diff --git a/src/renderers/shared/shared/event/eventPlugins/ResponderTouchHistoryStore.js b/src/renderers/shared/shared/event/eventPlugins/ResponderTouchHistoryStore.js
index f7c47d3f1730..6a7360c42160 100644
--- a/src/renderers/shared/shared/event/eventPlugins/ResponderTouchHistoryStore.js
+++ b/src/renderers/shared/shared/event/eventPlugins/ResponderTouchHistoryStore.js
@@ -104,13 +104,15 @@ function resetTouchRecord(touchRecord: TouchRecord, touch: Touch): void {
 
 function getTouchIdentifier({identifier}: Touch): number {
   invariant(identifier != null, 'Touch object is missing identifier.');
-  warning(
-    identifier <= MAX_TOUCH_BANK,
-    'Touch identifier %s is greater than maximum supported %s which causes ' +
-      'performance issues backfilling array locations for all of the indices.',
-    identifier,
-    MAX_TOUCH_BANK,
-  );
+  if (__DEV__) {
+    warning(
+      identifier <= MAX_TOUCH_BANK,
+      'Touch identifier %s is greater than maximum supported %s which causes ' +
+        'performance issues backfilling array locations for all of the indices.',
+      identifier,
+      MAX_TOUCH_BANK,
+    );
+  }
   return identifier;
 }