diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index cbd62e9ea4..8028950101 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -167,14 +167,6 @@ android {
                 srcDirs += 'noreanimated/src/main/java'
             }
 
-            if (isNewArchitectureEnabled()) {
-                srcDirs += 'fabric/src/main/java'
-            } else {
-                // this folder also includes files from codegen so the library can compile with
-                // codegen turned off
-                srcDirs += 'paper/src/main/java'
-            }
-
             if (REACT_NATIVE_MINOR_VERSION >= 77) {
                 // With RN 0.77, ViewManager related functions in the package has different signatures as they 
                 // are no longer nullable
diff --git a/android/paper/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/RNGestureHandlerButtonManagerDelegate.java b/android/paper/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/RNGestureHandlerButtonManagerDelegate.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 755f026e14..0000000000
--- a/android/paper/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/RNGestureHandlerButtonManagerDelegate.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/**
-* This code was generated by [react-native-codegen](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-codegen).
-*
-* Do not edit this file as changes may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost
-* once the code is regenerated.
-*
-* @generated by codegen project: GeneratePropsJavaDelegate.js
-*/
-
-package com.facebook.react.viewmanagers;
-
-import android.view.View;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.ColorPropConverter;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.BaseViewManager;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.BaseViewManagerDelegate;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.LayoutShadowNode;
-
-public class RNGestureHandlerButtonManagerDelegate<T extends View, U extends BaseViewManager<T, ? extends LayoutShadowNode> & RNGestureHandlerButtonManagerInterface<T>> extends BaseViewManagerDelegate<T, U> {
-  public RNGestureHandlerButtonManagerDelegate(U viewManager) {
-    super(viewManager);
-  }
-  @Override
-  public void setProperty(T view, String propName, @Nullable Object value) {
-    switch (propName) {
-      case "exclusive":
-        mViewManager.setExclusive(view, value == null ? true : (boolean) value);
-        break;
-      case "foreground":
-        mViewManager.setForeground(view, value == null ? false : (boolean) value);
-        break;
-      case "borderless":
-        mViewManager.setBorderless(view, value == null ? false : (boolean) value);
-        break;
-      case "enabled":
-        mViewManager.setEnabled(view, value == null ? true : (boolean) value);
-        break;
-      case "rippleColor":
-        mViewManager.setRippleColor(view, ColorPropConverter.getColor(value, view.getContext()));
-        break;
-      case "rippleRadius":
-        mViewManager.setRippleRadius(view, value == null ? 0 : ((Double) value).intValue());
-        break;
-      case "touchSoundDisabled":
-        mViewManager.setTouchSoundDisabled(view, value == null ? false : (boolean) value);
-        break;
-      case "borderWidth":
-        mViewManager.setBorderWidth(view, value == null ? 0f : ((Double) value).floatValue());
-        break;
-      case "borderColor":
-        mViewManager.setBorderColor(view, ColorPropConverter.getColor(value, view.getContext()));
-        break;
-      case "borderStyle":
-        mViewManager.setBorderStyle(view, value == null ? "solid" : (String) value);
-        break;
-      default:
-        super.setProperty(view, propName, value);
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/android/paper/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/RNGestureHandlerButtonManagerInterface.java b/android/paper/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/RNGestureHandlerButtonManagerInterface.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 8798d2c721..0000000000
--- a/android/paper/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/RNGestureHandlerButtonManagerInterface.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/**
-* This code was generated by [react-native-codegen](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-codegen).
-*
-* Do not edit this file as changes may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost
-* once the code is regenerated.
-*
-* @generated by codegen project: GeneratePropsJavaInterface.js
-*/
-
-package com.facebook.react.viewmanagers;
-
-import android.view.View;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-
-public interface RNGestureHandlerButtonManagerInterface<T extends View> {
-  void setExclusive(T view, boolean value);
-  void setForeground(T view, boolean value);
-  void setBorderless(T view, boolean value);
-  void setEnabled(T view, boolean value);
-  void setRippleColor(T view, @Nullable Integer value);
-  void setRippleRadius(T view, int value);
-  void setTouchSoundDisabled(T view, boolean value);
-  void setBorderWidth(T view, float value);
-  void setBorderColor(T view, @Nullable Integer value);
-  void setBorderStyle(T view, @Nullable String value);
-}
diff --git a/android/paper/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/RNGestureHandlerRootViewManagerDelegate.java b/android/paper/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/RNGestureHandlerRootViewManagerDelegate.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 99dfe019d0..0000000000
--- a/android/paper/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/RNGestureHandlerRootViewManagerDelegate.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/**
-* This code was generated by [react-native-codegen](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-codegen).
-*
-* Do not edit this file as changes may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost
-* once the code is regenerated.
-*
-* @generated by codegen project: GeneratePropsJavaDelegate.js
-*/
-
-package com.facebook.react.viewmanagers;
-
-import android.view.View;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.BaseViewManager;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.BaseViewManagerDelegate;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.LayoutShadowNode;
-
-public class RNGestureHandlerRootViewManagerDelegate<T extends View, U extends BaseViewManager<T, ? extends LayoutShadowNode> & RNGestureHandlerRootViewManagerInterface<T>> extends BaseViewManagerDelegate<T, U> {
-  public RNGestureHandlerRootViewManagerDelegate(U viewManager) {
-    super(viewManager);
-  }
-  @Override
-  public void setProperty(T view, String propName, @Nullable Object value) {
-    super.setProperty(view, propName, value);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/android/paper/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/RNGestureHandlerRootViewManagerInterface.java b/android/paper/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/RNGestureHandlerRootViewManagerInterface.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d82d5a0450..0000000000
--- a/android/paper/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/RNGestureHandlerRootViewManagerInterface.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-/**
-* This code was generated by [react-native-codegen](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-codegen).
-*
-* Do not edit this file as changes may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost
-* once the code is regenerated.
-*
-* @generated by codegen project: GeneratePropsJavaInterface.js
-*/
-
-package com.facebook.react.viewmanagers;
-
-import android.view.View;
-
-public interface RNGestureHandlerRootViewManagerInterface<T extends View> {
-  // No props
-}
diff --git a/android/paper/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/NativeRNGestureHandlerModuleSpec.java b/android/paper/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/NativeRNGestureHandlerModuleSpec.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c12b84ba2..0000000000
--- a/android/paper/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/NativeRNGestureHandlerModuleSpec.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- * This code was generated by [react-native-codegen](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-codegen).
- *
- * Do not edit this file as changes may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost
- * once the code is regenerated.
- *
- * @generated by codegen project: GenerateModuleJavaSpec.js
- *
- * @nolint
- */
-
-package com.swmansion.gesturehandler;
-
-import com.facebook.proguard.annotations.DoNotStrip;
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule;
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMethod;
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactModuleWithSpec;
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap;
-import com.facebook.react.turbomodule.core.interfaces.TurboModule;
-import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
-
-public abstract class NativeRNGestureHandlerModuleSpec extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements ReactModuleWithSpec, TurboModule {
-  public static final String NAME = "RNGestureHandlerModule";
-
-  public NativeRNGestureHandlerModuleSpec(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
-    super(reactContext);
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public @Nonnull String getName() {
-    return NAME;
-  }
-
-  @ReactMethod
-  @DoNotStrip
-  public abstract void handleSetJSResponder(double tag, boolean blockNativeResponder);
-
-  @ReactMethod
-  @DoNotStrip
-  public abstract void handleClearJSResponder();
-
-  @ReactMethod
-  @DoNotStrip
-  public abstract void createGestureHandler(String handlerName, double handlerTag, ReadableMap config);
-
-  @ReactMethod
-  @DoNotStrip
-  public abstract void attachGestureHandler(double handlerTag, double newView, double actionType);
-
-  @ReactMethod
-  @DoNotStrip
-  public abstract void updateGestureHandler(double handlerTag, ReadableMap newConfig);
-
-  @ReactMethod
-  @DoNotStrip
-  public abstract void dropGestureHandler(double handlerTag);
-
-  @ReactMethod(isBlockingSynchronousMethod = true)
-  @DoNotStrip
-  public abstract boolean install();
-
-  @ReactMethod
-  @DoNotStrip
-  public abstract void flushOperations();
-}
diff --git a/android/paper/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/ReactContextExtensions.kt b/android/paper/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/ReactContextExtensions.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 7861838735..0000000000
--- a/android/paper/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/ReactContextExtensions.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package com.swmansion.gesturehandler
-
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIManagerModule
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.Event
-
-fun ReactContext.dispatchEvent(event: Event<*>) {
-  try {
-    this.getNativeModule(UIManagerModule::class.java)!!.eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(event)
-  } catch (e: NullPointerException) {
-    throw Exception("Couldn't get an instance of UIManagerModule. Gesture Handler is unable to send an event.", e)
-  }
-}
diff --git a/android/fabric/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/RNGestureHandlerComponentsRegistry.java b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/RNGestureHandlerComponentsRegistry.java
similarity index 100%
rename from android/fabric/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/RNGestureHandlerComponentsRegistry.java
rename to android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/RNGestureHandlerComponentsRegistry.java
diff --git a/android/fabric/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/ReactContextExtensions.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/ReactContextExtensions.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from android/fabric/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/ReactContextExtensions.kt
rename to android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/ReactContextExtensions.kt
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt
index a9082c2f49..633d0f3254 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandler.kt
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ open class GestureHandler<ConcreteGestureHandlerT : GestureHandler<ConcreteGestu
     const val DIRECTION_DOWN = 8
     const val ACTION_TYPE_REANIMATED_WORKLET = 1
     const val ACTION_TYPE_NATIVE_ANIMATED_EVENT = 2
-    const val ACTION_TYPE_JS_FUNCTION_OLD_API = 3
+    const val ACTION_TYPE_JS_FUNCTION_OLD_API = 3 // %% remove?
     const val ACTION_TYPE_JS_FUNCTION_NEW_API = 4
     const val POINTER_TYPE_TOUCH = 0
     const val POINTER_TYPE_STYLUS = 1
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerModule.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerModule.kt
index 79eaa4946d..472e686af3 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerModule.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerModule.kt
@@ -551,15 +551,6 @@ class RNGestureHandlerModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext?) :
           useTopPrefixedName = BuildConfig.REACT_NATIVE_MINOR_VERSION >= 71
         )
         sendEventForNativeAnimatedEvent(event)
-      } else if (handler.actionType == GestureHandler.ACTION_TYPE_JS_FUNCTION_OLD_API) {
-        // JS function, Animated.event with useNativeDriver: false using old API
-        if (BuildConfig.IS_NEW_ARCHITECTURE_ENABLED) {
-          val data = RNGestureHandlerEvent.createEventData(handlerFactory.createEventBuilder(handler))
-          sendEventForDeviceEvent(RNGestureHandlerEvent.EVENT_NAME, data)
-        } else {
-          val event = RNGestureHandlerEvent.obtain(handler, handlerFactory.createEventBuilder(handler))
-          sendEventForDirectEvent(event)
-        }
       } else if (handler.actionType == GestureHandler.ACTION_TYPE_JS_FUNCTION_NEW_API) {
         // JS function, Animated.event with useNativeDriver: false using new API
         val data = RNGestureHandlerEvent.createEventData(handlerFactory.createEventBuilder(handler))
@@ -581,17 +572,10 @@ class RNGestureHandlerModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext?) :
       // Reanimated worklet
       val event = RNGestureHandlerStateChangeEvent.obtain(handler, newState, oldState, handlerFactory.createEventBuilder(handler))
       sendEventForReanimated(event)
-    } else if (handler.actionType == GestureHandler.ACTION_TYPE_NATIVE_ANIMATED_EVENT ||
-      handler.actionType == GestureHandler.ACTION_TYPE_JS_FUNCTION_OLD_API
+    } else if (handler.actionType == GestureHandler.ACTION_TYPE_NATIVE_ANIMATED_EVENT
     ) {
-      // JS function or Animated.event with useNativeDriver: false with old API
-      if (BuildConfig.IS_NEW_ARCHITECTURE_ENABLED) {
-        val data = RNGestureHandlerStateChangeEvent.createEventData(handlerFactory.createEventBuilder(handler), newState, oldState)
-        sendEventForDeviceEvent(RNGestureHandlerStateChangeEvent.EVENT_NAME, data)
-      } else {
-        val event = RNGestureHandlerStateChangeEvent.obtain(handler, newState, oldState, handlerFactory.createEventBuilder(handler))
-        sendEventForDirectEvent(event)
-      }
+      val data = RNGestureHandlerStateChangeEvent.createEventData(handlerFactory.createEventBuilder(handler), newState, oldState)
+      sendEventForDeviceEvent(RNGestureHandlerStateChangeEvent.EVENT_NAME, data)
     } else if (handler.actionType == GestureHandler.ACTION_TYPE_JS_FUNCTION_NEW_API) {
       // JS function or Animated.event with useNativeDriver: false with new API
       val data = RNGestureHandlerStateChangeEvent.createEventData(handlerFactory.createEventBuilder(handler), newState, oldState)
@@ -623,13 +607,7 @@ class RNGestureHandlerModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext?) :
 
   private fun <T : Event<T>>sendEventForReanimated(event: T) {
     // Delivers the event to Reanimated.
-    if (BuildConfig.IS_NEW_ARCHITECTURE_ENABLED) {
-      // Send event directly to Reanimated
-      reanimatedEventDispatcher.sendEvent(event, reactApplicationContext)
-    } else {
-      // In the old architecture, Reanimated subscribes for specific direct events.
-      sendEventForDirectEvent(event)
-    }
+    reanimatedEventDispatcher.sendEvent(event, reactApplicationContext)
   }
 
   private fun sendEventForNativeAnimatedEvent(event: RNGestureHandlerEvent) {
@@ -640,11 +618,6 @@ class RNGestureHandlerModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext?) :
     reactApplicationContext.dispatchEvent(event)
   }
 
-  private fun <T : Event<T>>sendEventForDirectEvent(event: T) {
-    // Delivers the event to JS as a direct event. This method is called only on Paper.
-    reactApplicationContext.dispatchEvent(event)
-  }
-
   private fun sendEventForDeviceEvent(eventName: String, data: WritableMap) {
     // Delivers the event to JS as a device event.
     reactApplicationContext.deviceEventEmitter.emit(eventName, data)
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerRootHelper.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerRootHelper.kt
index b62407baa6..b08c9dc8a7 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerRootHelper.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerRootHelper.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class RNGestureHandlerRootHelper(private val context: ReactContext, wrappedView:
     jsGestureHandler = RootViewGestureHandler().apply { tag = -wrappedViewTag }
     with(registry) {
       registerHandler(jsGestureHandler)
+      // %% is this also called on NEW API? Can this be changed?
       attachHandlerToView(jsGestureHandler.tag, wrappedViewTag, GestureHandler.ACTION_TYPE_JS_FUNCTION_OLD_API)
     }
     module.registerRootHelper(this)
diff --git a/apple/Handlers/RNNativeViewHandler.mm b/apple/Handlers/RNNativeViewHandler.mm
index 667d600640..a3171cb9f0 100644
--- a/apple/Handlers/RNNativeViewHandler.mm
+++ b/apple/Handlers/RNNativeViewHandler.mm
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@
 #import <React/RCTConvert.h>
 #import <React/UIView+React.h>
 
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 #import <React/RCTScrollViewComponentView.h>
-#else
-#import <React/RCTScrollView.h>
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 
 #pragma mark RNDummyGestureRecognizer
 
diff --git a/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm b/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm
index 5bf0d32792..282503d157 100644
--- a/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm
+++ b/apple/RNGestureHandler.mm
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@
 
 #import <React/UIView+React.h>
 
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 #import <React/RCTScrollViewComponentView.h>
-#else
-#import <React/RCTScrollView.h>
-#endif
 
 @interface UIGestureRecognizer (GestureHandler)
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) RNGestureHandler *gestureHandler;
@@ -546,20 +542,10 @@ - (BOOL)isUIScrollViewPanGestureRecognizer:(NSGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecogni
 
 - (RNGHUIScrollView *)retrieveScrollView:(RNGHUIView *)view
 {
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
   if ([view isKindOfClass:[RCTScrollViewComponentView class]]) {
     RNGHUIScrollView *scrollView = ((RCTScrollViewComponentView *)view).scrollView;
     return scrollView;
   }
-#else
-  if ([view isKindOfClass:[RCTScrollView class]]) {
-    // This part of the code is coupled with RN implementation of ScrollView native wrapper and
-    // we expect for RCTScrollView component to contain a subclass of UIScrollview as the only
-    // subview
-    RNGHUIScrollView *scrollView = [view.subviews objectAtIndex:0];
-    return scrollView;
-  }
-#endif
 
   return nil;
 }
diff --git a/apple/RNGestureHandlerButton.h b/apple/RNGestureHandlerButton.h
index 6e789aacb2..c054b82f82 100644
--- a/apple/RNGestureHandlerButton.h
+++ b/apple/RNGestureHandlerButton.h
@@ -10,18 +10,15 @@
 
 #if TARGET_OS_OSX
 
-#if RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-
 #include <react/renderer/core/LayoutMetrics.h>
 
 @protocol RCTComponentViewProtocol;
 
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-
 @interface RNGestureHandlerButton : NSControl
 #else
 @interface RNGestureHandlerButton : UIControl
 #endif // TARGET_OS_OSX
+
 /**
  *  Insets used when hit testing inside this view.
  */
@@ -29,7 +26,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat borderRadius;
 @property (nonatomic) BOOL userEnabled;
 
-#if TARGET_OS_OSX && RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
+#if TARGET_OS_OSX
 - (void)mountChildComponentView:(RNGHUIView<RCTComponentViewProtocol> *)childComponentView index:(NSInteger)index;
 - (void)unmountChildComponentView:(RNGHUIView<RCTComponentViewProtocol> *)childComponentView index:(NSInteger)index;
 - (void)updateLayoutMetrics:(const facebook::react::LayoutMetrics &)layoutMetrics
diff --git a/apple/RNGestureHandlerButton.mm b/apple/RNGestureHandlerButton.mm
index 97cdc7556e..4a9dd12220 100644
--- a/apple/RNGestureHandlerButton.mm
+++ b/apple/RNGestureHandlerButton.mm
@@ -14,13 +14,9 @@
 #import <React/RCTUIKit.h>
 #endif
 
-#if RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-
 #import <React/RCTConversions.h>
 #import <React/RCTFabricComponentsPlugins.h>
 
-#endif
-
 /**
  * Gesture Handler Button components overrides standard mechanism used by RN
  * to determine touch target, which normally would reurn the UIView that is placed
@@ -142,7 +138,7 @@ - (NSString *)accessibilityLabel
 }
 #endif
 
-#if TARGET_OS_OSX && RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
+#if TARGET_OS_OSX
 - (void)mountChildComponentView:(RNGHUIView *)childComponentView index:(NSInteger)index
 {
   if (childComponentView.superview != nil) {
diff --git a/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.h b/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.h
index 642f3d9f1a..444236a7c6 100644
--- a/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.h
+++ b/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.h
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-
 #if !TARGET_OS_OSX
 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 #else
@@ -17,5 +15,3 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
-
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
diff --git a/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.mm b/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.mm
index 32a8641ac5..9dbea8ae26 100644
--- a/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.mm
+++ b/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.mm
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-
 #import "RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.h"
 
 #import <React/RCTConversions.h>
@@ -119,6 +117,4 @@ - (void)updateProps:(const Props::Shared &)props oldProps:(const Props::Shared &
 Class<RCTComponentViewProtocol> RNGestureHandlerButtonCls(void)
 {
   return RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.class;
-}
-
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.h b/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.h
index a191817419..b8b441a4ec 100644
--- a/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.h
+++ b/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.h
@@ -9,13 +9,8 @@
 
 @interface RNGestureHandlerManager : NSObject
 
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 - (nonnull instancetype)initWithModuleRegistry:(nonnull RCTModuleRegistry *)moduleRegistry
                                   viewRegistry:(nonnull RCTViewRegistry *)viewRegistry;
-#else
-- (nonnull instancetype)initWithUIManager:(nonnull RCTUIManager *)uiManager
-                          eventDispatcher:(nonnull id<RCTEventDispatcherProtocol>)eventDispatcher;
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 
 - (void)createGestureHandler:(nonnull NSString *)handlerName
                          tag:(nonnull NSNumber *)handlerTag
diff --git a/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm b/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm
index 7c4821410a..e78a2a415f 100644
--- a/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm
+++ b/apple/RNGestureHandlerManager.mm
@@ -15,14 +15,10 @@
 #import "RNGestureHandlerState.h"
 #import "RNRootViewGestureRecognizer.h"
 
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 #import <React/RCTFabricModalHostViewController.h>
 #import <React/RCTSurfaceTouchHandler.h>
 #import <React/RCTSurfaceView.h>
 #import <React/RCTViewComponentView.h>
-#else
-#import <React/RCTTouchHandler.h>
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 
 #import "Handlers/RNFlingHandler.h"
 #import "Handlers/RNForceTouchHandler.h"
@@ -52,17 +48,12 @@ @implementation RNGestureHandlerManager {
   NSHashTable<RNRootViewGestureRecognizer *> *_rootViewGestureRecognizers;
   NSMutableDictionary<NSNumber *, NSNumber *> *_attachRetryCounter;
   NSMutableSet *_droppedHandlers;
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
   RCTModuleRegistry *_moduleRegistry;
   RCTViewRegistry *_viewRegistry;
-#else
-  RCTUIManager *_uiManager;
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
   id<RCTEventDispatcherProtocol> _eventDispatcher;
   id _reanimatedModule;
 }
 
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 - (instancetype)initWithModuleRegistry:(RCTModuleRegistry *)moduleRegistry viewRegistry:(RCTViewRegistry *)viewRegistry
 {
   if ((self = [super init])) {
@@ -73,18 +64,6 @@ - (instancetype)initWithModuleRegistry:(RCTModuleRegistry *)moduleRegistry viewR
   }
   return self;
 }
-#else
-- (instancetype)initWithUIManager:(RCTUIManager *)uiManager
-                  eventDispatcher:(id<RCTEventDispatcherProtocol>)eventDispatcher
-{
-  if ((self = [super init])) {
-    _uiManager = uiManager;
-    _eventDispatcher = eventDispatcher;
-    [self initCommonProps];
-  }
-  return self;
-}
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 
 - (void)initCommonProps
 {
@@ -139,13 +118,8 @@ - (void)attachGestureHandler:(nonnull NSNumber *)handlerTag
                toViewWithTag:(nonnull NSNumber *)viewTag
               withActionType:(RNGestureHandlerActionType)actionType
 {
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
   RNGHUIView *view = [_viewRegistry viewForReactTag:viewTag];
-#else
-  RNGHUIView *view = [_uiManager viewForReactTag:viewTag];
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
   if (view == nil || view.superview == nil) {
     // There are a few reasons we could end up here:
     // - the native view corresponding to the viewtag hasn't yet been created
@@ -192,7 +166,6 @@ - (void)attachGestureHandler:(nonnull NSNumber *)handlerTag
 
   view.reactTag = viewTag; // necessary for RNReanimated eventHash (e.g. "42onGestureHandlerEvent"), also will be
                            // returned as event.target
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 
   [_registry attachHandlerWithTag:handlerTag toView:view withActionType:actionType];
 
@@ -240,7 +213,6 @@ - (id)handlerWithTag:(NSNumber *)handlerTag
 
 - (void)registerViewWithGestureRecognizerAttachedIfNeeded:(RNGHUIView *)childView
 {
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
   RNGHUIView *touchHandlerView = childView;
 
 #if !TARGET_OS_OSX
@@ -257,31 +229,6 @@ - (void)registerViewWithGestureRecognizerAttachedIfNeeded:(RNGHUIView *)childVie
   }
 #endif // !TARGET_OS_OSX
 
-#else
-  RNGHUIView *touchHandlerView = nil;
-
-#if !TARGET_OS_OSX
-  if ([[childView reactViewController] isKindOfClass:[RCTModalHostViewController class]]) {
-    touchHandlerView = [childView reactViewController].view.subviews[0];
-  } else {
-    UIView *parent = childView;
-    while (parent != nil && ![parent respondsToSelector:@selector(touchHandler)]) {
-      parent = parent.superview;
-    }
-
-    touchHandlerView = [[parent performSelector:@selector(touchHandler)] view];
-  }
-#else
-  NSView *parent = childView;
-  while (parent != nil && ![parent respondsToSelector:@selector(touchHandler)]) {
-    parent = parent.superview;
-  }
-
-  touchHandlerView = [[parent performSelector:@selector(touchHandler)] view];
-#endif // !TARGET_OS_OSX
-
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-
   if (touchHandlerView == nil) {
     return;
   }
@@ -332,11 +279,7 @@ - (void)gestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer
 
   // this way we can extract the touch handler on both architectures relatively easily
   for (UIGestureRecognizer *recognizer in [viewWithTouchHandler gestureRecognizers]) {
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
     if ([recognizer isKindOfClass:[RCTSurfaceTouchHandler class]]) {
-#else
-    if ([recognizer isKindOfClass:[RCTTouchHandler class]]) {
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
       touchHandler = recognizer;
       break;
     }
@@ -378,18 +321,13 @@ - (void)sendEvent:(RNGestureHandlerStateChange *)event withActionType:(RNGesture
 - (void)sendEventForReanimated:(RNGestureHandlerStateChange *)event
 {
   // Delivers the event to Reanimated.
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
+
   // Send event directly to Reanimated
   if (_reanimatedModule == nil) {
     _reanimatedModule = [_moduleRegistry moduleForName:"ReanimatedModule"];
   }
 
   [_reanimatedModule eventDispatcherWillDispatchEvent:event];
-#else
-  // In the old architecture, Reanimated overwrites RCTEventDispatcher
-  // with REAEventDispatcher and intercepts all direct events.
-  [self sendEventForDirectEvent:event];
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 }
 
 - (void)sendEventForNativeAnimatedEvent:(RNGestureHandlerStateChange *)event
@@ -404,11 +342,7 @@ - (void)sendEventForNativeAnimatedEvent:(RNGestureHandlerStateChange *)event
 - (void)sendEventForJSFunctionOldAPI:(RNGestureHandlerStateChange *)event
 {
   // Delivers the event to JS (old RNGH API).
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
   [self sendEventForDeviceEvent:event];
-#else
-  [self sendEventForDirectEvent:event];
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 }
 
 - (void)sendEventForJSFunctionNewAPI:(RNGestureHandlerStateChange *)event
diff --git a/apple/RNGestureHandlerModule.h b/apple/RNGestureHandlerModule.h
index fc943b78e0..6972f3c90a 100644
--- a/apple/RNGestureHandlerModule.h
+++ b/apple/RNGestureHandlerModule.h
@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
 #import <React/RCTEventEmitter.h>
 #import <React/RCTUIManager.h>
 
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 #import <React/RCTEventDispatcherProtocol.h>
 #import <React/RCTInitializing.h>
 #import <rngesturehandler_codegen/rngesturehandler_codegen.h>
-#else
-#import <React/RCTBridgeModule.h>
-#endif
 
-@interface RNGestureHandlerModule : RCTEventEmitter
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-                                    <NativeRNGestureHandlerModuleSpec, RCTJSDispatcherModule, RCTInitializing>
-#else
-                                    <RCTBridgeModule>
-#endif
+@interface RNGestureHandlerModule
+    : RCTEventEmitter <NativeRNGestureHandlerModuleSpec, RCTJSDispatcherModule, RCTInitializing>
 
 @end
diff --git a/apple/RNGestureHandlerModule.mm b/apple/RNGestureHandlerModule.mm
index 594eba35a1..f28a573c43 100644
--- a/apple/RNGestureHandlerModule.mm
+++ b/apple/RNGestureHandlerModule.mm
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #import <React/RCTUIManagerUtils.h>
 #import <React/RCTViewManager.h>
 
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 #import <React/RCTBridge+Private.h>
 #import <React/RCTBridge.h>
 #import <React/RCTUtils.h>
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@
 #import <react/renderer/components/text/ParagraphShadowNode.h>
 #import <react/renderer/components/text/TextShadowNode.h>
 #import <react/renderer/uimanager/primitives.h>
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 
 #import "RNGestureHandler.h"
 #import "RNGestureHandlerDirection.h"
@@ -29,20 +27,12 @@
 
 #import <React/RCTJSThread.h>
 
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 using namespace facebook;
 using namespace react;
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 @interface RNGestureHandlerModule () <RNGestureHandlerStateManager, RCTTurboModule>
 
 @end
-#else
-@interface RNGestureHandlerModule () <RCTUIManagerObserver, RNGestureHandlerStateManager>
-
-@end
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 
 typedef void (^GestureHandlerOperation)(RNGestureHandlerManager *manager);
 
@@ -53,10 +43,8 @@ @implementation RNGestureHandlerModule {
   NSMutableArray<GestureHandlerOperation> *_operations;
 }
 
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 @synthesize viewRegistry_DEPRECATED = _viewRegistry_DEPRECATED;
 @synthesize dispatchToJSThread = _dispatchToJSThread;
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 
 RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 
@@ -73,10 +61,6 @@ - (void)invalidate
   });
 
   _manager = nil;
-
-#ifndef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-  [self.bridge.uiManager.observerCoordinator removeObserver:self];
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 }
 
 - (dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue
@@ -90,7 +74,6 @@ - (dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue
   return RCTGetUIManagerQueue();
 }
 
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 void decorateRuntime(jsi::Runtime &runtime)
 {
   auto isViewFlatteningDisabled = jsi::Function::createFromHostFunction(
@@ -117,29 +100,14 @@ void decorateRuntime(jsi::Runtime &runtime)
       });
   runtime.global().setProperty(runtime, "isViewFlatteningDisabled", std::move(isViewFlatteningDisabled));
 }
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 - (void)initialize
 {
   _manager = [[RNGestureHandlerManager alloc] initWithModuleRegistry:self.moduleRegistry
                                                         viewRegistry:_viewRegistry_DEPRECATED];
   _operations = [NSMutableArray new];
 }
-#else
-- (void)setBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
-{
-  [super setBridge:bridge];
 
-  _manager = [[RNGestureHandlerManager alloc] initWithUIManager:bridge.uiManager
-                                                eventDispatcher:bridge.eventDispatcher];
-  _operations = [NSMutableArray new];
-
-  [bridge.uiManager.observerCoordinator addObserver:self];
-}
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 RCT_EXPORT_BLOCKING_SYNCHRONOUS_METHOD(install)
 {
   dispatch_block_t block = ^{
@@ -155,7 +123,6 @@ - (void)setBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
 
   return @true;
 }
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(createGestureHandler
                   : (nonnull NSString *)handlerName handlerTag
@@ -208,7 +175,6 @@ - (void)setBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
 {
   // On the new arch we rely on `flushOperations` for scheduling the operations on the UI thread.
   // On the old arch we rely on `uiManagerWillPerformMounting`
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
   if (_operations.count == 0) {
     return;
   }
@@ -221,7 +187,6 @@ - (void)setBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
       operation(self->_manager);
     }
   }];
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 }
 
 - (void)setGestureState:(int)state forHandler:(int)handlerTag
@@ -262,34 +227,6 @@ - (void)addOperationBlock:(GestureHandlerOperation)operation
   [_operations addObject:operation];
 }
 
-#ifndef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-
-#pragma mark - RCTUIManagerObserver
-
-- (void)uiManagerWillFlushUIBlocks:(RCTUIManager *)uiManager
-{
-  [self uiManagerWillPerformMounting:uiManager];
-}
-
-- (void)uiManagerWillPerformMounting:(RCTUIManager *)uiManager
-{
-  if (_operations.count == 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  NSArray<GestureHandlerOperation> *operations = _operations;
-  _operations = [NSMutableArray new];
-
-  [uiManager
-      addUIBlock:^(__unused RCTUIManager *manager, __unused NSDictionary<NSNumber *, RNGHUIView *> *viewRegistry) {
-        for (GestureHandlerOperation operation in operations) {
-          operation(self->_manager);
-        }
-      }];
-}
-
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-
 #pragma mark Events
 
 - (NSArray<NSString *> *)supportedEvents
@@ -319,12 +256,10 @@ - (NSDictionary *)constantsToExport
   };
 }
 
-#if RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 - (std::shared_ptr<facebook::react::TurboModule>)getTurboModule:
     (const facebook::react::ObjCTurboModule::InitParams &)params
 {
   return std::make_shared<facebook::react::NativeRNGestureHandlerModuleSpecJSI>(params);
 }
-#endif
 
 @end
diff --git a/apple/RNGestureHandlerRootViewComponentView.mm b/apple/RNGestureHandlerRootViewComponentView.mm
index ef102a529f..7823e3643e 100644
--- a/apple/RNGestureHandlerRootViewComponentView.mm
+++ b/apple/RNGestureHandlerRootViewComponentView.mm
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-
 #import <React/RCTFabricComponentsPlugins.h>
 
 Class<RCTComponentViewProtocol> RNGestureHandlerRootViewCls(void)
@@ -17,5 +15,3 @@
   // TODO: remove this file once `excludedPlatforms` option properly disables generating ShadowNode
   return nil;
 }
-
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
diff --git a/apple/RNRootViewGestureRecognizer.m b/apple/RNRootViewGestureRecognizer.m
index a2a2f182cf..474592d146 100644
--- a/apple/RNRootViewGestureRecognizer.m
+++ b/apple/RNRootViewGestureRecognizer.m
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@
 #import <UIKit/UIGestureRecognizerSubclass.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 #import <React/RCTSurfaceTouchHandler.h>
-#else
-#import <React/RCTTouchHandler.h>
-#endif // RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
 
 @implementation RNRootViewGestureRecognizer {
   BOOL _active;
@@ -51,13 +47,7 @@ - (BOOL)shouldBeRequiredToFailByGestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)otherGe
 
 - (BOOL)canPreventGestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)preventedGestureRecognizer
 {
-  return ![preventedGestureRecognizer isKindOfClass:[
-#ifdef RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED
-        RCTSurfaceTouchHandler
-#else
-        RCTTouchHandler
-#endif
-        class]];
+  return ![preventedGestureRecognizer isKindOfClass:[RCTSurfaceTouchHandler class]];
 }
 
 - (BOOL)canBePreventedByGestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)preventingGestureRecognizer
diff --git a/example/app.config.js b/example/app.config.js
index d32287de46..155258ee2a 100644
--- a/example/app.config.js
+++ b/example/app.config.js
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ export default ({ config }) => ({
       },
     ],
   ],
-  newArchEnabled: Boolean(Number(process.env.FABRIC_ENABLED)),
+  newArchEnabled: 1,
 });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 64e34dae62..e74a868d9e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
     "android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml",
     "android/src/main/java/",
     "android/src/main/jni/",
-    "android/fabric/src/main/java",
-    "android/paper/src/main/java",
     "android/common/src/main/java/",
     "android/reanimated/src/main/java/",
     "android/noreanimated/src/main/java/",