diff --git a/React/Views/RCTNavigator.h b/React/Views/RCTNavigator.h
index 57b744993..d5ea85518 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTNavigator.h
+++ b/React/Views/RCTNavigator.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 @interface RCTNavigator : UIView <RCTFrameUpdateObserver>
 
-@property (nonatomic, strong) UIView *reactNavSuperviewLink;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) NSInteger requestedTopOfStack;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL interactivePopGestureEnabled;
 
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTNavigator.m b/React/Views/RCTNavigator.m
index 0fde4515f..11ef9107d 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTNavigator.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTNavigator.m
@@ -499,17 +499,6 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder)
   [_bridge.eventDispatcher sendFakeScrollEvent:self.reactTag];
 }
 
-/**
- * Must be overridden because UIKit removes the view's superview when used
- * as a navigator - it's considered outside the view hierarchy.
- */
-- (UIView *)reactSuperview
-{
-  RCTAssert(!_bridge.isValid || self.superview != nil, @"put reactNavSuperviewLink back");
-  UIView *superview = [super reactSuperview];
-  return superview ?: self.reactNavSuperviewLink;
-}
-
 - (void)reactBridgeDidFinishTransaction
 {
   // we can't hook up the VC hierarchy in 'init' because the subviews aren't