diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/viewpager/ReactViewPager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/viewpager/ReactViewPager.java
index 8b86beb76..f53b84517 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/viewpager/ReactViewPager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/viewpager/ReactViewPager.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.NativeGestureUtil;
 
   private class Adapter extends PagerAdapter {
 
-    private List<View> mViews = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final List<View> mViews = new ArrayList<>();
 
     void addView(View child, int index) {
       mViews.add(index, child);
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.NativeGestureUtil;
       return mViews.size();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int getItemPosition(Object object) {
+      return mViews.contains(object) ? mViews.indexOf(object) : POSITION_NONE;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Object instantiateItem(ViewGroup container, int position) {
       View view = mViews.get(position);
@@ -76,8 +81,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.NativeGestureUtil;
 
     @Override
     public void destroyItem(ViewGroup container, int position, Object object) {
-      View view = mViews.get(position);
-      container.removeView(view);
+      container.removeView((View) object);
     }
 
     @Override