diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
index 6bea7396e..e1482a667 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
@@ -143,17 +143,6 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
     node.signalBackingViewIsCreated();
   }
 
-  /* package */ void ensureBackingViewIsCreated(FlatShadowNode node) {
-    if (node.isBackingViewCreated()) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    int tag = node.getReactTag();
-    mOperationsQueue.enqueueCreateView(node.getThemedContext(), tag, node.getViewClass(), null);
-
-    node.signalBackingViewIsCreated();
-  }
-
   /* package */ void dropView(FlatShadowNode node) {
     mViewsToDrop.add(node);
   }