diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ef88631ab6..7cfeebdde2 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -88,7 +88,42 @@ yarn react-native run-android
 yarn pod-install-production
 yarn react-native run-ios --mode=Release
 
-yarn react-native run-android --mode=release
+yarn react-native run-android --mode=Release
+```
+
+## Running the macOS sample
+
+Head to the macOS sample root directory:
+
+```sh
+cd samples/react-native-macos/
+yarn
+bundle install
+yarn pod-install-legacy
+```
+
+You can now build and run the project from command line:
+```sh
+yarn react-native run-macos
+```
+
+or by openning the `samples/react-native-macos/macos/sentry-react-native-sample.xcworkspace`.
+
+_Note that the new architecture is not supported for the macOS sample at this point._
+
+### Optional
+
+You can optionally start the Metro bundler if you want to control where it runs:
+
+```sh
+yarn start --reset-cache
+```
+
+Run the emulators:
+
+```sh
+yarn react-native run-ios
+yarn react-native run-android
 ```
 
 ## Develop with sentry-cocoa
diff --git a/samples/react-native-macos/package.json b/samples/react-native-macos/package.json
index 4bf42956b4..c140e9269e 100644
--- a/samples/react-native-macos/package.json
+++ b/samples/react-native-macos/package.json
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
     "lint": "npx eslint . --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx",
     "fix": "npx eslint . --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx --fix",
     "type-check": "tsc --noEmit",
-    "pod-install": "cd macos; RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1 bundle exec pod install; cd ..",
-    "pod-install-production": "cd macos; PRODUCTION=1 RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1 bundle exec pod install; cd ..",
     "pod-install-legacy": "cd macos; bundle exec pod install; cd ..",
     "pod-install-legacy-production": "cd macos; PRODUCTION=1 bundle exec pod install; cd ..",
     "clean-macos": "cd macos; rm -rf Podfile.lock Pods build; cd ..",