diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/runtimescheduler/RuntimeScheduler.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/runtimescheduler/RuntimeScheduler.cpp
index 1141ba9bbc2..79ac8ef245c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/runtimescheduler/RuntimeScheduler.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/runtimescheduler/RuntimeScheduler.cpp
@@ -106,17 +106,7 @@ void RuntimeScheduler::callExpiredTasks(jsi::Runtime& runtime) {
         break;
       }
 
-      currentPriority_ = topPriorityTask->priority;
-      auto result = topPriorityTask->execute(runtime, didUserCallbackTimeout);
-
-      if (result.isObject() && result.getObject(runtime).isFunction(runtime)) {
-        topPriorityTask->callback =
-            result.getObject(runtime).getFunction(runtime);
-      } else {
-        if (taskQueue_.top() == topPriorityTask) {
-          taskQueue_.pop();
-        }
-      }
+      executeTask(runtime, topPriorityTask, didUserCallbackTimeout);
     }
   } catch (jsi::JSError& error) {
     handleFatalError(runtime, error);
@@ -151,17 +141,7 @@ void RuntimeScheduler::startWorkLoop(jsi::Runtime& runtime) const {
         break;
       }
 
-      currentPriority_ = topPriorityTask->priority;
-      auto result = topPriorityTask->execute(runtime, didUserCallbackTimeout);
-
-      if (result.isObject() && result.getObject(runtime).isFunction(runtime)) {
-        topPriorityTask->callback =
-            result.getObject(runtime).getFunction(runtime);
-      } else {
-        if (taskQueue_.top() == topPriorityTask) {
-          taskQueue_.pop();
-        }
-      }
+      executeTask(runtime, topPriorityTask, didUserCallbackTimeout);
     }
   } catch (jsi::JSError& error) {
     handleFatalError(runtime, error);
@@ -171,4 +151,20 @@ void RuntimeScheduler::startWorkLoop(jsi::Runtime& runtime) const {
   isPerformingWork_ = false;
 }
 
+void RuntimeScheduler::executeTask(
+    jsi::Runtime& runtime,
+    std::shared_ptr<Task> task,
+    bool didUserCallbackTimeout) const {
+  currentPriority_ = task->priority;
+  auto result = task->execute(runtime, didUserCallbackTimeout);
+
+  if (result.isObject() && result.getObject(runtime).isFunction(runtime)) {
+    task->callback = result.getObject(runtime).getFunction(runtime);
+  } else {
+    if (taskQueue_.top() == task) {
+      taskQueue_.pop();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 } // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/runtimescheduler/RuntimeScheduler.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/runtimescheduler/RuntimeScheduler.h
index a209f2f36fe..7bd1cb10318 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/runtimescheduler/RuntimeScheduler.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/runtimescheduler/RuntimeScheduler.h
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ class RuntimeScheduler final {
    */
   void scheduleWorkLoopIfNecessary() const;
 
+  void executeTask(
+      jsi::Runtime& runtime,
+      std::shared_ptr<Task> task,
+      bool didUserCallbackTimeout) const;
+
   /*
    * Returns a time point representing the current point in time. May be called
    * from multiple threads.