ReactNativeJS: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: error

[angelos3lex]

Describe the bug

Using transform-remove-console triggers ReactNativeJS: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: error only on production build

To Reproduce
My babel.config.js file:

const plugins = ["react-native-paper/babel"];
if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production") {
    plugins.push(["transform-remove-console"]);
}

module.exports = {
    presets: ["module:metro-react-native-babel-preset"],
    plugins: plugins
};

Actual Output

This produces the following error when the app opens:

ReactNative: ReactInstanceManager.createReactContext()
ReactNative: Initializing React Xplat Bridge.
ReactNative: Initializing React Xplat Bridge before initializeBridge
ReactNative: Initializing React Xplat Bridge after initializeBridge
ReactNative: CatalystInstanceImpl.runJSBundle()
ReactNative: ReactInstanceManager.setupReactContext()
ReactNative: CatalystInstanceImpl.initialize()
E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: mqt_native_modules
    Process: com.kinvent.kforce, PID: 25576
    com.facebook.react.common.JavascriptException: ReferenceError: Can't find variable: error, stack:
    <unknown>@25:117
    v@2:1474
    <unknown>@19:205
    v@2:1474
    <unknown>@14:167
    v@2:1474
    <unknown>@13:253
    v@2:1474
    <unknown>@12:145
    v@2:1474
    <unknown>@8:126
    v@2:1474
    <unknown>@6:44
    v@2:1474
    d@2:876
    global code@3143:4
    
        at com.facebook.react.modules.core.ExceptionsManagerModule.reportException(ExceptionsManagerModule.java:71)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaMethodWrapper.invoke(JavaMethodWrapper.java:371)
        at com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaModuleWrapper.invoke(JavaModuleWrapper.java:150)
        at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.NativeRunnable.run(Native Method)
        at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:883)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:100)
        at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadHandler.dispatchMessage(MessageQueueThreadHandler.java:26)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:224)
        at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadImpl$4.run(MessageQueueThreadImpl.java:225)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:919)

and then the app crashes immediately.

This is not happening on development build if i add the same transform plugin in development mode.
Also, this is not happening when i add { exclude: ["error", "warn"] } options to the transform plugin

My package.json file:

{
  "name": "...",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "android": "react-native run-android",
    "ios": "react-native run-ios",
    "start": "react-native start",
    "test": "jest",
    "lint": "eslint ."
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@react-native-community/async-storage": "^1.9.0",
    "@react-native-community/datetimepicker": "^3.0.9",
    "@react-native-community/image-editor": "^2.2.0",
    "@react-native-community/netinfo": "^6.0.0",
    "@react-native-community/viewpager": "^3.3.0",
    "@react-native-firebase/app": "^8.4.5",
    "@react-native-firebase/crashlytics": "^8.4.8",
    "@types/base-64": "^0.1.0",
    "@types/bytebuffer": "^5.0.40",
    "@types/jest": "^24.0.18",
    "@types/react": "^16.9.4",
    "@types/react-native": "^0.60.17",
    "@types/react-native-material-dropdown": "^0.11.1",
    "@types/react-native-snap-carousel": "^3.8.1",
    "@types/react-redux": "^7.1.5",
    "@types/react-test-renderer": "^16.9.0",
    "array-flat-polyfill": "^1.0.1",
    "axios": "^0.17.1",
    "base-64": "^0.1.0",
    "buffer": "^5.4.3",
    "date-fns": "^2.8.1",
    "immutability-helper": "^3.0.1",
    "lodash": "^4.17.15",
    "pdf-lib": "^1.3.1",
    "react": "16.9.0",
    "react-native": "0.61.2",
    "react-native-android-keyboard-adjust": "^1.2.0",
    "react-native-android-location-enabler": "^1.2.0",
    "react-native-big-calendar": "^0.7.5",
    "react-native-ble-plx": "^1.1.0",
    "react-native-bluetooth-state-manager": "^1.1.0",
    "react-native-calendars": "1.1254.0",
    "react-native-card-list": "^0.1.0",
    "react-native-charts-wrapper": "git+https://github.com/angelos3lex/react-native-charts-wrapper.git",
    "react-native-country-picker-modal": "^2.0.0",
    "react-native-draggable-flatlist": "^2.3.1",
    "react-native-elements": "^2.3.2",
    "react-native-file-viewer": "^2.0.1",
    "react-native-fs": "^2.16.2",
    "react-native-gesture-handler": "^1.6.1",
    "react-native-image-picker": "^2.3.1",
    "react-native-image-size": "^1.1.3",
    "react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view": "^0.9.1",
    "react-native-localization": "^2.1.6",
    "react-native-material-dropdown": "^0.11.1",
    "react-native-mime-types": "^2.3.0",
    "react-native-navigation": "6.12.0",
    "react-native-paper": "^3.9.0",
    "react-native-permissions": "^2.0.9",
    "react-native-reanimated": "^1.7.0",
    "react-native-restart": "0.0.17",
    "react-native-sha1": "^1.2.3",
    "react-native-smart-gesture-password-angeloslex": "^2.1.7",
    "react-native-snap-carousel": "^3.9.0",
    "react-native-sound": "^0.11.0",
    "react-native-svg": "^9.13.3",
    "react-native-svg-transformer": "^0.14.2",
    "react-native-vector-icons": "7.1.0",
    "react-native-version-info": "^1.0.1",
    "react-native-view-shot": "^3.1.2",
    "react-native-webview": "^8.0.3",
    "react-redux": "^7.1.1",
    "react-zlib-js": "^1.0.4",
    "realm": "^3.6.4",
    "redux": "^4.0.4",
    "rn-secure-storage": "^2.0.4",
    "rxjs": "^6.5.3",
    "ts-optchain": "^0.1.8",
    "typescript": "^3.6.3",
    "uuid": "^3.3.3"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "^7.6.2",
    "@babel/runtime": "^7.7.4",
    "@bam.tech/react-native-make": "^1.0.3",
    "@react-native-community/eslint-config": "^0.0.5",
    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.168",
    "@types/react-native-calendars": "^1.505.0",
    "@types/react-native-charts-wrapper": "^0.5.1",
    "axios-logger": "^2.3.1",
    "babel-jest": "^24.9.0",
    "babel-plugin-transform-remove-console": "^6.9.4",
    "eslint": "^6.5.1",
    "jest": "^24.9.0",
    "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "^0.56.0",
    "react-test-renderer": "16.9.0"
  },
  "jest": {
    "preset": "react-native"
  },
  "prettier": {
    "printWidth": 140,
    "tabWidth": 4
  }
}