diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventEmitter.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventEmitter.cpp
index aecdd88be50..b02624fc51d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventEmitter.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventEmitter.cpp
@@ -94,16 +94,6 @@ void EventEmitter::dispatchEvent(
     return;
   }
 
-  // Allows the event listener to interrupt default event dispatch
-  if (payload != nullptr) {
-    if (eventListeners_.willDispatchEvent(
-            eventTarget_ != nullptr ? eventTarget_->getTag() : 0,
-            type,
-            *payload)) {
-      return;
-    }
-  }
-
   eventDispatcher->dispatchEvent(RawEvent(
       normalizeEventType(std::move(type)),
       std::move(payload),
@@ -129,16 +119,6 @@ void EventEmitter::dispatchUniqueEvent(
     return;
   }
 
-  // Allows the event listener to interrupt default event dispatch
-  if (payload != nullptr) {
-    if (eventListeners_.willDispatchEvent(
-            eventTarget_ != nullptr ? eventTarget_->getTag() : 0,
-            type,
-            *payload)) {
-      return;
-    }
-  }
-
   eventDispatcher->dispatchUniqueEvent(RawEvent(
       normalizeEventType(std::move(type)),
       std::move(payload),
@@ -173,17 +153,4 @@ const SharedEventTarget& EventEmitter::getEventTarget() const {
   return eventTarget_;
 }
 
-void EventEmitter::addListener(
-    std::shared_ptr<const EventEmitterListener> listener) const {
-  eventListeners_.addListener(std::move(listener));
-}
-
-/*
- * Removes provided event listener to the event dispatcher.
- */
-void EventEmitter::removeListener(
-    const std::shared_ptr<const EventEmitterListener>& listener) const {
-  eventListeners_.removeListener(listener);
-}
-
 } // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventEmitter.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventEmitter.h
index e5a2e092119..53f30362256 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventEmitter.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventEmitter.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 #include <folly/dynamic.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/EventDispatcher.h>
-#include <react/renderer/core/EventListener.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/EventPayload.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/EventTarget.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/ReactPrimitives.h>
@@ -103,25 +102,12 @@ class EventEmitter {
 
   void dispatchUniqueEvent(std::string type, SharedEventPayload payload) const;
 
-#pragma mark - Event listeners
-  /*
-   * Adds provided event listener to the event dispatcher.
-   */
-  void addListener(std::shared_ptr<const EventEmitterListener> listener) const;
-
-  /*
-   * Removes provided event listener to the event dispatcher.
-   */
-  void removeListener(
-      const std::shared_ptr<const EventEmitterListener>& listener) const;
-
  private:
   friend class UIManagerBinding;
 
   mutable SharedEventTarget eventTarget_;
 
   EventDispatcher::Weak eventDispatcher_;
-  mutable EventEmitterListenerContainer eventListeners_{};
   mutable int enableCounter_{0};
   mutable bool isEnabled_{false};
 };
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventListener.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventListener.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a64e24fdff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventListener.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+#include "EventListener.h"
+
+#include <mutex>
+
+namespace facebook::react {
+
+bool EventListenerContainer::willDispatchEvent(const RawEvent& event) {
+  std::shared_lock lock(mutex_);
+
+  bool handled = false;
+  for (const auto& listener : eventListeners_) {
+    handled = (*listener)(event);
+    if (handled) {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return handled;
+}
+
+void EventListenerContainer::addListener(
+    std::shared_ptr<const EventListener> listener) {
+  std::unique_lock lock(mutex_);
+
+  eventListeners_.push_back(std::move(listener));
+}
+
+void EventListenerContainer::removeListener(
+    const std::shared_ptr<const EventListener>& listener) {
+  std::unique_lock lock(mutex_);
+
+  auto it = std::find(eventListeners_.begin(), eventListeners_.end(), listener);
+  if (it != eventListeners_.end()) {
+    eventListeners_.erase(it);
+  }
+}
+
+} // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventListener.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventListener.h
index 8f15ebcd92b..1d5e72168dd 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventListener.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventListener.h
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <mutex>
 #include <shared_mutex>
+#include <string>
 
-#include <react/renderer/core/EventPayload.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/RawEvent.h>
 
 namespace facebook::react {
@@ -20,55 +19,23 @@ namespace facebook::react {
  * Return `true` to interrupt default dispatch to JS event emitter, `false` to
  * pass through to default handlers.
  */
+using EventListener = std::function<bool(const RawEvent& event)>;
 
-template <typename... TArgs>
-using EventListenerT = std::function<bool(TArgs...)>;
-
-template <typename... TArgs>
-class EventListenerContainerT {
+class EventListenerContainer {
  public:
   /*
    * Invoke listeners in this container with the event.
    * Returns true if event was handled by the listener, false to continue
    * default dispatch.
    */
-  bool willDispatchEvent(TArgs... args) {
-    std::shared_lock lock(mutex_);
-    bool handled = false;
-    for (const auto& listener : eventListeners_) {
-      handled = (*listener)(args...);
-      if (handled) {
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-    return handled;
-  }
+  bool willDispatchEvent(const RawEvent& event);
 
-  void addListener(std::shared_ptr<const EventListenerT<TArgs...>> listener) {
-    std::unique_lock lock(mutex_);
-    eventListeners_.push_back(std::move(listener));
-  }
-
-  void removeListener(
-      const std::shared_ptr<const EventListenerT<TArgs...>>& listener) {
-    std::unique_lock lock(mutex_);
-    auto it =
-        std::find(eventListeners_.begin(), eventListeners_.end(), listener);
-    if (it != eventListeners_.end()) {
-      eventListeners_.erase(it);
-    }
-  }
+  void addListener(std::shared_ptr<const EventListener> listener);
+  void removeListener(const std::shared_ptr<const EventListener>& listener);
 
  private:
   std::shared_mutex mutex_;
-  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const EventListenerT<TArgs...>>> eventListeners_;
+  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const EventListener>> eventListeners_;
 };
 
-using EventListener = EventListenerT<const RawEvent&>;
-using EventListenerContainer = EventListenerContainerT<const RawEvent&>;
-using EventEmitterListener =
-    EventListenerT<Tag, const std::string&, const EventPayload&>;
-using EventEmitterListenerContainer =
-    EventListenerContainerT<Tag, const std::string&, const EventPayload&>;
-
 } // namespace facebook::react