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 e0796289dfc..ee4ae40079e 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 f9f4f59e579..4a3f6f936d3 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/SurfaceMountingManagerEventOrderingTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceMountingManagerEventOrderingTest.kt
index af0e1893d3f..f38ef84da6c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceMountingManagerEventOrderingTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceMountingManagerEventOrderingTest.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.mockito.kotlin.any
 import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
 import org.mockito.kotlin.never
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
 import org.robolectric.annotation.LooperMode
 
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ class SurfaceMountingManagerEventOrderingTest {
   @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/SurfaceMountingManagerSynchronousMountPropsTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/SurfaceMountingManagerSynchronousMountPropsTest.kt
index 884078cdc72..1e7e51deb72 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 f7372288b68..a1282668eb2 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/modules/blob/BlobModuleTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/blob/BlobModuleTest.kt
index b64f1595c5b..ba826cb7aa6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/blob/BlobModuleTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/blob/BlobModuleTest.kt
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaOnlyArray
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaOnlyMap
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactTestHelper
+import com.facebook.react.internal.featureflags.ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests
 import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader
 import com.facebook.testutils.shadows.ShadowArguments
+import com.facebook.testutils.shadows.ShadowSoLoader
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer
 import java.util.UUID
@@ -26,11 +28,12 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mockito.MockedStatic
 import org.mockito.Mockito.mockStatic
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment
 import org.robolectric.Shadows.shadowOf
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
 
 @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
-@Config(manifest = Config.NONE, shadows = [ShadowArguments::class])
+@Config(manifest = Config.NONE, shadows = [ShadowArguments::class, ShadowSoLoader::class])
 class BlobModuleTest {
   private lateinit var bytes: ByteArray
   private lateinit var blobId: String
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ class BlobModuleTest {
 
   @Before
   fun prepareModules() {
+    ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests.setUp()
     mockedStaticSoLoader = mockStatic(SoLoader::class.java)
     mockedStaticSoLoader
         .`when`<Boolean> { SoLoader.loadLibrary("reactnativeblob") }
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ class BlobModuleTest {
     bytes = ByteArray(120)
     Random.Default.nextBytes(bytes)
 
-    context = ReactTestHelper.createCatalystContextForTest()
+    context = ReactTestHelper.createTestReactApplicationContext(RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication())
     blobModule = BlobModule(context)
     blobId = blobModule.store(bytes)
   }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/image/ImageLoaderModuleTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/image/ImageLoaderModuleTest.kt
index 45f1f7f59b6..f12159fe9e5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/image/ImageLoaderModuleTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/image/ImageLoaderModuleTest.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactTestHelper
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap
+import com.facebook.react.internal.featureflags.ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests
 import com.facebook.react.views.image.ReactCallerContextFactory
 import com.facebook.react.views.imagehelper.ResourceDrawableIdHelper
 import com.facebook.testutils.shadows.ShadowArguments
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import org.mockito.kotlin.never
 import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
 import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
 
 /** The payload is never decoded — every test here mocks the image pipeline. */
@@ -60,7 +62,9 @@ class ImageLoaderModuleTest {
 
   @Before
   fun setUp() {
-    reactContext = ReactTestHelper.createCatalystContextForTest()
+    ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests.setUp()
+    reactContext =
+        ReactTestHelper.createTestReactApplicationContext(RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication())
     imageLoaderModule = ImageLoaderModule(reactContext)
 
     mockedHelper = mockStatic(ResourceDrawableIdHelper::class.java)
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/share/ShareModuleTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/share/ShareModuleTest.kt
index 95db0bd6957..72f7292aac1 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/share/ShareModuleTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/share/ShareModuleTest.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaOnlyMap
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactTestHelper
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap
+import com.facebook.react.internal.featureflags.ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests
 import com.facebook.testutils.shadows.ShadowArguments
+import com.facebook.testutils.shadows.ShadowSoLoader
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ import org.robolectric.Shadows.shadowOf
 import org.robolectric.android.controller.ActivityController
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
 
-@Config(shadows = [ShadowArguments::class])
+@Config(shadows = [ShadowArguments::class, ShadowSoLoader::class])
 @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
 class ShareModuleTest {
 
@@ -34,9 +36,11 @@ class ShareModuleTest {
 
   @Before
   fun prepareModules() {
+    ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests.setUp()
     activityController = Robolectric.buildActivity(FragmentActivity::class.java)
     val activity = activityController.create().start().resume().get()
-    val applicationContext = ReactTestHelper.createCatalystContextForTest()
+    val applicationContext =
+        ReactTestHelper.createTestReactApplicationContext(RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication())
     applicationContext.onNewIntent(activity, Intent())
     shareModule = ShareModule(applicationContext)
   }
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 13ad5c6a95c..329f88e2fee 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) {};
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ThemedReactContextTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ThemedReactContextTest.kt
index b0e05900d1b..45661c6d0f7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ThemedReactContextTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ThemedReactContextTest.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import android.view.Window
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactTestHelper
 import com.facebook.react.interfaces.ExtraWindowEventListener
+import com.facebook.react.internal.featureflags.ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests
 import com.facebook.testutils.shadows.ShadowSoLoader
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
@@ -31,7 +32,9 @@ class ThemedReactContextTest {
 
   @Before
   fun setUp() {
-    reactApplicationContext = ReactTestHelper.createCatalystContextForTest()
+    ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests.setUp()
+    reactApplicationContext =
+        ReactTestHelper.createTestReactApplicationContext(RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication())
     themedReactContext =
         ThemedReactContext(reactApplicationContext, RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication(), null, -1)
     window = mock()
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewHelperFlingAnimatorTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewHelperFlingAnimatorTest.kt
index f8fe3b37b61..f02176b93a0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewHelperFlingAnimatorTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewHelperFlingAnimatorTest.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactTestHelper
+import com.facebook.react.internal.featureflags.ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.StateWrapper
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIManagerHelper
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.Event
@@ -63,10 +64,12 @@ class ReactScrollViewHelperFlingAnimatorTest {
   @Before
   @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
   fun setUp() {
+    ReactNativeFeatureFlagsForTests.setUp()
     mockChild = mock()
     mockAnimator = ValueAnimator()
     mockEventDispatcher = mock()
-    mockContext = ReactTestHelper.createCatalystContextForTest()
+    mockContext =
+        ReactTestHelper.createTestReactApplicationContext(RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication())
 
     mockScrollView = mock<MockScrollView>()