diff --git a/Libraries/Utilities/MessageQueue.js b/Libraries/Utilities/MessageQueue.js
index bbc9b4920e9456..8b15a8eddfea72 100644
--- a/Libraries/Utilities/MessageQueue.js
+++ b/Libraries/Utilities/MessageQueue.js
@@ -151,8 +151,10 @@ class MessageQueue {
       this._callbacks[this._callbackID++] = onSucc;
     }
 
-    global.nativeTraceBeginAsyncFlow &&
-      global.nativeTraceBeginAsyncFlow(TRACE_TAG_REACT_APPS, 'native', this._callID);
+    if (__DEV__) {
+      global.nativeTraceBeginAsyncFlow &&
+        global.nativeTraceBeginAsyncFlow(TRACE_TAG_REACT_APPS, 'native', this._callID);
+    }
     this._callID++;
 
     this._queue[MODULE_IDS].push(module);
diff --git a/React/Executors/RCTJSCExecutor.mm b/React/Executors/RCTJSCExecutor.mm
index b0f6e36475a438..198469358d0bd2 100644
--- a/React/Executors/RCTJSCExecutor.mm
+++ b/React/Executors/RCTJSCExecutor.mm
@@ -452,6 +452,15 @@ - (void)setUp
     }
   }];
 
+  for (NSString *event in @[RCTProfileDidStartProfiling, RCTProfileDidEndProfiling]) {
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                             selector:@selector(toggleProfilingFlag:)
+                                                 name:event
+                                               object:nil];
+  }
+#endif
+
+#if RCT_DEV
   [self executeBlockOnJavaScriptQueue:^{
     RCTJSCExecutor *strongSelf = weakSelf;
     if (!strongSelf.valid) {
@@ -462,15 +471,6 @@ - (void)setUp
     RCTInstallJSCProfiler(_bridge, context.JSGlobalContextRef);
   }];
 
-  for (NSString *event in @[RCTProfileDidStartProfiling, RCTProfileDidEndProfiling]) {
-    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
-                                             selector:@selector(toggleProfilingFlag:)
-                                                 name:event
-                                               object:nil];
-  }
-#endif
-
-#if RCT_DEV
   // Inject handler used by HMR
   [self addSynchronousHookWithName:@"nativeInjectHMRUpdate" usingBlock:^(NSString *sourceCode, NSString *sourceCodeURL) {
     RCTJSCExecutor *strongSelf = weakSelf;