diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/events/EventEmitter.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/events/EventEmitter.h
index 91db82ed3a6..db11b43007a 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/events/EventEmitter.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/events/EventEmitter.h
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ class EventEmitter {
  private:
   void toggleEventTargetOwnership_() const;
 
-  friend class UIManagerBinding;
-
   mutable SharedEventTarget eventTarget_;
 
   EventDispatcher::Weak eventDispatcher_;
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/UIManagerBinding.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/UIManagerBinding.cpp
index c300bcc828b..c57af017cd6 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/UIManagerBinding.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/UIManagerBinding.cpp
@@ -268,15 +268,8 @@ jsi::Value UIManagerBinding::get(
               arguments[3].getObject(runtime).getFunction(runtime);
           auto targetNode =
               uiManager->findNodeAtPoint(node, Point{locationX, locationY});
-          auto &eventTarget = targetNode->getEventEmitter()->eventTarget_;
-
-          EventEmitter::DispatchMutex().lock();
-          eventTarget->retain(runtime);
-          auto instanceHandle = eventTarget->getInstanceHandle(runtime);
-          eventTarget->release(runtime);
-          EventEmitter::DispatchMutex().unlock();
-
-          onSuccessFunction.call(runtime, std::move(instanceHandle));
+  
+          onSuccessFunction.call(runtime, valueFromShadowNode(runtime, targetNode));
           return jsi::Value::undefined();
         });
   }