diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/JSTouchDispatcher.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/JSTouchDispatcher.java
index d494c6a0aefe46..d3b8043d6550a7 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/JSTouchDispatcher.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/JSTouchDispatcher.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 import com.facebook.common.logging.FLog;
 import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Assertions;
 import com.facebook.react.common.ReactConstants;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.Event;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.TouchEvent;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.TouchEventCoalescingKeyHelper;
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ public void handleTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev, EventDispatcher eventDispatcher) {
       mTargetTag = findTargetTagAndSetCoordinates(ev);
       eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(
           TouchEvent.obtain(
-              Event.getSurfaceIdForView(mRootViewGroup),
+              UIManagerHelper.getSurfaceId(mRootViewGroup),
               mTargetTag,
               TouchEventType.START,
               ev,
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ public void handleTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev, EventDispatcher eventDispatcher) {
       findTargetTagAndSetCoordinates(ev);
       eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(
           TouchEvent.obtain(
-              Event.getSurfaceIdForView(mRootViewGroup),
+              UIManagerHelper.getSurfaceId(mRootViewGroup),
               mTargetTag,
               TouchEventType.END,
               ev,
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ public void handleTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev, EventDispatcher eventDispatcher) {
       findTargetTagAndSetCoordinates(ev);
       eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(
           TouchEvent.obtain(
-              Event.getSurfaceIdForView(mRootViewGroup),
+              UIManagerHelper.getSurfaceId(mRootViewGroup),
               mTargetTag,
               TouchEventType.MOVE,
               ev,
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ public void handleTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev, EventDispatcher eventDispatcher) {
       // New pointer goes down, this can only happen after ACTION_DOWN is sent for the first pointer
       eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(
           TouchEvent.obtain(
-              Event.getSurfaceIdForView(mRootViewGroup),
+              UIManagerHelper.getSurfaceId(mRootViewGroup),
               mTargetTag,
               TouchEventType.START,
               ev,
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ public void handleTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev, EventDispatcher eventDispatcher) {
       // Exactly one of the pointers goes up
       eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(
           TouchEvent.obtain(
-              Event.getSurfaceIdForView(mRootViewGroup),
+              UIManagerHelper.getSurfaceId(mRootViewGroup),
               mTargetTag,
               TouchEventType.END,
               ev,
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ private void dispatchCancelEvent(MotionEvent androidEvent, EventDispatcher event
     Assertions.assertNotNull(eventDispatcher)
         .dispatchEvent(
             TouchEvent.obtain(
-                Event.getSurfaceIdForView(mRootViewGroup),
+                UIManagerHelper.getSurfaceId(mRootViewGroup),
                 mTargetTag,
                 TouchEventType.CANCEL,
                 androidEvent,
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerHelper.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerHelper.java
index 9effc356f7f018..76a0fc08dbd096 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerHelper.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/UIManagerHelper.java
@@ -160,10 +160,18 @@ public static ReactContext getReactContext(View view) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @return Get the ThemedReactContext associated with a View, if possible, and then call
-   *     getSurfaceId on it. See above (getReactContext) for additional context.
+   * @return Gets the surfaceId for the {@link ThemedReactContext} associated with a View, if
+   *     possible, and then call getSurfaceId on it. See above (getReactContext) for additional
+   *     context.
+   *     <p>For RootViews, the root's rootViewTag is returned
+   *     <p>Returns -1 for non-Fabric views
    */
   public static int getSurfaceId(View view) {
+    if (view instanceof ReactRoot) {
+      ReactRoot rootView = (ReactRoot) view;
+      return rootView.getUIManagerType() == UIManagerType.FABRIC ? rootView.getRootViewTag() : -1;
+    }
+
     int reactTag = view.getId();
 
     // In non-Fabric we don't have (or use) SurfaceId
@@ -177,9 +185,8 @@ public static int getSurfaceId(View view) {
     }
 
     int surfaceId = getSurfaceId(context);
-
-    // All Fabric-managed Views (should) have a ThemedReactContext attached.
     if (surfaceId == -1) {
+      // All Fabric-managed Views (should) have a ThemedReactContext attached.
       ReactSoftExceptionLogger.logSoftException(
           TAG,
           new IllegalStateException(
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/Event.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/Event.java
index bf7b9a4150eccc..b205bdeb3c76fb 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/Event.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/Event.java
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.uimanager.events;
 
-import android.view.View;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap;
 import com.facebook.react.common.SystemClock;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.IllegalViewOperationException;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ReactRoot;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ThemedReactContext;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.common.UIManagerType;
 
 /**
@@ -43,23 +40,6 @@ public abstract class Event<T extends Event> {
   private long mTimestampMs;
   private int mUniqueID = sUniqueID++;
 
-  /**
-   * This surfaceId should be a valid SurfaceId in Fabric, and should ALWAYS return -1 in
-   * non-Fabric.
-   */
-  public static int getSurfaceIdForView(@Nullable View view) {
-    if (view != null
-        && view instanceof ReactRoot
-        && ((ReactRoot) view).getUIManagerType() == UIManagerType.FABRIC) {
-      if (view.getContext() instanceof ThemedReactContext) {
-        ThemedReactContext context = (ThemedReactContext) view.getContext();
-        return context.getSurfaceId();
-      }
-      return ((ReactRoot) view).getRootViewTag();
-    }
-    return -1;
-  }
-
   protected Event() {}
 
   @Deprecated