diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ShadowNodeRegistry.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ShadowNodeRegistry.java
index 74a136cac..4ce41a0bb 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ShadowNodeRegistry.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ShadowNodeRegistry.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package com.facebook.react.uimanager;
 
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.util.SparseBooleanArray;
+import android.view.View;
 import com.facebook.react.common.SingleThreadAsserter;
 
 /**
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@ public class ShadowNodeRegistry {
 
   public void removeRootNode(int tag) {
     mThreadAsserter.assertNow();
+    if (tag == View.NO_ID) {
+      // This root node has already been removed (likely due to a threading issue caused by async js
+      // execution). Ignore this root removal.
+      return;
+    }
     if (!mRootTags.get(tag)) {
       throw new IllegalViewOperationException(
           "View with tag " + tag + " is not registered as a root view");