diff --git a/React/Base/RCTTouchHandler.m b/React/Base/RCTTouchHandler.m
index b2ccdfb64..19af0120d 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTTouchHandler.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTTouchHandler.m
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithTarget:(id)target action:(SEL)action
     // Find closest React-managed touchable view
     UIView *targetView = touch.view;
     while (targetView) {
-      if (targetView.reactTag && targetView.userInteractionEnabled &&
-          [targetView reactRespondsToTouch:touch]) {
+      if (targetView.reactTag && targetView.userInteractionEnabled) {
         break;
       }
       targetView = targetView.superview;
diff --git a/React/Views/UIView+React.h b/React/Views/UIView+React.h
index 899110438..45fde2cce 100644
--- a/React/Views/UIView+React.h
+++ b/React/Views/UIView+React.h
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@
 - (void)reactFocusIfNeeded;
 - (void)reactBlur;
 
-/**
- * Responder overrides - to be deprecated.
- */
-- (BOOL)reactRespondsToTouch:(UITouch *)touch;
-
 #if RCT_DEV
 
 /**
diff --git a/React/Views/UIView+React.m b/React/Views/UIView+React.m
index 4489fde30..8aa52fdfd 100644
--- a/React/Views/UIView+React.m
+++ b/React/Views/UIView+React.m
@@ -242,12 +242,4 @@
   [self resignFirstResponder];
 }
 
-/**
- * Responder overrides - to be deprecated.
- */
-- (BOOL)reactRespondsToTouch:(__unused UITouch *)touch
-{
-  return YES;
-}
-
 @end