diff --git a/.changeset/calm-pandas-sync.md b/.changeset/calm-pandas-sync.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c49dbaaa31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/calm-pandas-sync.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/expo': patch
+---
+
+Add an experimental `ClerkProvider` option to disable native client synchronization when Clerk native components are not used.
diff --git a/integration/templates/expo-native/App.tsx b/integration/templates/expo-native/App.tsx
index 967814e9f68..b2cb3d42a71 100644
--- a/integration/templates/expo-native/App.tsx
+++ b/integration/templates/expo-native/App.tsx
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import { tokenCache } from '@clerk/expo/token-cache';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { Button, Modal, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
-import { E2EControls } from './components/E2EControls';
 import { GoogleSignInButton } from './components/GoogleSignInButton';
-import { JsSignInForm } from './components/JsSignInForm';
 
 const publishableKey = process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY;
 
@@ -19,7 +17,19 @@ function NativeBuildFixture() {
   const { user } = useUser();
   const [isAuthOpen, setIsAuthOpen] = useState(false);
   const [isProfileOpen, setIsProfileOpen] = useState(false);
-  const [e2eStatus, setE2eStatus] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  if (isProfileOpen) {
+    return (
+      <View style={styles.container}>
+        <View style={styles.embeddedProfile}>
+          <UserProfileView
+            isDismissible={false}
+            onHostBack={() => setIsProfileOpen(false)}
+          />
+        </View>
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
 
   return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
@@ -36,9 +46,6 @@ function NativeBuildFixture() {
         onPress={() => setIsAuthOpen(true)}
       />
       {!isSignedIn && <GoogleSignInButton />}
-      {!isSignedIn && <JsSignInForm onStatus={setE2eStatus} />}
-      {isSignedIn && <E2EControls onStatus={setE2eStatus} />}
-      {e2eStatus && <Text testID='e2e-status'>{e2eStatus}</Text>}
       {isSignedIn && (
         <Button
           testID='open-embedded-profile-button'
@@ -54,15 +61,6 @@ function NativeBuildFixture() {
         />
       )}
 
-      {isProfileOpen && (
-        <View style={styles.embeddedProfile}>
-          <UserProfileView
-            isDismissible={false}
-            onHostBack={() => setIsProfileOpen(false)}
-          />
-        </View>
-      )}
-
       <Modal
         animationType='slide'
         visible={isAuthOpen}
diff --git a/integration/templates/expo-native/components/E2EControls.tsx b/integration/templates/expo-native/components/E2EControls.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 85baa755fc6..00000000000
--- a/integration/templates/expo-native/components/E2EControls.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-import { useAuth } from '@clerk/expo';
-import { requireOptionalNativeModule } from 'expo';
-import { Button, StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
-
-// Fixture-local Maestro hook (modules/e2e-hooks); android-only, null elsewhere.
-const E2EHooks = requireOptionalNativeModule<{ corruptNativeDeviceToken(): Promise<boolean> }>('E2EHooks');
-
-/**
- * Signed-in controls for the native-token-divergence regression flow.
- */
-export function E2EControls({ onStatus }: { onStatus: (status: string | null) => void }) {
-  const { getToken } = useAuth({ treatPendingAsSignedOut: false });
-
-  const onCorruptNativeToken = async () => {
-    onStatus(null);
-    try {
-      const didCorrupt = await E2EHooks?.corruptNativeDeviceToken();
-      // Delayed so Maestro cannot race the native event and the JS sync settling.
-      setTimeout(() => onStatus(didCorrupt ? 'corrupt-done' : 'corrupt-failed'), 3000);
-    } catch {
-      onStatus('corrupt-failed');
-    }
-  };
-
-  const onMintSessionToken = async () => {
-    onStatus(null);
-    try {
-      const token = await getToken({ skipCache: true });
-      onStatus(token ? 'token-ok' : 'token-empty');
-    } catch {
-      onStatus('token-error');
-    }
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <View style={styles.e2eRow}>
-      <Button
-        testID='e2e-corrupt-native-token-button'
-        title='Corrupt'
-        onPress={() => void onCorruptNativeToken()}
-      />
-      <Button
-        testID='e2e-refresh-token-button'
-        title='Mint'
-        onPress={() => void onMintSessionToken()}
-      />
-    </View>
-  );
-}
-
-const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  e2eRow: {
-    flexDirection: 'row',
-    gap: 12,
-    justifyContent: 'space-between',
-  },
-});
diff --git a/integration/templates/expo-native/components/JsSignInForm.tsx b/integration/templates/expo-native/components/JsSignInForm.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d0b062937b..00000000000
--- a/integration/templates/expo-native/components/JsSignInForm.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-import { useSignIn } from '@clerk/expo';
-import { useState } from 'react';
-import { Button, StyleSheet, TextInput } from 'react-native';
-
-export function JsSignInForm({ onStatus }: { onStatus: (status: string) => void }) {
-  const { signIn } = useSignIn();
-  const [identifier, setIdentifier] = useState('');
-  const [password, setPassword] = useState('');
-
-  const reportError = (message: string) => onStatus(`sign-in-error ${message}`.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim());
-
-  const onJsSignIn = async () => {
-    try {
-      const { error } = await signIn.password({ identifier, password });
-      if (error) {
-        reportError(error.message ?? '');
-        return;
-      }
-
-      if (signIn.status === 'needs_second_factor' || signIn.status === 'needs_client_trust') {
-        const supportsEmailCode = signIn.supportedSecondFactors.some(factor => factor.strategy === 'email_code');
-        if (!supportsEmailCode) {
-          reportError(`Unsupported sign-in state: ${signIn.status}`);
-          return;
-        }
-
-        const { error: sendCodeError } = await signIn.mfa.sendEmailCode();
-        if (sendCodeError) {
-          reportError(sendCodeError.message ?? '');
-          return;
-        }
-
-        const { error: verifyCodeError } = await signIn.mfa.verifyEmailCode({ code: '424242' });
-        if (verifyCodeError) {
-          reportError(verifyCodeError.message ?? '');
-          return;
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (signIn.status !== 'complete' || !signIn.createdSessionId) {
-        reportError(`Sign-in incomplete: ${signIn.status}`);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const { error: finalizeError } = await signIn.finalize();
-      if (finalizeError) {
-        reportError(finalizeError.message ?? '');
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      reportError(String(error));
-    }
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      <TextInput
-        testID='e2e-identifier-input'
-        style={styles.input}
-        autoCapitalize='none'
-        autoCorrect={false}
-        placeholder='e2e identifier'
-        value={identifier}
-        onChangeText={setIdentifier}
-      />
-      <TextInput
-        testID='e2e-password-input'
-        style={styles.input}
-        autoCapitalize='none'
-        autoCorrect={false}
-        secureTextEntry
-        placeholder='e2e secret'
-        value={password}
-        onChangeText={setPassword}
-      />
-      <Button
-        testID='e2e-js-sign-in-button'
-        title='E2E JS sign in'
-        onPress={() => void onJsSignIn()}
-      />
-    </>
-  );
-}
-
-const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  input: {
-    borderColor: '#cccccc',
-    borderRadius: 6,
-    borderWidth: 1,
-    paddingHorizontal: 12,
-    paddingVertical: 8,
-  },
-});
diff --git a/integration/templates/expo-native/modules/e2e-hooks/android/build.gradle b/integration/templates/expo-native/modules/e2e-hooks/android/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 15109126428..00000000000
--- a/integration/templates/expo-native/modules/e2e-hooks/android/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-plugins {
-  id 'com.android.library'
-  id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android'
-}
-
-def expoModulesCorePlugin = new File(project(":expo-modules-core").projectDir.absolutePath, "ExpoModulesCorePlugin.gradle")
-apply from: expoModulesCorePlugin
-applyKotlinExpoModulesCorePlugin()
-
-group = 'com.clerk.e2ehooks'
-version = '1.0.0'
-
-def safeExtGet(prop, fallback) {
-  rootProject.ext.has(prop) ? rootProject.ext.get(prop) : fallback
-}
-
-android {
-  namespace "com.clerk.e2ehooks"
-
-  compileSdk safeExtGet("compileSdkVersion", 36)
-
-  defaultConfig {
-    minSdk safeExtGet("minSdkVersion", 24)
-    targetSdk safeExtGet("targetSdkVersion", 36)
-  }
-
-  compileOptions {
-    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
-    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
-  }
-
-  kotlinOptions {
-    jvmTarget = "17"
-    // clerk-android metadata is Kotlin 2.3.x; Expo SDKs compile with 2.1.x.
-    freeCompilerArgs += ['-Xskip-metadata-version-check']
-  }
-}
-
-dependencies {
-  implementation project(':expo-modules-core')
-  implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.7.3"
-
-  // Provided at runtime by the @clerk/expo native module; keep versions in sync
-  // with packages/expo/android/build.gradle.
-  compileOnly("com.clerk:clerk-android-api:1.0.36") {
-    exclude group: 'org.jetbrains.kotlin', module: 'kotlin-stdlib'
-  }
-}
diff --git a/integration/templates/expo-native/modules/e2e-hooks/android/src/main/java/com/clerk/e2ehooks/E2EHooksModule.kt b/integration/templates/expo-native/modules/e2e-hooks/android/src/main/java/com/clerk/e2ehooks/E2EHooksModule.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index b4d1f265b9f..00000000000
--- a/integration/templates/expo-native/modules/e2e-hooks/android/src/main/java/com/clerk/e2ehooks/E2EHooksModule.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-package com.clerk.e2ehooks
-
-import com.clerk.api.Clerk
-import com.clerk.api.network.serialization.ClerkResult
-import expo.modules.kotlin.Promise
-import expo.modules.kotlin.modules.Module
-import expo.modules.kotlin.modules.ModuleDefinition
-import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
-import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
-import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
-
-/**
- * Fixture-only Maestro hook. Never ship this in a real app.
- */
-class E2EHooksModule : Module() {
-    private val coroutineScope = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.Main)
-
-    override fun definition() = ModuleDefinition {
-        Name("E2EHooks")
-
-        // Reproduces the stale-token foreground refresh from MOBILE-594: replace
-        // the native device token with garbage and refresh, so the server hands
-        // native a brand-new session-less client whose token is emitted to JS.
-        AsyncFunction("corruptNativeDeviceToken") { promise: Promise ->
-            coroutineScope.launch {
-                try {
-                    val result = Clerk.updateDeviceToken("e2e-stale-device-token")
-                    promise.resolve(result is ClerkResult.Success)
-                } catch (e: Exception) {
-                    promise.reject("E_CORRUPT_FAILED", e.message, e)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/integration/templates/expo-native/modules/e2e-hooks/expo-module.config.json b/integration/templates/expo-native/modules/e2e-hooks/expo-module.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d74ca6d4a31..00000000000
--- a/integration/templates/expo-native/modules/e2e-hooks/expo-module.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "platforms": ["android"],
-  "android": {
-    "modules": ["com.clerk.e2ehooks.E2EHooksModule"]
-  }
-}
diff --git a/integration/tests/expo-native/flows/session-survives-native-token-divergence.yaml b/integration/tests/expo-native/flows/session-survives-native-token-divergence.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index cb630bdb544..00000000000
--- a/integration/tests/expo-native/flows/session-survives-native-token-divergence.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-# Regression for the lazily-persisted-clients incident (MOBILE-594): a stale
-# native refresh hands JS a token for a brand-new session-less client, and the
-# JS session must survive. Sign-in happens through the JS runtime (not the
-# native AuthView) so the JS client owns the session, which is the topology
-# the incident requires. Android-only: the corrupt hook lives in the fixture's
-# android E2EHooks module, so the flow no-ops on iOS.
-appId: com.clerk.exponativebuildfixture
-name: JS session survives a divergent native client token
----
-- runFlow:
-    when:
-      platform: Android
-    commands:
-      - runFlow: subflows/open-app.yaml
-      - tapOn:
-          id: 'e2e-identifier-input'
-      - inputText: ${CLERK_TEST_EMAIL}
-      - tapOn:
-          id: 'e2e-password-input'
-      - inputText: ${CLERK_TEST_PASSWORD}
-      - hideKeyboard
-      - tapOn:
-          id: 'e2e-js-sign-in-button'
-      - runFlow: subflows/assert-signed-in.yaml
-      # Force the native SDK onto a stale token; its refresh emits a
-      # session-less client token to JS (the incident trigger). The fixture
-      # shows corrupt-done only after the sync had time to settle.
-      - tapOn:
-          id: 'e2e-corrupt-native-token-button'
-      - extendedWaitUntil:
-          visible: 'corrupt-done'
-          timeout: 30000
-      # Mint a session token with whatever the JS cache now holds. Without the
-      # adoption guard this fails and the session collapses (~44s in prod).
-      - tapOn:
-          id: 'e2e-refresh-token-button'
-      - extendedWaitUntil:
-          visible: 'token-ok'
-          timeout: 20000
-      - assertVisible: 'signed in'
-      # Leave the app signed out for whichever flow runs next.
-      - tapOn:
-          id: 'sign-out-button'
-      - runFlow: subflows/assert-signed-out.yaml
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/provider/ClerkProvider.tsx b/packages/expo/src/provider/ClerkProvider.tsx
index 720f424031c..8eb900d80f0 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/provider/ClerkProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/expo/src/provider/ClerkProvider.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ export type ClerkProviderProps<TUi extends Ui = Ui> = Omit<ReactClerkProviderPro
    * @experimental This API is experimental and may change at any moment.
    */
   __experimental_resourceCache?: BuildClerkOptions['__experimental_resourceCache'];
+  /**
+   * Disables synchronization between the Clerk JS and native clients.
+   * Only use this when the application does not render Clerk native components.
+   *
+   * @experimental This API is experimental and may change at any moment.
+   */
+  __experimental_disableNativeClientSync?: boolean;
 };
 
 const SDK_METADATA = {
@@ -66,9 +73,11 @@ export function ClerkProvider<TUi extends Ui = Ui>(props: ClerkProviderProps<TUi
     __experimental_passkeys,
     experimental,
     __experimental_resourceCache,
+    __experimental_disableNativeClientSync = false,
     ...rest
   } = props;
   const pk = publishableKey;
+  const nativeClientSyncEnabled = isNative() && !__experimental_disableNativeClientSync;
   const tokenCacheListenersRef = useRef<Set<DeviceTokenCacheListener>>(new Set());
   const suppressTokenCacheNotificationsRef = useRef(0);
   const nativeRefreshFromJsControllerRef = useRef<NativeRefreshFromJsController | null>(null);
@@ -91,6 +100,7 @@ export function ClerkProvider<TUi extends Ui = Ui>(props: ClerkProviderProps<TUi
 
   const suppressJsClientChangedRef = useRef(0);
   const { isMountedRef, isNativeClientReady } = useNativeClientBootstrap({
+    enabled: nativeClientSyncEnabled,
     publishableKey: pk,
     nativeRefreshFromJsControllerRef,
     suppressTokenCacheNotificationsRef,
@@ -98,7 +108,7 @@ export function ClerkProvider<TUi extends Ui = Ui>(props: ClerkProviderProps<TUi
     clerkInstance,
   });
   useNativeClientEventSync({
-    enabled: isNativeClientReady,
+    enabled: nativeClientSyncEnabled && isNativeClientReady,
     clerkInstance,
     isMountedRef,
     nativeRefreshFromJsControllerRef,
@@ -134,7 +144,7 @@ export function ClerkProvider<TUi extends Ui = Ui>(props: ClerkProviderProps<TUi
         ...(isNative() && { runtimeEnvironment: 'headless' as const }),
       }}
     >
-      {isNative() && (
+      {nativeClientSyncEnabled && (
         <NativeClientSync
           enabled={isNativeClientReady}
           clerkInstance={clerkInstance}
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/provider/__tests__/ClerkProvider.nativeClientSync.test.tsx b/packages/expo/src/provider/__tests__/ClerkProvider.nativeClientSync.test.tsx
index 9fd401d06ae..d048d2d25fb 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/provider/__tests__/ClerkProvider.nativeClientSync.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/expo/src/provider/__tests__/ClerkProvider.nativeClientSync.test.tsx
@@ -172,6 +172,33 @@ describe('ClerkProvider native client sync', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('does not start native client synchronization when disabled', async () => {
+    const originalHandleUnauthenticated = mocks.clerkInstance.handleUnauthenticated;
+
+    render(
+      <ClerkProvider
+        publishableKey='pk_test_123'
+        tokenCache={mocks.tokenCache}
+        __experimental_disableNativeClientSync
+      />,
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    expect(mocks.configure).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mocks.getClientToken).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mocks.clerkInstance.addListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mocks.clerkInstance.handleUnauthenticated).toBe(originalHandleUnauthenticated);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await mocks.clerkOptions?.tokenCache?.saveToken(CLERK_CLIENT_JWT_KEY, 'client-token');
+    });
+
+    expect(mocks.syncClientStateFromJs).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   test('configures native once with the cached device token during StrictMode bootstrap', async () => {
     mocks.tokenCache.getToken.mockResolvedValue('client-token');
     mocks.getClientToken.mockResolvedValue('client-token');
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/provider/nativeClientSync.tsx b/packages/expo/src/provider/nativeClientSync.tsx
index 5c5bca2c978..6eb91627a9a 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/provider/nativeClientSync.tsx
+++ b/packages/expo/src/provider/nativeClientSync.tsx
@@ -962,12 +962,14 @@ function waitForClerkInstanceLoad(clerkInstance: SyncableClerkInstance): Promise
 }
 
 export function useNativeClientBootstrap({
+  enabled,
   publishableKey,
   nativeRefreshFromJsControllerRef,
   suppressTokenCacheNotificationsRef,
   tokenCache,
   clerkInstance,
 }: {
+  enabled: boolean;
   publishableKey: string;
   nativeRefreshFromJsControllerRef: MutableRefObject<NativeRefreshFromJsController | null>;
   suppressTokenCacheNotificationsRef: MutableRefObject<number>;
@@ -982,6 +984,7 @@ export function useNativeClientBootstrap({
     isMountedRef.current = true;
 
     if (
+      enabled &&
       (Platform.OS === 'ios' || Platform.OS === 'android') &&
       publishableKey &&
       startedPublishableKeyRef.current !== publishableKey
@@ -1083,7 +1086,14 @@ export function useNativeClientBootstrap({
     return () => {
       isMountedRef.current = false;
     };
-  }, [publishableKey, nativeRefreshFromJsControllerRef, suppressTokenCacheNotificationsRef, tokenCache, clerkInstance]);
+  }, [
+    enabled,
+    publishableKey,
+    nativeRefreshFromJsControllerRef,
+    suppressTokenCacheNotificationsRef,
+    tokenCache,
+    clerkInstance,
+  ]);
 
   return {
     isMountedRef,