diff --git a/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.h b/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.h
index b8d00bab93e7cd..e4e987ad6f0085 100644
--- a/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.h
+++ b/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.h
@@ -9,13 +9,8 @@
 #import <React/RCTBridgeDelegate.h>
 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 
-#if RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-// When the new architecture is enabled, the RCTAppDelegate imports some additional headers
-#import <React/RCTCxxBridgeDelegate.h>
-#import <React/RCTSurfacePresenterBridgeAdapter.h>
-#import <ReactCommon/RCTTurboModuleManager.h>
-
-#endif
+@class RCTSurfacePresenterBridgeAdapter;
+@class RCTTurboModuleManager;
 
 /**
  * The RCTAppDelegate is an utility class that implements some base configurations for all the React Native apps.
@@ -98,11 +93,7 @@
  */
 - (UIViewController *)createRootViewController;
 
-@end
-
 #if RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-/// Extension that makes the RCTAppDelegate conform to New Architecture delegates
-@interface RCTAppDelegate () <RCTTurboModuleManagerDelegate, RCTCxxBridgeDelegate>
 
 /// The TurboModule manager
 @property (nonatomic, strong) RCTTurboModuleManager *turboModuleManager;
@@ -126,5 +117,6 @@
 /// @return: `true` if the Fabric Renderer is enabled. Otherwise, it returns `false`.
 - (BOOL)fabricEnabled;
 
-@end
 #endif
+
+@end
diff --git a/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm b/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
index 39b29792245fa3..c498409d051514 100644
--- a/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
+++ b/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@
 
 #if RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 #import <React/CoreModulesPlugins.h>
+#import <React/RCTCxxBridgeDelegate.h>
 #import <React/RCTFabricSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.h>
 #import <React/RCTSurfacePresenter.h>
+#import <React/RCTSurfacePresenterBridgeAdapter.h>
+#import <ReactCommon/RCTTurboModuleManager.h>
 #import <react/config/ReactNativeConfig.h>
 
 static NSString *const kRNConcurrentRoot = @"concurrentRoot";
 
-@interface RCTAppDelegate () {
+@interface RCTAppDelegate () <RCTTurboModuleManagerDelegate, RCTCxxBridgeDelegate> {
   std::shared_ptr<const facebook::react::ReactNativeConfig> _reactNativeConfig;
   facebook::react::ContextContainer::Shared _contextContainer;
 }