
@@ -649,7 +650,7 @@ public class ReactHostImpl implements ReactHost {
 
   /* package */ boolean isSurfaceWithModuleNameAttached(String moduleName) {
     synchronized (mAttachedSurfaces) {
-      for (ReactSurface surface : mAttachedSurfaces) {
+      for (ReactSurfaceImpl surface : mAttachedSurfaces) {
         if (surface.getModuleName().equals(moduleName)) {
           return true;
         }
@@ -1181,7 +1182,7 @@ public class ReactHostImpl implements ReactHost {
 
                     log(method, "Stopping all React Native surfaces");
                     synchronized (mAttachedSurfaces) {
-                      for (ReactSurface surface : mAttachedSurfaces) {
+                      for (ReactSurfaceImpl surface : mAttachedSurfaces) {
                         if (reactInstance != null) {
                           reactInstance.stopSurface(surface);
                         }
@@ -1243,7 +1244,7 @@ public class ReactHostImpl implements ReactHost {
                       log(method, "Restarting previously running React Native Surfaces");
 
                       synchronized (mAttachedSurfaces) {
-                        for (ReactSurface surface : mAttachedSurfaces) {
+                        for (ReactSurfaceImpl surface : mAttachedSurfaces) {
                           reactInstance.startSurface(surface);
                         }
                       }
@@ -1405,7 +1406,7 @@ public class ReactHostImpl implements ReactHost {
             // Restart any attached surfaces
             log(method, "Restarting Surfaces");
             synchronized (mAttachedSurfaces) {
-              for (ReactSurface surface : mAttachedSurfaces) {
+              for (ReactSurfaceImpl surface : mAttachedSurfaces) {
                 reactInstance.startSurface(surface);
               }
             }
@@ -1476,7 +1477,7 @@ public class ReactHostImpl implements ReactHost {
          */
         log(method, "Stopping surfaces");
         synchronized (mAttachedSurfaces) {
-          for (ReactSurface surface : mAttachedSurfaces) {
+          for (ReactSurfaceImpl surface : mAttachedSurfaces) {
             instance.stopSurface(surface);
             surface.clear();
           }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactInstance.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactInstance.java
index 8604dccf06b..d89e4e8784b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactInstance.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactInstance.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ import com.facebook.react.fabric.FabricUIManager;
 import com.facebook.react.fabric.ReactNativeConfig;
 import com.facebook.react.fabric.events.EventBeatManager;
 import com.facebook.react.interfaces.exceptionmanager.ReactJsExceptionHandler;
-import com.facebook.react.interfaces.fabric.ReactSurface;
 import com.facebook.react.module.annotations.ReactModule;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.JavaTimerManager;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.ReactChoreographer;
@@ -361,7 +360,7 @@ final class ReactInstance {
     }
   }
 
-  /* package */ void prerenderSurface(ReactSurface surface) {
+  /* package */ void prerenderSurface(ReactSurfaceImpl surface) {
     Systrace.beginSection(Systrace.TRACE_TAG_REACT_JAVA_BRIDGE, "ReactInstance.prerenderSurface");
     FLog.d(TAG, "call prerenderSurface with surface: " + surface.getModuleName());
     mFabricUIManager.startSurface(surface.getSurfaceHandler(), surface.getContext(), null);
@@ -374,7 +373,7 @@ final class ReactInstance {
    * @param surface The {@link ReactSurface} to render.
    */
   @ThreadConfined("ReactHost")
-  /* package */ void startSurface(ReactSurface surface) {
+  /* package */ void startSurface(ReactSurfaceImpl surface) {
     FLog.d(TAG, "startSurface() is called with surface: " + surface.getSurfaceID());
     Systrace.beginSection(Systrace.TRACE_TAG_REACT_JAVA_BRIDGE, "ReactInstance.startSurface");
 
@@ -405,7 +404,7 @@ final class ReactInstance {
   }
 
   @ThreadConfined("ReactHost")
-  /* package */ void stopSurface(ReactSurface surface) {
+  /* package */ void stopSurface(ReactSurfaceImpl surface) {
     FLog.d(TAG, "stopSurface() is called with surface: " + surface.getSurfaceID());
     mFabricUIManager.stopSurface(surface.getSurfaceHandler());
   }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactSurfaceImpl.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactSurfaceImpl.java
index 8f50cd1411f..f9d5bed9005 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactSurfaceImpl.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactSurfaceImpl.java
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ public class ReactSurfaceImpl implements ReactSurface {
     mReactHost.set(null);
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public SurfaceHandler getSurfaceHandler() {
+  /** package */
+  SurfaceHandler getSurfaceHandler() {
     return mSurfaceHandler;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/interfaces/fabric/ReactSurface.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/interfaces/fabric/ReactSurface.kt
index bb63f5a463b..9d9734a33f8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/interfaces/fabric/ReactSurface.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/interfaces/fabric/ReactSurface.kt
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ interface ReactSurface {
   // Returns whether the surface is running or not
   val isRunning: Boolean
 
-  // Returns surface handler
-  val surfaceHandler: SurfaceHandler
-
   // Returns React root view of this surface
   val view: ViewGroup?