diff --git a/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingView.h b/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingView.h
index d73621e09..67ea6ee81 100644
--- a/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingView.h
+++ b/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingView.h
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  */
 @interface RCTSurfaceHostingView : UIView <RCTSurfaceDelegate>
 
+/**
+ * Create an instance of RCTSurface to be hosted.
+ */
++ (RCTSurface *)createSurfaceWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
+                             moduleName:(NSString *)moduleName
+                      initialProperties:(NSDictionary *)initialProperties;
+
 /**
  * Designated initializer.
  * Instanciates a view with given Surface object.
@@ -44,13 +51,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
              initialProperties:(NSDictionary *)initialProperties
                sizeMeasureMode:(RCTSurfaceSizeMeasureMode)sizeMeasureMode;
 
-/**
- * Create an instance of RCTSurface to be hosted.
- */
-- (RCTSurface *)createSurfaceWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
-                             moduleName:(NSString *)moduleName
-                      initialProperties:(NSDictionary *)initialProperties;
-
 /**
  * Surface object which is currently using to power the view.
  * Read-only.
diff --git a/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingView.mm b/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingView.mm
index a260ba0fd..3d5cf7546 100644
--- a/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingView.mm
+++ b/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingView.mm
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
   RCTSurfaceStage _stage;
 }
 
++ (RCTSurface *)createSurfaceWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
+                             moduleName:(NSString *)moduleName
+                      initialProperties:(NSDictionary *)initialProperties
+{
+  return [[RCTSurface alloc] initWithBridge:bridge moduleName:moduleName initialProperties:initialProperties];
+}
+
 RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)init)
 RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame)
 RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (nullable instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)coder)
@@ -35,7 +42,7 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (nullable instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)coder)
              initialProperties:(NSDictionary *)initialProperties
                sizeMeasureMode:(RCTSurfaceSizeMeasureMode)sizeMeasureMode
 {
-  RCTSurface *surface = [self createSurfaceWithBridge:bridge moduleName:moduleName initialProperties:initialProperties];
+  RCTSurface *surface = [[self class] createSurfaceWithBridge:bridge moduleName:moduleName initialProperties:initialProperties];
   return [self initWithSurface:surface sizeMeasureMode:sizeMeasureMode];
 }
 
@@ -53,13 +60,6 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (nullable instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)coder)
   return self;
 }
 
-- (RCTSurface *)createSurfaceWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
-                             moduleName:(NSString *)moduleName
-                      initialProperties:(NSDictionary *)initialProperties
-{
-  return [[RCTSurface alloc] initWithBridge:bridge moduleName:moduleName initialProperties:initialProperties];
-}
-
 - (void)setFrame:(CGRect)frame
 {
   [super setFrame:frame];
diff --git a/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm b/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm
index 8174c76c4..115c7e2e0 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 @implementation RCTFabricSurfaceHostingProxyRootView
 
-- (RCTSurface *)createSurfaceWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge moduleName:(NSString *)moduleName initialProperties:(NSDictionary *)initialProperties
++ (RCTSurface *)createSurfaceWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge moduleName:(NSString *)moduleName initialProperties:(NSDictionary *)initialProperties
 {
   return (RCTSurface *)[[RCTFabricSurface alloc] initWithBridge:bridge moduleName:moduleName initialProperties:initialProperties];
 }