diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/MemoryPressureRouter.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/MemoryPressureRouter.java
index 940d9f101..e83d53f9a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/MemoryPressureRouter.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/MemoryPressureRouter.java
@@ -2,60 +2,21 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
-import java.util.Set;
-
-import android.annotation.TargetApi;
-import android.app.Application;
 import android.content.ComponentCallbacks2;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
-import android.os.Build;
-
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.MemoryPressure;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.MemoryPressureListener;
-
-import static android.content.ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_BACKGROUND;
-import static android.content.ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_COMPLETE;
-import static android.content.ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_MODERATE;
-import static android.content.ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_RUNNING_CRITICAL;
-import static android.content.ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_UI_HIDDEN;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
  * Translates and routes memory pressure events to the current catalyst instance.
  */
 public class MemoryPressureRouter implements ComponentCallbacks2 {
-  // Trigger this by sending an intent to your activity with adb shell:
-  // am broadcast -a com.facebook.react.ACTION_TRIM_MEMORY_MODERATE
-  private static final String ACTION_TRIM_MEMORY_UI_HIDDEN =
-    "com.facebook.react.ACTION_TRIM_MEMORY_UI_HIDDEN";
-  private static final String ACTION_TRIM_MEMORY_MODERATE =
-    "com.facebook.react.ACTION_TRIM_MEMORY_MODERATE";
-  private static final String ACTION_TRIM_MEMORY_CRITICAL =
-    "com.facebook.react.ACTION_TRIM_MEMORY_CRITICAL";
-
   private final Set<MemoryPressureListener> mListeners =
     Collections.synchronizedSet(new LinkedHashSet<MemoryPressureListener>());
 
-  @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN)
-  public static boolean handleDebugIntent(Application application, String action) {
-    switch (action) {
-      case ACTION_TRIM_MEMORY_UI_HIDDEN:
-        simulateTrimMemory(application, ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_UI_HIDDEN);
-        break;
-      case ACTION_TRIM_MEMORY_MODERATE:
-        simulateTrimMemory(application, TRIM_MEMORY_MODERATE);
-        break;
-      case ACTION_TRIM_MEMORY_CRITICAL:
-        simulateTrimMemory(application, TRIM_MEMORY_COMPLETE);
-      default:
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-  }
-
   MemoryPressureRouter(Context context) {
     context.getApplicationContext().registerComponentCallbacks(this);
   }
@@ -80,13 +41,7 @@ public class MemoryPressureRouter implements ComponentCallbacks2 {
 
   @Override
   public void onTrimMemory(int level) {
-    if (level >= TRIM_MEMORY_COMPLETE) {
-      dispatchMemoryPressure(MemoryPressure.CRITICAL);
-    } else if (level >= TRIM_MEMORY_BACKGROUND || level == TRIM_MEMORY_RUNNING_CRITICAL) {
-      dispatchMemoryPressure(MemoryPressure.MODERATE);
-    } else if (level == TRIM_MEMORY_UI_HIDDEN) {
-      dispatchMemoryPressure(MemoryPressure.UI_HIDDEN);
-    }
+    dispatchMemoryPressure(level);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -97,7 +52,7 @@ public class MemoryPressureRouter implements ComponentCallbacks2 {
   public void onLowMemory() {
   }
 
-  private void dispatchMemoryPressure(MemoryPressure level) {
+  private void dispatchMemoryPressure(int level) {
     // copy listeners array to avoid ConcurrentModificationException if any of the listeners remove
     // themselves in handleMemoryPressure()
     MemoryPressureListener[] listeners =
@@ -106,8 +61,4 @@ public class MemoryPressureRouter implements ComponentCallbacks2 {
       listener.handleMemoryPressure(level);
     }
   }
-
-  private static void simulateTrimMemory(Application application, int level) {
-    application.onTrimMemory(level);
-  }
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
index d5290b8ea..cede3abbe 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
@@ -9,17 +9,8 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.bridge;
 
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-
-import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
-
 import android.content.res.AssetManager;
 import android.util.Log;
-
 import com.facebook.common.logging.FLog;
 import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Assertions;
 import com.facebook.jni.HybridData;
@@ -33,6 +24,12 @@ import com.facebook.react.common.ReactConstants;
 import com.facebook.react.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.facebook.systrace.Systrace;
 import com.facebook.systrace.TraceListener;
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * This provides an implementation of the public CatalystInstance instance.  It is public because
@@ -396,11 +393,11 @@ public class CatalystInstanceImpl implements CatalystInstance {
   private native void jniHandleMemoryPressure(int level);
 
   @Override
-  public void handleMemoryPressure(MemoryPressure level) {
+  public void handleMemoryPressure(int level) {
     if (mDestroyed) {
       return;
     }
-    jniHandleMemoryPressure(level.ordinal());
+    jniHandleMemoryPressure(level);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/MemoryPressureListener.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/MemoryPressureListener.java
index e4640b96e..41c45d217 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/MemoryPressureListener.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/MemoryPressureListener.java
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ public interface MemoryPressureListener {
   /**
    * Called when the system generates a memory warning.
    */
-  void handleMemoryPressure(MemoryPressure level);
+  void handleMemoryPressure(int level);
 
 }