diff --git a/Libraries/EventEmitter/NativeEventEmitter.js b/Libraries/EventEmitter/NativeEventEmitter.js
index a5ba4f108115f6..381d8cfa170a99 100644
--- a/Libraries/EventEmitter/NativeEventEmitter.js
+++ b/Libraries/EventEmitter/NativeEventEmitter.js
@@ -4,67 +4,96 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
+ * @flow strict-local
  * @format
- * @flow
  */
 
 'use strict';
 
+import {
+  type EventSubscription,
+  type IEventEmitter,
+} from '../vendor/emitter/EventEmitter';
 import Platform from '../Utilities/Platform';
-import EventEmitter from '../vendor/emitter/EventEmitter';
-import type EmitterSubscription from '../vendor/emitter/_EmitterSubscription';
 import RCTDeviceEventEmitter from './RCTDeviceEventEmitter';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
-type NativeModule = {
-  +addListener: (eventType: string) => void,
-  +removeListeners: (count: number) => void,
+type NativeModule = $ReadOnly<{
+  addListener: (eventType: string) => void,
+  removeListeners: (count: number) => void,
   ...
-};
+}>;
+
+export type {EventSubscription};
 
 /**
- * Abstract base class for implementing event-emitting modules. This implements
- * a subset of the standard EventEmitter node module API.
+ * `NativeEventEmitter` is intended for use by Native Modules to emit events to
+ * JavaScript listeners. If a `NativeModule` is supplied to the constructor, it
+ * will be notified (via `addListener` and `removeListeners`) when the listener
+ * count changes to manage "native memory".
+ *
+ * Currently, all native events are fired via a global `RCTDeviceEventEmitter`.
+ * This means event names must be globally unique, and it means that call sites
+ * can theoretically listen to `RCTDeviceEventEmitter` (although discouraged).
  */
-export default class NativeEventEmitter<
-  EventDefinitions: {...},
-> extends EventEmitter<EventDefinitions> {
+export default class NativeEventEmitter<TEventToArgsMap: {...}>
+  implements IEventEmitter<TEventToArgsMap> {
   _nativeModule: ?NativeModule;
 
   constructor(nativeModule: ?NativeModule) {
-    super(RCTDeviceEventEmitter.sharedSubscriber);
     if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
-      invariant(nativeModule, 'Native module cannot be null.');
+      invariant(
+        nativeModule != null,
+        '`new NativeEventEmitter()` requires a non-null argument.',
+      );
       this._nativeModule = nativeModule;
     }
   }
 
-  addListener<K: $Keys<EventDefinitions>>(
-    eventType: K,
-    listener: (...$ElementType<EventDefinitions, K>) => mixed,
-    context: $FlowFixMe,
-  ): EmitterSubscription<EventDefinitions, K> {
-    if (this._nativeModule != null) {
-      this._nativeModule.addListener(eventType);
-    }
-    return super.addListener(eventType, listener, context);
+  addListener<TEvent: $Keys<TEventToArgsMap>>(
+    eventType: TEvent,
+    listener: (...args: $ElementType<TEventToArgsMap, TEvent>) => mixed,
+    context?: mixed,
+  ): EventSubscription {
+    this._nativeModule?.addListener(eventType);
+    let subscription: ?EventSubscription = RCTDeviceEventEmitter.addListener(
+      eventType,
+      listener,
+      context,
+    );
+
+    return {
+      remove: () => {
+        if (subscription != null) {
+          this._nativeModule?.removeListeners(1);
+          subscription.remove();
+          subscription = null;
+        }
+      },
+    };
   }
 
-  removeAllListeners<K: $Keys<EventDefinitions>>(eventType: ?K): void {
-    invariant(eventType, 'eventType argument is required.');
-    const count = this.listenerCount(eventType);
-    if (this._nativeModule != null) {
-      this._nativeModule.removeListeners(count);
-    }
-    super.removeAllListeners(eventType);
+  emit<TEvent: $Keys<TEventToArgsMap>>(
+    eventType: TEvent,
+    ...args: $ElementType<TEventToArgsMap, TEvent>
+  ): void {
+    // Generally, `RCTDeviceEventEmitter` is directly invoked. But this is
+    // included for completeness.
+    RCTDeviceEventEmitter.emit(eventType, ...args);
   }
 
-  removeSubscription<K: $Keys<EventDefinitions>>(
-    subscription: EmitterSubscription<EventDefinitions, K>,
+  removeAllListeners<TEvent: $Keys<TEventToArgsMap>>(
+    eventType?: ?TEvent,
   ): void {
-    if (this._nativeModule != null) {
-      this._nativeModule.removeListeners(1);
-    }
-    super.removeSubscription(subscription);
+    invariant(
+      eventType != null,
+      '`NativeEventEmitter.removeAllListener()` requires a non-null argument.',
+    );
+    this._nativeModule?.removeListeners(this.listenerCount(eventType));
+    RCTDeviceEventEmitter.removeAllListeners(eventType);
+  }
+
+  listenerCount<TEvent: $Keys<TEventToArgsMap>>(eventType: TEvent): number {
+    return RCTDeviceEventEmitter.listenerCount(eventType);
   }
 }
diff --git a/Libraries/Utilities/DevSettings.js b/Libraries/Utilities/DevSettings.js
index 8cadc8ef141c7a..b0c59d4e425f84 100644
--- a/Libraries/Utilities/DevSettings.js
+++ b/Libraries/Utilities/DevSettings.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if (__DEV__) {
   const emitter = new NativeEventEmitter<DevSettingsEventDefinitions>(
     NativeDevSettings,
   );
-  const menuItems = new Map();
+  const subscriptions = new Map();
 
   DevSettings = {
     addMenuItem(title: string, handler: () => mixed): void {
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@ if (__DEV__) {
       // happen when hot reloading the module that registers the
       // menu items. The title is used as the id which means we
       // don't support multiple items with the same name.
-      const oldHandler = menuItems.get(title);
-      if (oldHandler != null) {
-        emitter.removeListener('didPressMenuItem', oldHandler);
+      let subscription = subscriptions.get(title);
+      if (subscription != null) {
+        subscription.remove();
       } else {
         NativeDevSettings.addMenuItem(title);
       }
 
-      menuItems.set(title, handler);
-      emitter.addListener('didPressMenuItem', event => {
+      subscription = emitter.addListener('didPressMenuItem', event => {
         if (event.title === title) {
           handler();
         }
       });
+      subscriptions.set(title, subscription);
     },
     reload(reason?: string): void {
       if (NativeDevSettings.reloadWithReason != null) {
diff --git a/Libraries/vendor/emitter/EventEmitter.js b/Libraries/vendor/emitter/EventEmitter.js
index 4084ce9e8e0fce..18e91bbba19258 100644
--- a/Libraries/vendor/emitter/EventEmitter.js
+++ b/Libraries/vendor/emitter/EventEmitter.js
@@ -17,3 +17,37 @@ import type {EventSubscription} from './EventSubscription';
 export default EventEmitter;
 
 export type {EventSubscription};
+
+/**
+ * Essential interface for an EventEmitter.
+ */
+export interface IEventEmitter<TEventToArgsMap: {...}> {
+  /**
+   * Registers a listener that is called when the supplied event is emitted.
+   * Returns a subscription that has a `remove` method to undo registration.
+   */
+  addListener<TEvent: $Keys<TEventToArgsMap>>(
+    eventType: TEvent,
+    listener: (...args: $ElementType<TEventToArgsMap, TEvent>) => void,
+    context?: mixed,
+  ): EventSubscription;
+
+  /**
+   * Emits the supplied event. Additional arguments supplied to `emit` will be
+   * passed through to each of the registered listeners.
+   */
+  emit<TEvent: $Keys<TEventToArgsMap>>(
+    eventType: TEvent,
+    ...args: $ElementType<TEventToArgsMap, TEvent>
+  ): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Removes all registered listeners.
+   */
+  removeAllListeners<TEvent: $Keys<TEventToArgsMap>>(eventType?: ?TEvent): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the number of registered listeners for the supplied event.
+   */
+  listenerCount<TEvent: $Keys<TEventToArgsMap>>(eventType: TEvent): number;
+}