diff --git a/android/annotations/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/module/annotations/ReactModule.java b/android/annotations/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/module/annotations/ReactModule.java
index cbcd4aa6002d60..527ea87bb5076b 100644
--- a/android/annotations/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/module/annotations/ReactModule.java
+++ b/android/annotations/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/module/annotations/ReactModule.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 package com.facebook.react.module.annotations;
 
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
-import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
+import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.SOURCE;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * Annotation for use on {@link com.facebook.react.bridge.BaseJavaModule}s to describe properties
  * for that module.
  */
-@Retention(RUNTIME)
+@Retention(SOURCE)
 @Target(TYPE)
 public @interface ReactModule {
   /** Name used to {@code require()} this module from JavaScript. */