diff --git a/Libraries/LayoutAnimation/LayoutAnimation.js b/Libraries/LayoutAnimation/LayoutAnimation.js
index a8c20e3960c..3d5aac06be1 100644
--- a/Libraries/LayoutAnimation/LayoutAnimation.js
+++ b/Libraries/LayoutAnimation/LayoutAnimation.js
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-import type {Spec as FabricUIManagerSpec} from '../ReactNative/FabricUIManager';
 import type {
   LayoutAnimationConfig as LayoutAnimationConfig_,
   LayoutAnimationProperty,
   LayoutAnimationType,
 } from '../Renderer/shims/ReactNativeTypes';
 
+import FabricUIManager from '../ReactNative/FabricUIManager';
 import ReactNativeFeatureFlags from '../ReactNative/ReactNativeFeatureFlags';
 import Platform from '../Utilities/Platform';
 
@@ -77,9 +77,8 @@ function configureNext(
 
   // In Fabric, LayoutAnimations are unconditionally enabled for Android, and
   // conditionally enabled on iOS (pending fully shipping; this is a temporary state).
-  const FabricUIManager: FabricUIManagerSpec = global?.nativeFabricUIManager;
   if (FabricUIManager?.configureNextLayoutAnimation) {
-    global?.nativeFabricUIManager?.configureNextLayoutAnimation(
+    FabricUIManager.configureNextLayoutAnimation(
       config,
       onAnimationComplete,
       onAnimationDidFail ??
diff --git a/Libraries/ReactNative/UIManager.js b/Libraries/ReactNative/UIManager.js
index ac28590f23d..7555f0a4a2c 100644
--- a/Libraries/ReactNative/UIManager.js
+++ b/Libraries/ReactNative/UIManager.js
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@
  */
 
 import type {RootTag} from '../Types/RootTagTypes';
-import type {Spec as FabricUIManagerSpec} from './FabricUIManager';
 import type {Spec} from './NativeUIManager';
 
+import MaybeFabricUIManager from './FabricUIManager';
+import nullthrows from 'nullthrows';
+
 export interface UIManagerJSInterface extends Spec {
   +getViewManagerConfig: (viewManagerName: string) => Object;
   +hasViewManagerConfig: (viewManagerName: string) => boolean;
@@ -57,8 +59,7 @@ const UIManager = {
     ) => void,
   ): void {
     if (isFabricReactTag(reactTag)) {
-      const FabricUIManager: FabricUIManagerSpec =
-        global?.nativeFabricUIManager;
+      const FabricUIManager = nullthrows(MaybeFabricUIManager);
       const shadowNode =
         FabricUIManager.findShadowNodeByTag_DEPRECATED(reactTag);
       if (shadowNode) {
@@ -84,8 +85,7 @@ const UIManager = {
     ) => void,
   ): void {
     if (isFabricReactTag(reactTag)) {
-      const FabricUIManager: FabricUIManagerSpec =
-        global?.nativeFabricUIManager;
+      const FabricUIManager = nullthrows(MaybeFabricUIManager);
       const shadowNode =
         FabricUIManager.findShadowNodeByTag_DEPRECATED(reactTag);
       if (shadowNode) {
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ const UIManager = {
     ) => void,
   ): void {
     if (isFabricReactTag(reactTag)) {
-      const FabricUIManager: FabricUIManagerSpec =
-        global?.nativeFabricUIManager;
+      const FabricUIManager = nullthrows(MaybeFabricUIManager);
       const shadowNode =
         FabricUIManager.findShadowNodeByTag_DEPRECATED(reactTag);
       const ancestorShadowNode =
@@ -155,8 +154,7 @@ const UIManager = {
       console.warn(
         'RCTUIManager.measureLayoutRelativeToParent method is deprecated and it will not be implemented in newer versions of RN (Fabric) - T47686450',
       );
-      const FabricUIManager: FabricUIManagerSpec =
-        global?.nativeFabricUIManager;
+      const FabricUIManager = nullthrows(MaybeFabricUIManager);
       const shadowNode =
         FabricUIManager.findShadowNodeByTag_DEPRECATED(reactTag);
       if (shadowNode) {