diff --git a/library/libs/proxy/src/main/java/com/facebook/fbui/textlayoutbuilder/proxy/StaticLayoutProxy.java b/library/libs/proxy/src/main/java/com/facebook/fbui/textlayoutbuilder/proxy/StaticLayoutProxy.java
index 2cbf9aa..ef0c868 100644
--- a/library/libs/proxy/src/main/java/com/facebook/fbui/textlayoutbuilder/proxy/StaticLayoutProxy.java
+++ b/library/libs/proxy/src/main/java/com/facebook/fbui/textlayoutbuilder/proxy/StaticLayoutProxy.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import androidx.core.text.TextDirectionHeuristicCompat;
 import androidx.core.text.TextDirectionHeuristicsCompat;
 import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Nullsafe;
-import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 
 @Nullsafe(Nullsafe.Mode.LOCAL)
 public class StaticLayoutProxy {
@@ -61,7 +60,8 @@ public static StaticLayout create(
     } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
       // Retry creating the layout if the first attempt failed due to a race condition.
       // See https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=188163
-      if (Preconditions.checkNotNull(e.getMessage()).contains("utext_close")) {
+      // NULLSAFE_FIXME[Nullable Dereference]
+      if (e.getMessage().contains("utext_close")) {
         return new StaticLayout(
             text,
             start,