diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/view/yoga/YogaLayoutableShadowNode.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/view/yoga/YogaLayoutableShadowNode.cpp
index 09301f35b50..f53d63f70ee 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/view/yoga/YogaLayoutableShadowNode.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/view/yoga/YogaLayoutableShadowNode.cpp
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ SharedYogaConfig YogaLayoutableShadowNode::suitableYogaConfig() {
   return sharedYogaConfig;
 }
 
-YogaLayoutableShadowNode::YogaLayoutableShadowNode() {
-  auto yogaNode = std::make_shared<YGNode>();
-  yogaNode->markDirtyAndPropogate();
-  yogaNode->setConfig(suitableYogaConfig().get());
-  yogaNode->setContext(this);
-  yogaNode_ = yogaNode;
-}
 
 YogaLayoutableShadowNode::YogaLayoutableShadowNode(
   const SharedYogaStylableProps &props,
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/view/yoga/YogaLayoutableShadowNode.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/view/yoga/YogaLayoutableShadowNode.h
index cba25fe87d2..e07acc8598c 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/view/yoga/YogaLayoutableShadowNode.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/view/yoga/YogaLayoutableShadowNode.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class YogaLayoutableShadowNode:
 public:
 
 #pragma mark - Constructors
-  YogaLayoutableShadowNode();
 
   YogaLayoutableShadowNode(
     const SharedYogaStylableProps &props,