diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m b/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
index 3b8a8518c68456..edf5c14e168b77 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
@@ -987,10 +987,6 @@ - (void)_manageChildren:(NSNumber *)containerTag
     [componentData setProps:props forShadowView:shadowView];
     _shadowViewRegistry[reactTag] = shadowView;
     RCTShadowView *rootView = _shadowViewRegistry[rootTag];
-    RCTAssert(
-        [rootView isKindOfClass:[RCTRootShadowView class]] || [rootView isKindOfClass:[RCTSurfaceRootShadowView class]],
-        @"Given `rootTag` (%@) does not correspond to a valid root shadow view instance.",
-        rootTag);
     shadowView.rootView = (RCTRootShadowView *)rootView;
   }