diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManagerPullModelTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManagerPullModelTest.kt
index e0796289dfc3..ee4ae40079e6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManagerPullModelTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManagerPullModelTest.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment
 import org.robolectric.Shadows.shadowOf
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
 import org.robolectric.shadow.api.Shadow
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ class FabricUIManagerPullModelTest {
   fun setup() {
     ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests.setUp()
     overrideFeatureFlags()
-    reactContext = ReactTestHelper.createCatalystContextForTest()
+    reactContext =
+        ReactTestHelper.createTestReactApplicationContext(RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication())
     underTest =
         FabricUIManager(
             reactContext,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/MountingManagerAnimatedPropsTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/MountingManagerAnimatedPropsTest.kt
index f9f4f59e5795..4a3f6f936d3c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/MountingManagerAnimatedPropsTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/MountingManagerAnimatedPropsTest.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
 
 @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ class MountingManagerAnimatedPropsTest {
   @Before
   fun setUp() {
     ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests.setUp()
-    val reactContext = ReactTestHelper.createCatalystContextForTest()
+    val reactContext =
+        ReactTestHelper.createTestReactApplicationContext(RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication())
     themedReactContext = ThemedReactContext(reactContext, reactContext, null, -1)
     mountingManager =
         MountingManager(ViewManagerRegistry(listOf<ViewManager<*, *>>(ReactViewManager())), {})
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceMountingManagerSynchronousMountPropsTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceMountingManagerSynchronousMountPropsTest.kt
index 884078cdc72c..1e7e51deb722 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceMountingManagerSynchronousMountPropsTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceMountingManagerSynchronousMountPropsTest.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
 
 /**
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ class SurfaceMountingManagerSynchronousMountPropsTest {
   @Before
   fun setUp() {
     ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests.setUp()
-    val reactContext = ReactTestHelper.createCatalystContextForTest()
+    val reactContext =
+        ReactTestHelper.createTestReactApplicationContext(RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication())
     themedReactContext = ThemedReactContext(reactContext, reactContext, null, -1)
     mountingManager =
         MountingManager(
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceMountingManagerTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceMountingManagerTest.kt
index f7372288b68f..a1282668eb23 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceMountingManagerTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceMountingManagerTest.kt
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ThemedReactContext
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewManager
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewManagerRegistry
 import com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewManager
+import com.facebook.testutils.shadows.ShadowSoLoader
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
 
 /**
  * Tests for [SurfaceMountingManager] view lifecycle around preallocateView, deleteView, and
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
  * See T223288217.
  */
 @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
+@Config(shadows = [ShadowSoLoader::class])
 class SurfaceMountingManagerTest {
   private lateinit var mountingManager: MountingManager
   private lateinit var themedReactContext: ThemedReactContext
@@ -50,7 +54,8 @@ class SurfaceMountingManagerTest {
   @Before
   fun setUp() {
     ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests.setUp()
-    val reactContext = ReactTestHelper.createCatalystContextForTest()
+    val reactContext =
+        ReactTestHelper.createTestReactApplicationContext(RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication())
     themedReactContext = ThemedReactContext(reactContext, reactContext, null, -1)
     mountingManager =
         MountingManager(
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManagerDelegateTest.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManagerDelegateTest.java
index 13ad5c6a95c3..329f88e2fee8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManagerDelegateTest.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManagerDelegateTest.java
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@
 import com.facebook.react.internal.featureflags.ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests;
 import com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup;
 import com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewManager;
+import com.facebook.testutils.shadows.ShadowSoLoader;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
 
 @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
+@Config(shadows = ShadowSoLoader.class)
 public class BaseViewManagerDelegateTest {
   private ReactViewManager viewManager;
   private ReactViewGroup view;
@@ -34,7 +38,9 @@ public void setUp() {
     // (non-JNI) accessor so Robolectric doesn't try to load react_featureflagsjni.
     ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests.INSTANCE.setUp();
     viewManager = mock(ReactViewManager.class);
-    ReactApplicationContext context = ReactTestHelper.createCatalystContextForTest();
+    ReactApplicationContext context =
+        ReactTestHelper.INSTANCE.createTestReactApplicationContext(
+            RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication());
     ThemedReactContext themedReactContext = new ThemedReactContext(context, context, null, -1);
     view = new ReactViewGroup(themedReactContext);
     delegate = new BaseViewManagerDelegate<>(viewManager) {};