diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/JavaScriptModuleRegistry.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/JavaScriptModuleRegistry.java
index 8dd2fd9547..257321b324 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/JavaScriptModuleRegistry.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/JavaScriptModuleRegistry.java
@@ -59,11 +59,10 @@ public class JavaScriptModuleRegistry {
       return (T) module;
     }
 
-    JavaScriptModuleRegistration registration = mModuleRegistrations.get(moduleInterface);
-    if (registration == null) {
-      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-        "JS module " + moduleInterface.getSimpleName() + " hasn't been registered!");
-    }
+    JavaScriptModuleRegistration registration =
+        Assertions.assertNotNull(
+            mModuleRegistrations.get(moduleInterface),
+            "JS module " + moduleInterface.getSimpleName() + " hasn't been registered!");
     JavaScriptModule interfaceProxy = (JavaScriptModule) Proxy.newProxyInstance(
         moduleInterface.getClassLoader(),
         new Class[]{moduleInterface},