diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/BUCK b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/BUCK
index 6fcd3551c..1c925ed23 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/BUCK
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/BUCK
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 include_defs('//ReactAndroid/DEFS')
 
-XREACT_SRCS = [
-  'XReactInstanceManager.java',
-  'XReactInstanceManagerImpl.java',
-]
-
 DEPS = [
+  react_native_target('java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge:bridge'),
   react_native_target('java/com/facebook/react/bridge:bridge'),
   react_native_target('java/com/facebook/react/common:common'),
   react_native_target('java/com/facebook/react/devsupport:devsupport'),
@@ -23,25 +19,13 @@ DEPS = [
 
 android_library(
   name = 'react',
-  srcs = glob(['*.java'], excludes=XREACT_SRCS),
+  srcs = glob(['*.java']),
   deps = DEPS,
   visibility = [
     'PUBLIC',
   ],
 )
 
-android_library(
-  name = 'xreact',
-  srcs = XREACT_SRCS,
-  deps = DEPS + [
-    ':react',
-    react_native_target('java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge:bridge'),
-  ],
-  visibility = [
-    'PUBLIC',
-  ],
-)
-
 project_config(
   src_target = ':react',
 )
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
index 0784a6e94..519940241 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ public abstract class ReactInstanceManager {
     protected @Nullable Activity mCurrentActivity;
     protected @Nullable DefaultHardwareBackBtnHandler mDefaultHardwareBackBtnHandler;
     protected @Nullable RedBoxHandler mRedBoxHandler;
+    protected boolean mUseNewBridge;
 
     protected Builder() {
     }
@@ -309,6 +310,11 @@ public abstract class ReactInstanceManager {
       return this;
     }
 
+    public Builder setUseNewBridge() {
+      mUseNewBridge = true;
+      return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Instantiates a new {@link ReactInstanceManagerImpl}.
      * Before calling {@code build}, the following must be called:
@@ -333,22 +339,41 @@ public abstract class ReactInstanceManager {
         mUIImplementationProvider = new UIImplementationProvider();
       }
 
-      return new ReactInstanceManagerImpl(
-          Assertions.assertNotNull(
-              mApplication,
-              "Application property has not been set with this builder"),
-          mCurrentActivity,
-          mDefaultHardwareBackBtnHandler,
-          mJSBundleFile,
-          mJSMainModuleName,
-          mPackages,
-          mUseDeveloperSupport,
-          mBridgeIdleDebugListener,
-          Assertions.assertNotNull(mInitialLifecycleState, "Initial lifecycle state was not set"),
-          mUIImplementationProvider,
-          mNativeModuleCallExceptionHandler,
-          mJSCConfig,
-          mRedBoxHandler);
+      if (mUseNewBridge) {
+        return new XReactInstanceManagerImpl(
+            Assertions.assertNotNull(
+                mApplication,
+                "Application property has not been set with this builder"),
+            mCurrentActivity,
+            mDefaultHardwareBackBtnHandler,
+            mJSBundleFile,
+            mJSMainModuleName,
+            mPackages,
+            mUseDeveloperSupport,
+            mBridgeIdleDebugListener,
+            Assertions.assertNotNull(mInitialLifecycleState, "Initial lifecycle state was not set"),
+            mUIImplementationProvider,
+            mNativeModuleCallExceptionHandler,
+            mJSCConfig,
+            mRedBoxHandler);
+      } else {
+        return new ReactInstanceManagerImpl(
+            Assertions.assertNotNull(
+                mApplication,
+                "Application property has not been set with this builder"),
+            mCurrentActivity,
+            mDefaultHardwareBackBtnHandler,
+            mJSBundleFile,
+            mJSMainModuleName,
+            mPackages,
+            mUseDeveloperSupport,
+            mBridgeIdleDebugListener,
+            Assertions.assertNotNull(mInitialLifecycleState, "Initial lifecycle state was not set"),
+            mUIImplementationProvider,
+            mNativeModuleCallExceptionHandler,
+            mJSCConfig,
+            mRedBoxHandler);
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/XReactInstanceManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/XReactInstanceManager.java
index b3ba638c5..548343fc6 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/XReactInstanceManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/XReactInstanceManager.java
@@ -14,56 +14,9 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIImplementationProvider;
 
 public abstract class XReactInstanceManager {
   /**
-   * Creates a builder that is capable of creating an instance of {@link XReactInstanceManagerImpl}.
+   * Creates a builder that is defaulted to using the new bridge.
    */
-  public static Builder builder() {
-    return new Builder();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Builder class for {@link XReactInstanceManagerImpl}
-   */
-  public static class Builder extends ReactInstanceManager.Builder {
-    /**
-     * Instantiates a new {@link ReactInstanceManagerImpl}.
-     * Before calling {@code build}, the following must be called:
-     * <ul>
-     * <li> {@link #setApplication}
-     * <li> {@link #setCurrentActivity} if the activity has already resumed
-     * <li> {@link #setDefaultHardwareBackBtnHandler} if the activity has already resumed
-     * <li> {@link #setJSBundleFile} or {@link #setJSMainModuleName}
-     * </ul>
-     */
-    public ReactInstanceManager build() {
-      Assertions.assertCondition(
-          mUseDeveloperSupport || mJSBundleFile != null,
-          "JS Bundle File has to be provided when dev support is disabled");
-
-      Assertions.assertCondition(
-          mJSMainModuleName != null || mJSBundleFile != null,
-          "Either MainModuleName or JS Bundle File needs to be provided");
-
-      if (mUIImplementationProvider == null) {
-        // create default UIImplementationProvider if the provided one is null.
-        mUIImplementationProvider = new UIImplementationProvider();
-      }
-
-      return new XReactInstanceManagerImpl(
-          Assertions.assertNotNull(
-              mApplication,
-              "Application property has not been set with this builder"),
-          mCurrentActivity,
-          mDefaultHardwareBackBtnHandler,
-          mJSBundleFile,
-          mJSMainModuleName,
-          mPackages,
-          mUseDeveloperSupport,
-          mBridgeIdleDebugListener,
-          Assertions.assertNotNull(mInitialLifecycleState, "Initial lifecycle state was not set"),
-          mUIImplementationProvider,
-          mNativeModuleCallExceptionHandler,
-          mJSCConfig,
-          mRedBoxHandler);
-    }
+  public static ReactInstanceManager.Builder builder() {
+    return new ReactInstanceManager.Builder().setUseNewBridge();
   }
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/BUCK b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/BUCK
index feed57707..898715d89 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/BUCK
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/BUCK
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ android_library(
   ],
   proguard_config = 'bridge.pro',
   deps = [
-    '//libraries/fbcore/src/main/java/com/facebook/common/logging:logging',
     react_native_dep('java/com/facebook/systrace:systrace'),
+    react_native_dep('libraries/fbcore/src/main/java/com/facebook/common/logging:logging'),
     react_native_dep('libraries/soloader/java/com/facebook/soloader:soloader'),
     # TODO mhorowitz:
     #  java/com/facebook/catalyst/js/react-native-github/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/