diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
index e74e8025c267..e81660b312ec 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -13,16 +13,21 @@
 #include <cxxreact/TraceSection.h>
 #include <react/debug/react_native_assert.h>
 #include <react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.h>
+#include <react/performance/cdpmetrics/CdpMetricsReporter.h>
+#include <react/performance/cdpmetrics/CdpPerfIssuesReporter.h>
+#include <react/performance/timeline/PerformanceEntryReporter.h>
 #include <react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationBackend.h>
 #include <react/renderer/componentregistry/ComponentDescriptorRegistry.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/EventQueueProcessor.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/LayoutContext.h>
 #include <react/renderer/mounting/MountingOverrideDelegate.h>
 #include <react/renderer/mounting/ShadowViewMutation.h>
+#include <react/renderer/observers/events/EventPerformanceLogger.h>
 #include <react/renderer/runtimescheduler/RuntimeScheduler.h>
 #include <react/renderer/uimanager/LayoutEventEmitter.h>
 #include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManager.h>
 #include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManagerBinding.h>
+#include <react/renderer/viewtransition/ViewTransitionModule.h>
 #include <mutex>
 
 namespace facebook::react {
@@ -43,13 +48,15 @@ Scheduler::Scheduler(
 
   if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableBridgelessArchitecture() &&
       ReactNativeFeatureFlags::cdpInteractionMetricsEnabled()) {
-    cdpMetricsReporter_.emplace(CdpMetricsReporter{runtimeExecutor_});
-    performanceEntryReporter_->addEventListener(&*cdpMetricsReporter_);
+    cdpMetricsReporter_ =
+        std::make_unique<CdpMetricsReporter>(runtimeExecutor_);
+    performanceEntryReporter_->addEventListener(cdpMetricsReporter_.get());
   }
 
   if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::perfIssuesEnabled()) {
-    cdpPerfIssuesReporter_.emplace(CdpPerfIssuesReporter{runtimeExecutor_});
-    performanceEntryReporter_->addEventListener(&*cdpPerfIssuesReporter_);
+    cdpPerfIssuesReporter_ =
+        std::make_unique<CdpPerfIssuesReporter>(runtimeExecutor_);
+    performanceEntryReporter_->addEventListener(cdpPerfIssuesReporter_.get());
   }
 
   eventPerformanceLogger_ =
@@ -206,10 +213,11 @@ Scheduler::~Scheduler() {
   uiManager_->setViewTransitionDelegate(nullptr);
 
   if (cdpMetricsReporter_) {
-    performanceEntryReporter_->removeEventListener(&*cdpMetricsReporter_);
+    performanceEntryReporter_->removeEventListener(cdpMetricsReporter_.get());
   }
   if (cdpPerfIssuesReporter_) {
-    performanceEntryReporter_->removeEventListener(&*cdpPerfIssuesReporter_);
+    performanceEntryReporter_->removeEventListener(
+        cdpPerfIssuesReporter_.get());
   }
 
   // Then, let's verify that the requirement was satisfied.
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.h
index 1f5a59d1e1e2..59c8f6ceac82 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/Scheduler.h
@@ -11,19 +11,17 @@
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <memory>
+#include <optional>
+#include <shared_mutex>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <ReactCommon/RuntimeExecutor.h>
-#include <react/performance/cdpmetrics/CdpMetricsReporter.h>
-#include <react/performance/cdpmetrics/CdpPerfIssuesReporter.h>
-#include <react/performance/timeline/PerformanceEntryReporter.h>
 #include <react/renderer/componentregistry/ComponentDescriptorFactory.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/ComponentDescriptor.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/EventEmitter.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/EventListener.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/LayoutConstraints.h>
 #include <react/renderer/mounting/MountingOverrideDelegate.h>
-#include <react/renderer/observers/events/EventPerformanceLogger.h>
 #include <react/renderer/scheduler/InspectorData.h>
 #include <react/renderer/scheduler/SchedulerDelegate.h>
 #include <react/renderer/scheduler/SchedulerToolbox.h>
@@ -31,11 +29,16 @@
 #include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManagerAnimationDelegate.h>
 #include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManagerBinding.h>
 #include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManagerDelegate.h>
-#include <react/renderer/viewtransition/ViewTransitionModule.h>
 #include <react/utils/ContextContainer.h>
 
 namespace facebook::react {
 
+class CdpMetricsReporter;
+class CdpPerfIssuesReporter;
+class EventPerformanceLogger;
+class PerformanceEntryReporter;
+class ViewTransitionModule;
+
 /*
  * Scheduler coordinates Shadow Tree updates and event flows.
  */
@@ -142,8 +145,8 @@ class Scheduler final : public UIManagerDelegate {
   std::shared_ptr<std::optional<const EventDispatcher>> eventDispatcher_;
 
   std::shared_ptr<PerformanceEntryReporter> performanceEntryReporter_;
-  std::optional<CdpMetricsReporter> cdpMetricsReporter_;
-  std::optional<CdpPerfIssuesReporter> cdpPerfIssuesReporter_;
+  std::unique_ptr<CdpMetricsReporter> cdpMetricsReporter_;
+  std::unique_ptr<CdpPerfIssuesReporter> cdpPerfIssuesReporter_;
   std::shared_ptr<EventPerformanceLogger> eventPerformanceLogger_;
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SchedulerToolbox.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SchedulerToolbox.h
index 7d78c1ed5240..50ddbdca8015 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SchedulerToolbox.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SchedulerToolbox.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <react/renderer/animationbackend/AnimationChoreographer.h>
 #include <react/renderer/componentregistry/ComponentDescriptorFactory.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/EventBeat.h>
-#include <react/renderer/leakchecker/LeakChecker.h>
 #include <react/renderer/uimanager/UIManagerCommitHook.h>
 #include <react/renderer/uimanager/primitives.h>
 #include <react/utils/ContextContainer.h>