diff --git a/Libraries/Components/Touchable/Touchable.js b/Libraries/Components/Touchable/Touchable.js
index 99663191b4472a..65a82b1c4fb113 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/Touchable/Touchable.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/Touchable/Touchable.js
@@ -498,14 +498,6 @@ const TouchableMixin = {
    * Place as callback for a DOM element's `onResponderMove` event.
    */
   touchableHandleResponderMove: function(e: PressEvent) {
-    // Not enough time elapsed yet, wait for highlight -
-    // this is just a perf optimization.
-    if (
-      this.state.touchable.touchState === States.RESPONDER_INACTIVE_PRESS_IN
-    ) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     // Measurement may not have returned yet.
     if (!this.state.touchable.positionOnActivate) {
       return;
@@ -841,7 +833,12 @@ const TouchableMixin = {
       this._cancelLongPressDelayTimeout();
     }
 
-    if (!IsActive[curState] && IsActive[nextState]) {
+    const isInitialTransition =
+      curState === States.NOT_RESPONDER &&
+      nextState === States.RESPONDER_INACTIVE_PRESS_IN;
+
+    const isActiveTransition = !IsActive[curState] && IsActive[nextState];
+    if (isInitialTransition || isActiveTransition) {
       this._remeasureMetricsOnActivation();
     }