diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
index 48dcbc93471f..9056beed12d8 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ public void onHostPause() {
 
   /**
    * Call this from {@link Activity#onPause()}. This notifies any listening modules so they can do
-   * any necessary cleanup. The passed Activity is the current Activity being paused. This will
+   * any necessary cleanup. The passed Activity is the current Activity being paused. This may not
    * always be the foreground activity that would be returned by {@link
    * ReactContext#getCurrentActivity()}.
    *
@@ -507,15 +507,9 @@ public void onHostPause() {
   @ThreadConfined(UI)
   public void onHostPause(Activity activity) {
     Assertions.assertNotNull(mCurrentActivity);
-    Assertions.assertCondition(
-        activity == mCurrentActivity,
-        "Pausing an activity that is not the current activity, this is incorrect! "
-            + "Current activity: "
-            + mCurrentActivity.getClass().getSimpleName()
-            + " "
-            + "Paused activity: "
-            + activity.getClass().getSimpleName());
-    onHostPause();
+    if (activity == mCurrentActivity) {
+      onHostPause();
+    }
   }
 
   /**