diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.java
index 2b4e4eabb64a98..e242858a71b2fc 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.java
@@ -363,15 +363,16 @@ public void onOptionSelected() {
           }
         });
 
-    if (mDevSettings.isDeviceDebugEnabled()) {
-      // On-device JS debugging (CDP). Render action to open debugger frontend.
+    if (mDevSettings.isRemoteJSDebugEnabled()) {
+      // [Deprecated in React Native 0.73] Remote JS debugging. Handle reload
+      // via external JS executor. This capability will be removed in a future
+      // release.
+      mDevSettings.setRemoteJSDebugEnabled(false);
+      handleReloadJS();
+    }
 
-      // Reset the old debugger setting so no one gets stuck.
-      // TODO: Remove in a few weeks.
-      if (mDevSettings.isRemoteJSDebugEnabled()) {
-        mDevSettings.setRemoteJSDebugEnabled(false);
-        handleReloadJS();
-      }
+    if (mDevSettings.isDeviceDebugEnabled() && !mDevSettings.isRemoteJSDebugEnabled()) {
+      // On-device JS debugging (CDP). Render action to open debugger frontend.
       options.put(
           mApplicationContext.getString(R.string.catalyst_debug_open),
           () ->