diff --git a/React/Base/RCTBridgeModule.h b/React/Base/RCTBridgeModule.h
index a01e4117a..b51eb71e6 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTBridgeModule.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTBridgeModule.h
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ RCT_EXTERN void RCTRegisterModule(Class); \
  * Experimental.
  * A protocol to declare that a class supports TurboModule.
  * This may be removed in the future.
+ * See RCTTurboModule.h for actual signature.
  */
-@protocol RCTTurboModule <NSObject>
-
-@end
+@protocol RCTTurboModule;
diff --git a/ReactCommon/turbomodule/core/platform/ios/RCTTurboModule.h b/ReactCommon/turbomodule/core/platform/ios/RCTTurboModule.h
index 3559540f0..084a23e53 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/turbomodule/core/platform/ios/RCTTurboModule.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/turbomodule/core/platform/ios/RCTTurboModule.h
@@ -38,19 +38,18 @@ public:
 } // namespace react
 } // namespace facebook
 
+@protocol RCTTurboModule <NSObject>
+
+@optional
+
+// This should be required, after migration is done.
+- (std::shared_ptr<facebook::react::TurboModule>)getTurboModuleWithJsInvoker:(std::shared_ptr<facebook::react::JSCallInvoker>)jsInvoker;
+
+@end
+
 // TODO: Consolidate this extension with the one in RCTSurfacePresenter.
 @interface RCTBridge ()
 
 - (std::shared_ptr<facebook::react::MessageQueueThread>)jsMessageThread;
 
 @end
-
-/**
- * A backward-compatible protocol to be adopted by an existing RCTCxxModule-based class
- * so that it can support the TurboModule system.
- */
-@protocol RCTTurboCxxModule <RCTTurboModule>
-
-- (std::shared_ptr<facebook::react::TurboModule>)getTurboModuleWithJsInvoker:(std::shared_ptr<facebook::react::JSCallInvoker>)jsInvoker;
-
-@end
diff --git a/ReactCommon/turbomodule/core/platform/ios/RCTTurboModuleManager.mm b/ReactCommon/turbomodule/core/platform/ios/RCTTurboModuleManager.mm
index 46f69fb62..eb1e4c3c8 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/turbomodule/core/platform/ios/RCTTurboModuleManager.mm
+++ b/ReactCommon/turbomodule/core/platform/ios/RCTTurboModuleManager.mm
@@ -111,17 +111,18 @@ static Class getFallbackClassFromName(const char *name) {
         }
       }
 
+      if ([module respondsToSelector:@selector(getTurboModuleWithJsInvoker:)]) {
+        return [module getTurboModuleWithJsInvoker:strongSelf->_jsInvoker];
+      }
+
       // RCTCxxModule compatibility layer.
       if ([moduleClass isSubclassOfClass:RCTCxxModule.class]) {
-        if ([module respondsToSelector:@selector(getTurboModuleWithJsInvoker:)]) {
-          return [((id<RCTTurboCxxModule>)module) getTurboModuleWithJsInvoker:strongSelf->_jsInvoker];
-        }
-
         // Use TurboCxxModule compat class to wrap the CxxModule instance.
         // This is only for migration convenience, despite less performant.
         return std::make_shared<react::TurboCxxModule>([((RCTCxxModule *)module) createModule], strongSelf->_jsInvoker);
       }
 
+      // This may be needed for migration purpose in case the module class doesn't provide the static getter.
       return [strongSelf->_delegate getTurboModule:name instance:module jsInvoker:strongSelf->_jsInvoker];
     };