diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/events/EventBeatBasedExecutor.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/events/EventBeatBasedExecutor.cpp
index d31f620de..2f09d0bb5 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/events/EventBeatBasedExecutor.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/events/EventBeatBasedExecutor.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void EventBeatBasedExecutor::onBeat(bool success) const {
     }
 
     tasks = std::move(tasks_);
-    assert(tasks_.size() == 0);
+    tasks_.clear();
   }
 
   for (const auto task : tasks) {
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/events/EventQueue.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/events/EventQueue.cpp
index e34bfd925..56389d3ca 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/events/EventQueue.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/events/EventQueue.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void EventQueue::onBeat() const {
     }
 
     queue = std::move(queue_);
-    assert(queue_.size() == 0);
+    queue_.clear();
   }
 
   {