diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
index 265a961db..4178ba21a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ public class ReactRootView extends SizeMonitoringFrameLayout
   }
 
   private void init() {
-    if (!ViewProps.sDefaultOverflowHidden) {
-      setClipChildren(false);
-    }
+    setClipChildren(false);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewProps.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewProps.java
index 99e5dfbbd..7b38c5499 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewProps.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewProps.java
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
  */
 public class ViewProps {
 
-  /**
-   * Kill switch to make overflow hidden by default. This flag will eventually be removed.
-   */
-  public static boolean sDefaultOverflowHidden;
-
   public static final String VIEW_CLASS_NAME = "RCTView";
 
   // Layout only (only affect positions of children, causes no drawing)
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
index ff4374a20..b4ab88371 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
@@ -115,10 +115,7 @@ public class ReactViewGroup extends ViewGroup implements
 
   public ReactViewGroup(Context context) {
     super(context);
-    // TODO: Remove this check after a couple public releases.
-    if (!ViewProps.sDefaultOverflowHidden) {
-      setClipChildren(false);
-    }
+    setClipChildren(false);
     mDrawingOrderHelper = new ViewGroupDrawingOrderHelper(this);
   }