diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/switchview/ReactSwitchManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/switchview/ReactSwitchManager.java
index e1a20562ae1..40750ff9ced 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/switchview/ReactSwitchManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/switchview/ReactSwitchManager.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.PixelUtil;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.SimpleViewManager;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ThemedReactContext;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIManagerHelper;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIManagerModule;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewManagerDelegate;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewProps;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactProp;
@@ -82,17 +81,11 @@ public class ReactSwitchManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactSwitch>
         public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {
           ReactContext reactContext = (ReactContext) buttonView.getContext();
 
-          UIManagerModule uiManager = reactContext.getNativeModule(UIManagerModule.class);
-
-          if (uiManager == null) {
-            return;
-          }
-
-          uiManager
-              .getEventDispatcher()
+          int reactTag = buttonView.getId();
+          UIManagerHelper.getEventDispatcherForReactTag(reactContext, reactTag)
               .dispatchEvent(
                   new ReactSwitchEvent(
-                      UIManagerHelper.getSurfaceId(reactContext), buttonView.getId(), isChecked));
+                      UIManagerHelper.getSurfaceId(reactContext), reactTag, isChecked));
         }
       };