diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTDefines.h b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTDefines.h
index b9bf3288acf5cb..a36b359b615cc7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTDefines.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTDefines.h
@@ -95,14 +95,6 @@
 #define RCT_DEV_MENU RCT_DEV
 #endif
 
-#ifndef RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
-#if RCT_DEV && (__has_include("RCTPackagerConnection.h") || __has_include(<React/RCTPackagerConnection.h>))
-#define RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION 1
-#else
-#define RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION 0
-#endif
-#endif
-
 #if RCT_DEV
 #define RCT_IF_DEV(...) __VA_ARGS__
 #else
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSettings.mm b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSettings.mm
index 712d890386fd6d..cc4cb1c74e52c3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSettings.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSettings.mm
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@
 #import <React/RCTPackagerConnection.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
+#if RCT_DEV && (__has_include("RCTPackagerConnection.h") || __has_include(<React/RCTPackagerConnection.h>))
+#define RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION 1
+#else
+#define RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION 0
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #if RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
 #import <React/RCTPackagerClient.h>
 #endif