diff --git a/React/Base/RCTBatchedBridge.m b/React/Base/RCTBatchedBridge.m
index 138e11695..98fdb5115 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTBatchedBridge.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTBatchedBridge.m
@@ -235,18 +235,13 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(-initWithBundleURL:(__unused NSURL *)bundleURL
   NSString *configJSON = RCTJSONStringify(@{
     @"remoteModuleConfig": config,
   }, NULL);
-  dispatch_semaphore_t semaphore = dispatch_semaphore_create(0);
   [_javaScriptExecutor injectJSONText:configJSON
-                  asGlobalObjectNamed:@"__fbBatchedBridgeConfig" callback:
-   ^(NSError *error) {
-     if (error) {
-       [[RCTRedBox sharedInstance] showError:error];
-     }
-
-     dispatch_semaphore_signal(semaphore);
-   }];
-
-  dispatch_semaphore_wait(semaphore, DISPATCH_TIME_NOW);
+                  asGlobalObjectNamed:@"__fbBatchedBridgeConfig"
+                             callback:^(NSError *error) {
+    if (error) {
+      [[RCTRedBox sharedInstance] showError:error];
+    }
+  }];
 
   NSURL *bundleURL = _parentBridge.bundleURL;
   if (_javaScriptExecutor == nil) {