diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
index d16b85ce9e979f..9896d5249912b3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(
 
   if (enableBridgeless) {
 #if RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
+    RCTSetUseNativeViewConfigsInBridgelessMode(YES);
     [self createReactHost];
     [self unstable_registerLegacyComponents];
     [RCTComponentViewFactory currentComponentViewFactory].thirdPartyFabricComponentsProvider = self;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactNative/BridgelessUIManager.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactNative/BridgelessUIManager.js
index 8b9a746815e5b4..d7f0efd654e162 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactNative/BridgelessUIManager.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactNative/BridgelessUIManager.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import type {RootTag} from '../Types/RootTagTypes';
 
 import {unstable_hasComponent} from '../NativeComponent/NativeComponentRegistryUnstable';
-import ReactNativeFeatureFlags from './ReactNativeFeatureFlags';
 
 let cachedConstants = null;
 
@@ -22,6 +21,10 @@ const errorMessageForMethod = (methodName: string): string =>
   methodName +
   "' is not available in the new React Native architecture.";
 
+function nativeViewConfigsInBridgelessModeEnabled(): boolean {
+  return global.RN$LegacyInterop_UIManager_getConstants !== undefined;
+}
+
 function getCachedConstants(): Object {
   if (!cachedConstants) {
     cachedConstants = global.RN$LegacyInterop_UIManager_getConstants();
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ function getCachedConstants(): Object {
 
 const UIManagerJS: {[string]: $FlowFixMe} = {
   getViewManagerConfig: (viewManagerName: string): mixed => {
-    if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags.enableNativeViewConfigsInBridgelessMode()) {
+    if (nativeViewConfigsInBridgelessModeEnabled()) {
       return getCachedConstants()[viewManagerName];
     } else {
       console.error(
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ const UIManagerJS: {[string]: $FlowFixMe} = {
     return unstable_hasComponent(viewManagerName);
   },
   getConstants: (): Object => {
-    if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags.enableNativeViewConfigsInBridgelessMode()) {
+    if (nativeViewConfigsInBridgelessModeEnabled()) {
       return getCachedConstants();
     } else {
       console.error(errorMessageForMethod('getConstants'));
@@ -179,7 +182,7 @@ const UIManagerJS: {[string]: $FlowFixMe} = {
     console.error(errorMessageForMethod('dismissPopupMenu')),
 };
 
-if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags.enableNativeViewConfigsInBridgelessMode()) {
+if (nativeViewConfigsInBridgelessModeEnabled()) {
   Object.keys(getCachedConstants()).forEach(viewConfigName => {
     UIManagerJS[viewConfigName] = getCachedConstants()[viewConfigName];
   });
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactNative/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactNative/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.js
index 01a56fb5098b58..95d15e6e2f968c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactNative/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactNative/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.js
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ export type FeatureFlags = {|
    * Enables use of setNativeProps in JS driven animations.
    */
   shouldUseSetNativePropsInFabric: () => boolean,
-  /**
-   * Enables native view configs in brdgeless mode.
-   */
-  enableNativeViewConfigsInBridgelessMode: () => boolean,
   /**
    * Enables a hotfix for forcing materialization of views with elevation set.
    */
@@ -74,7 +70,6 @@ const ReactNativeFeatureFlags: FeatureFlags = {
   enableAccessToHostTreeInFabric: () => false,
   shouldUseAnimatedObjectForTransform: () => false,
   shouldUseSetNativePropsInFabric: () => false,
-  enableNativeViewConfigsInBridgelessMode: () => false,
   shouldForceUnflattenForElevation: () => false,
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/defaults/DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/defaults/DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint.kt
index e3aa9aebae05e4..9308a3cb440de8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/defaults/DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/defaults/DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ object DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint {
     ReactFeatureFlags.enableFabricRenderer = fabricEnabled
     ReactFeatureFlags.unstable_useFabricInterop = fabricEnabled
     ReactFeatureFlags.enableBridgelessArchitecture = bridgelessEnabled
+    if (bridgelessEnabled) {
+      ReactFeatureFlags.useNativeViewConfigsInBridgelessMode = true
+    }
 
     this.privateFabricEnabled = fabricEnabled
     this.privateTurboModulesEnabled = turboModulesEnabled