diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java
index d55401af6..537f1bfb4 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -75,7 +74,14 @@ public class EventDispatcher implements LifecycleEventListener {
         return 1;
       }
 
-      return lhs.getTimestampMs() < rhs.getTimestampMs() ? -1 : 1;
+      long diff = lhs.getTimestampMs() - rhs.getTimestampMs();
+      if (diff == 0) {
+        return 0;
+      } else if (diff < 0) {
+        return -1;
+      } else {
+        return 1;
+      }
     }
   };