diff --git a/React/CoreModules/RCTDevLoadingView.mm b/React/CoreModules/RCTDevLoadingView.mm
index dd3b994cfa..a4be3ed955 100644
--- a/React/CoreModules/RCTDevLoadingView.mm
+++ b/React/CoreModules/RCTDevLoadingView.mm
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
   dispatch_block_t _initialMessageBlock;
 }
 
-@synthesize bridge = _bridge;
 @synthesize bundleManager = _bundleManager;
 
 RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
@@ -64,15 +63,6 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
   return YES;
 }
 
-- (void)setBundleManager:(RCTBundleManager *)bundleManager
-{
-  _bundleManager = bundleManager;
-
-  if (_bridge.loading) {
-    [self showWithURL:bundleManager.bundleURL];
-  }
-}
-
 - (void)clearInitialMessageDelay
 {
   if (self->_initialMessageBlock != nil) {
diff --git a/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm b/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
index 2e4bf04813..496b26756f 100644
--- a/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
+++ b/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
@@ -495,6 +495,14 @@ struct RCTInstanceCallback : public InstanceCallback {
   // Load the source asynchronously, then store it for later execution.
   dispatch_group_enter(prepareBridge);
   __block NSData *sourceCode;
+
+#if (RCT_DEV | RCT_ENABLE_LOADING_VIEW) && __has_include(<React/RCTDevLoadingViewProtocol.h>)
+  {
+    id<RCTDevLoadingViewProtocol> loadingView = [self moduleForName:@"DevLoadingView" lazilyLoadIfNecessary:YES];
+    [loadingView showWithURL:self.bundleURL];
+  }
+#endif
+
   [self
       loadSource:^(NSError *error, RCTSource *source) {
         if (error) {