diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/ReactEventEmitter.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/ReactEventEmitter.java
index 8372d0e3bc735e..312239ed89f15d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/ReactEventEmitter.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/ReactEventEmitter.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.common.UIManagerType;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.common.ViewUtil;
 
-public class ReactEventEmitter implements RCTModernEventEmitter {
+class ReactEventEmitter implements RCTModernEventEmitter {
 
   private static final String TAG = "ReactEventEmitter";