diff --git a/Libraries/Animated/src/createAnimatedComponent.js b/Libraries/Animated/src/createAnimatedComponent.js
index bba12af0ef9..a6013a716f6 100644
--- a/Libraries/Animated/src/createAnimatedComponent.js
+++ b/Libraries/Animated/src/createAnimatedComponent.js
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ function createAnimatedComponent(Component: any, defaultProps: any): any {
     // components. If you want to animate a composite component, you need to
     // re-render it. In this case, we have a fallback that uses forceUpdate.
     _animatedPropsCallback = () => {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line dot-notation
-      const internalInstanceHandle = this._component['_internalInstanceHandle'];
-
       if (this._component == null) {
         // AnimatedProps is created in will-mount because it's used in render.
         // But this callback may be invoked before mount in async mode,
@@ -99,12 +96,7 @@ function createAnimatedComponent(Component: any, defaultProps: any): any {
         this._invokeAnimatedPropsCallbackOnMount = true;
       } else if (
         AnimatedComponent.__skipSetNativeProps_FOR_TESTS_ONLY ||
-        // For animating properties of non-leaf/non-native components
-        typeof this._component.setNativeProps !== 'function' ||
-        // This forces all animations to go through forceUpdate, and skip setNativeProps, in Fabric
-        (internalInstanceHandle &&
-          internalInstanceHandle.stateNode &&
-          internalInstanceHandle.stateNode.canonical != null)
+        typeof this._component.setNativeProps !== 'function'
       ) {
         this.forceUpdate();
       } else if (!this._propsAnimated.__isNative) {