diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
index adf9a39872e..c372d16e3d1 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ public class CatalystInstanceImpl implements CatalystInstance {
         UiThreadUtil.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
           @Override
           public void run() {
-            quitQueuesSynchronous();
             mHybridData.resetNative();
             // Kill non-UI threads from UI thread.
             getReactQueueConfiguration().destroy();
@@ -343,8 +342,6 @@ public class CatalystInstanceImpl implements CatalystInstance {
     Systrace.unregisterListener(mTraceListener);
   }
 
-  private native void quitQueuesSynchronous();
-
   @Override
   public boolean isDestroyed() {
     return mDestroyed;
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.cpp b/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.cpp
index 7991531b083..da393c8369a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.cpp
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.cpp
@@ -85,10 +85,9 @@ CatalystInstanceImpl::CatalystInstanceImpl()
   : instance_(folly::make_unique<Instance>()) {}
 
 CatalystInstanceImpl::~CatalystInstanceImpl() {
-}
-
-void CatalystInstanceImpl::quitQueuesSynchronous() {
-  moduleMessageQueue_->quitSynchronous();
+  if (moduleMessageQueue_ != NULL) {
+    moduleMessageQueue_->quitSynchronous();
+  }
   if (uiBackgroundMessageQueue_ != NULL) {
     uiBackgroundMessageQueue_->quitSynchronous();
   }
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@ void CatalystInstanceImpl::registerNatives() {
   registerHybrid({
     makeNativeMethod("initHybrid", CatalystInstanceImpl::initHybrid),
     makeNativeMethod("initializeBridge", CatalystInstanceImpl::initializeBridge),
-    makeNativeMethod("quitQueuesSynchronous", CatalystInstanceImpl::quitQueuesSynchronous),
     makeNativeMethod("jniExtendNativeModules", CatalystInstanceImpl::extendNativeModules),
     makeNativeMethod("jniSetSourceURL", CatalystInstanceImpl::jniSetSourceURL),
     makeNativeMethod("jniLoadScriptFromAssets", CatalystInstanceImpl::jniLoadScriptFromAssets),
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.h b/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.h
index 07596c50f98..63034daa408 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.h
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/CatalystInstanceImpl.h
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ class CatalystInstanceImpl : public jni::HybridClass<CatalystInstanceImpl> {
     return instance_;
   }
 
-  void quitQueuesSynchronous();
-
  private:
   friend HybridBase;