diff --git a/Libraries/Renderer/src/renderers/native/ReactNativeEventEmitter.js b/Libraries/Renderer/src/renderers/native/ReactNativeEventEmitter.js
index 1e1c97e30..b7b18f9ff 100644
--- a/Libraries/Renderer/src/renderers/native/ReactNativeEventEmitter.js
+++ b/Libraries/Renderer/src/renderers/native/ReactNativeEventEmitter.js
@@ -103,11 +103,6 @@ var ReactNativeEventEmitter = {
   ) {
     var nativeEvent = nativeEventParam || EMPTY_NATIVE_EVENT;
     var inst = ReactNativeComponentTree.getInstanceFromNode(rootNodeID);
-    if (!inst) {
-      // If the original instance is already gone, we don't have to dispatch
-      // any events.
-      return;
-    }
     ReactGenericBatching.batchedUpdates(function() {
       ReactNativeEventEmitter.handleTopLevel(
         topLevelType,
diff --git a/Libraries/Renderer/src/renderers/shared/shared/event/EventPropagators.js b/Libraries/Renderer/src/renderers/shared/shared/event/EventPropagators.js
index 159d2e6c1..c97f88093 100644
--- a/Libraries/Renderer/src/renderers/shared/shared/event/EventPropagators.js
+++ b/Libraries/Renderer/src/renderers/shared/shared/event/EventPropagators.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function accumulateTwoPhaseDispatchesSingleSkipTarget(event) {
  * requiring that the `dispatchMarker` be the same as the dispatched ID.
  */
 function accumulateDispatches(inst, ignoredDirection, event) {
-  if (event && event.dispatchConfig.registrationName) {
+  if (inst && event && event.dispatchConfig.registrationName) {
     var registrationName = event.dispatchConfig.registrationName;
     var listener = getListener(inst, registrationName);
     if (listener) {