diff --git a/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh b/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
index 6f95a2953c1223..1eca138eaf2fcb 100755
--- a/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
+++ b/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ else
   ENTRY_FILE=${1:-index.js}
 fi
 
-if [[ $DEV != true && ! -f "$ENTRY_FILE" ]]; then
-  echo "error: Entry file $ENTRY_FILE does not exist. If you use another file as your entry point, pass ENTRY_FILE=myindex.js" >&2
-  exit 2
-fi
-
 # check and assign NODE_BINARY env
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
 source "$REACT_NATIVE_DIR/scripts/node-binary.sh"
@@ -184,4 +179,4 @@ if [[ $DEV != true && ! -f "$BUNDLE_FILE" ]]; then
   echo "error: File $BUNDLE_FILE does not exist. This must be a bug with" >&2
   echo "React Native, please report it here: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues"
   exit 2
-fi
+fi
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