diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/bundle/saveAssets.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/bundle/saveAssets.ts
index d563062a9..d9549209b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/bundle/saveAssets.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/bundle/saveAssets.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import fs from 'fs';
 import filterPlatformAssetScales from './filterPlatformAssetScales';
 import getAssetDestPathAndroid from './getAssetDestPathAndroid';
 import getAssetDestPathIOS from './getAssetDestPathIOS';
-import {logger, CLIError} from '@react-native-community/cli-tools';
+import {logger} from '@react-native-community/cli-tools';
 import {AssetData} from './buildBundle';
 
 interface CopiedFiles {
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ function saveAssets(
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
-  if (!fs.existsSync(assetsDest)) {
-    throw new CLIError(
-      `The specified assets destination folder "${assetsDest}" does not exist.`,
-    );
-  }
-
   const getAssetDestPath =
     platform === 'android' ? getAssetDestPathAndroid : getAssetDestPathIOS;