diff --git a/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurface.mm b/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurface.mm
index c67ba985c..736400953 100644
--- a/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurface.mm
+++ b/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurface.mm
@@ -306,8 +306,6 @@
                         method:@"unmountApplicationComponentAtRootTag"
                           args:@[self->_rootViewTag]
                     completion:NULL];
-
-  [self _setStage:RCTSurfaceStageSurfaceDidStop];
 }
 
 - (void)_registerRootView