diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/BridgelessReactContextTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/BridgelessReactContextTest.kt
index 6f7eb6f474aed9..a3bf2053394eda 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/BridgelessReactContextTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/BridgelessReactContextTest.kt
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ class BridgelessReactContextTest {
 
   @Test
   fun getCatalystInstanceTest() {
-    val bridgelessCatalystInstance = BridgelessCatalystInstance(reactHost)
-    doReturn(bridgelessCatalystInstance).`when`(bridgelessReactContext).getCatalystInstance()
     Assertions.assertThat(bridgelessReactContext.getCatalystInstance())
-        .isEqualTo(bridgelessCatalystInstance)
+        .isInstanceOf(BridgelessCatalystInstance::class.java)
   }
 }