diff --git a/React/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.c b/React/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.c
index dadaab50c..dd63fb254 100644
--- a/React/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.c
+++ b/React/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.c
@@ -263,9 +263,10 @@ void CSSNodeInsertChild(const CSSNodeRef node, const CSSNodeRef child, const uin
 }
 
 void CSSNodeRemoveChild(const CSSNodeRef node, const CSSNodeRef child) {
-  CSSNodeListDelete(node->children, child);
-  child->parent = NULL;
-  _CSSNodeMarkDirty(node);
+  if (CSSNodeListDelete(node->children, child) != NULL) {
+    child->parent = NULL;
+    _CSSNodeMarkDirty(node);
+  }
 }
 
 CSSNodeRef CSSNodeGetChild(const CSSNodeRef node, const uint32_t index) {