diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactFabric.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactFabric.js
index 72f6df865dbbc..7582ce7369c73 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactFabric.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactFabric.js
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ import {createPortal} from 'shared/ReactPortal';
 import {setBatchingImplementation} from 'legacy-events/ReactGenericBatching';
 import ReactVersion from 'shared/ReactVersion';
 
-// Module provided by RN:
-import {UIManager} from 'react-native/Libraries/ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface';
-
 import NativeMethodsMixin from './NativeMethodsMixin';
 import ReactNativeComponent from './ReactNativeComponent';
 import {getClosestInstanceFromNode} from './ReactFabricComponentTree';
@@ -42,6 +39,8 @@ import ReactSharedInternals from 'shared/ReactSharedInternals';
 import getComponentName from 'shared/getComponentName';
 import warningWithoutStack from 'shared/warningWithoutStack';
 
+const {dispatchCommand: fabricDispatchCommand} = nativeFabricUIManager;
+
 const ReactCurrentOwner = ReactSharedInternals.ReactCurrentOwner;
 
 function findHostInstance_DEPRECATED(
@@ -162,24 +161,23 @@ const ReactFabric: ReactFabricType = {
   findNodeHandle,
 
   dispatchCommand(handle: any, command: string, args: Array<any>) {
-    if (handle._nativeTag == null) {
+    const invalid =
+      handle._nativeTag == null || handle._internalInstanceHandle == null;
+
+    if (invalid) {
       warningWithoutStack(
-        handle._nativeTag != null,
+        !invalid,
         "dispatchCommand was called with a ref that isn't a " +
           'native component. Use React.forwardRef to get access to the underlying native component',
       );
       return;
     }
 
-    if (handle._internalInstanceHandle) {
-      nativeFabricUIManager.dispatchCommand(
-        handle._internalInstanceHandle.stateNode.node,
-        command,
-        args,
-      );
-    } else {
-      UIManager.dispatchViewManagerCommand(handle._nativeTag, command, args);
-    }
+    fabricDispatchCommand(
+      handle._internalInstanceHandle.stateNode.node,
+      command,
+      args,
+    );
   },
 
   render(element: React$Element<any>, containerTag: any, callback: ?Function) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeRenderer.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeRenderer.js
index 8cb1ae810f5de..299d232c314f4 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeRenderer.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeRenderer.js
@@ -180,15 +180,7 @@ const ReactNativeRenderer: ReactNativeType = {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (handle._internalInstanceHandle) {
-      nativeFabricUIManager.dispatchCommand(
-        handle._internalInstanceHandle.stateNode.node,
-        command,
-        args,
-      );
-    } else {
-      UIManager.dispatchViewManagerCommand(handle._nativeTag, command, args);
-    }
+    UIManager.dispatchViewManagerCommand(handle._nativeTag, command, args);
   },
 
   render(element: React$Element<any>, containerTag: any, callback: ?Function) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabricAndNative-test.internal.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabricAndNative-test.internal.js
index 5efeebfd9211d..a951395db829e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabricAndNative-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactFabricAndNative-test.internal.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ let ReactNative;
 let UIManager;
 let createReactNativeComponentClass;
 
-describe('created with ReactFabric called with ReactNative', () => {
+describe('ReactFabric', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.resetModules();
     require('react-native/Libraries/ReactPrivate/InitializeNativeFabricUIManager');
@@ -75,86 +75,6 @@ describe('created with ReactFabric called with ReactNative', () => {
   });
 
   it('dispatches commands on Fabric nodes with the RN renderer', () => {
-    nativeFabricUIManager.dispatchCommand.mockClear();
-    const View = createReactNativeComponentClass('RCTView', () => ({
-      validAttributes: {title: true},
-      uiViewClassName: 'RCTView',
-    }));
-
-    let ref = React.createRef();
-
-    ReactFabric.render(<View title="bar" ref={ref} />, 11);
-    expect(nativeFabricUIManager.dispatchCommand).not.toBeCalled();
-    ReactNative.dispatchCommand(ref.current, 'myCommand', [10, 20]);
-    expect(nativeFabricUIManager.dispatchCommand).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(nativeFabricUIManager.dispatchCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.any(Object),
-      'myCommand',
-      [10, 20],
-    );
-    expect(UIManager.dispatchViewManagerCommand).not.toBeCalled();
-  });
-});
-
-describe('created with ReactNative called with ReactFabric', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    jest.resetModules();
-    require('react-native/Libraries/ReactPrivate/InitializeNativeFabricUIManager');
-    ReactFabric = require('react-native-renderer/fabric');
-    jest.resetModules();
-    UIManager = require('react-native/Libraries/ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface')
-      .UIManager;
-    jest.mock('shared/ReactFeatureFlags', () =>
-      require('shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-oss'),
-    );
-    ReactNative = require('react-native-renderer');
-
-    React = require('react');
-    createReactNativeComponentClass = require('react-native/Libraries/ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface')
-      .ReactNativeViewConfigRegistry.register;
-  });
-
-  it('find Paper instances with the Fabric renderer', () => {
-    const View = createReactNativeComponentClass('RCTView', () => ({
-      validAttributes: {title: true},
-      uiViewClassName: 'RCTView',
-    }));
-
-    let ref = React.createRef();
-
-    class Component extends React.Component {
-      render() {
-        return <View title="foo" />;
-      }
-    }
-
-    ReactNative.render(<Component ref={ref} />, 11);
-
-    let instance = ReactFabric.findHostInstance_DEPRECATED(ref.current);
-    expect(instance._nativeTag).toBe(3);
-  });
-
-  it('find Paper nodes with the Fabric renderer', () => {
-    const View = createReactNativeComponentClass('RCTView', () => ({
-      validAttributes: {title: true},
-      uiViewClassName: 'RCTView',
-    }));
-
-    let ref = React.createRef();
-
-    class Component extends React.Component {
-      render() {
-        return <View title="foo" />;
-      }
-    }
-
-    ReactNative.render(<Component ref={ref} />, 11);
-
-    let handle = ReactFabric.findNodeHandle(ref.current);
-    expect(handle).toBe(3);
-  });
-
-  it('dispatches commands on Paper nodes with the Fabric renderer', () => {
     UIManager.dispatchViewManagerCommand.mockReset();
     const View = createReactNativeComponentClass('RCTView', () => ({
       validAttributes: {title: true},
@@ -163,16 +83,14 @@ describe('created with ReactNative called with ReactFabric', () => {
 
     let ref = React.createRef();
 
-    ReactNative.render(<View title="bar" ref={ref} />, 11);
+    ReactFabric.render(<View title="bar" ref={ref} />, 11);
     expect(UIManager.dispatchViewManagerCommand).not.toBeCalled();
-    ReactFabric.dispatchCommand(ref.current, 'myCommand', [10, 20]);
+    ReactNative.dispatchCommand(ref.current, 'myCommand', [10, 20]);
     expect(UIManager.dispatchViewManagerCommand).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(UIManager.dispatchViewManagerCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.any(Number),
       'myCommand',
       [10, 20],
     );
-
-    expect(nativeFabricUIManager.dispatchCommand).not.toBeCalled();
   });
 });