diff --git a/RNTester/e2e/__tests__/Button-test.js b/RNTester/e2e/__tests__/Button-test.js
index 47e211ab790..2d5a573f043 100644
--- a/RNTester/e2e/__tests__/Button-test.js
+++ b/RNTester/e2e/__tests__/Button-test.js
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
  * @format
  */
 
-/* global element, by, expect */
+/* global device, element, by, expect */
 
 describe('Button', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
+    await device.reloadReactNative();
     await element(by.id('explorer_search')).replaceText('<Button>');
     await element(
       by.label('<Button> Simple React Native button component.'),
diff --git a/RNTester/e2e/__tests__/Switch-test.js b/RNTester/e2e/__tests__/Switch-test.js
index e6a8bc287b9..db38ae10eaf 100644
--- a/RNTester/e2e/__tests__/Switch-test.js
+++ b/RNTester/e2e/__tests__/Switch-test.js
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
  * @format
  */
 
-/* global element, by, expect */
+/* global device, element, by, expect */
 
 const jestExpect = require('expect');
 
 describe('Switch', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
+    await device.reloadReactNative();
     await element(by.id('explorer_search')).replaceText('<Switch>');
     await element(by.label('<Switch> Native boolean input')).tap();
   });
diff --git a/RNTester/js/RNTesterApp.ios.js b/RNTester/js/RNTesterApp.ios.js
index 98d46e9f4c1..10577f5694b 100644
--- a/RNTester/js/RNTesterApp.ios.js
+++ b/RNTester/js/RNTesterApp.ios.js
@@ -70,17 +70,8 @@ class RNTesterApp extends React.Component<Props, RNTesterNavigationState> {
         );
         const urlAction = URIActionMap(url);
         const launchAction = exampleAction || urlAction;
-        if (err || !storedString) {
-          const initialAction = launchAction || {type: 'InitialAction'};
-          this.setState(RNTesterNavigationReducer(undefined, initialAction));
-          return;
-        }
-        const storedState = JSON.parse(storedString);
-        if (launchAction) {
-          this.setState(RNTesterNavigationReducer(storedState, launchAction));
-          return;
-        }
-        this.setState(storedState);
+        const initialAction = launchAction || {type: 'InitialAction'};
+        this.setState(RNTesterNavigationReducer(undefined, initialAction));
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/RNTester/js/RNTesterExampleList.js b/RNTester/js/RNTesterExampleList.js
index b3e315029d0..48bfab00285 100644
--- a/RNTester/js/RNTesterExampleList.js
+++ b/RNTester/js/RNTesterExampleList.js
@@ -18,13 +18,11 @@ const Text = require('Text');
 const TextInput = require('TextInput');
 const TouchableHighlight = require('TouchableHighlight');
 const RNTesterActions = require('./RNTesterActions');
-const RNTesterStatePersister = require('./RNTesterStatePersister');
 const View = require('View');
 
 /* $FlowFixMe(>=0.78.0 site=react_native_android_fb) This issue was found when
  * making Flow check .android.js files. */
 import type {RNTesterExample} from './RNTesterList.ios';
-import type {PassProps} from './RNTesterStatePersister';
 import type {TextStyleProp, ViewStyleProp} from 'StyleSheet';
 
 type Props = {
@@ -33,8 +31,6 @@ type Props = {
     ComponentExamples: Array<RNTesterExample>,
     APIExamples: Array<RNTesterExample>,
   },
-  persister: PassProps<*>,
-  searchTextInputStyle: TextStyleProp,
   style?: ?ViewStyleProp,
 };
 
@@ -73,8 +69,10 @@ const renderSectionHeader = ({section}) => (
 );
 
 class RNTesterExampleList extends React.Component<Props, $FlowFixMeState> {
+  state = {filter: ''};
+
   render() {
-    const filterText = this.props.persister.state.filter;
+    const filterText = this.state.filter;
     let filterRegex = /.*/;
 
     try {
@@ -178,13 +176,13 @@ class RNTesterExampleList extends React.Component<Props, $FlowFixMeState> {
           autoCorrect={false}
           clearButtonMode="always"
           onChangeText={text => {
-            this.props.persister.setState(() => ({filter: text}));
+            this.setState(() => ({filter: text}));
           }}
           placeholder="Search..."
           underlineColorAndroid="transparent"
-          style={[styles.searchTextInput, this.props.searchTextInputStyle]}
+          style={styles.searchTextInput}
           testID="explorer_search"
-          value={this.props.persister.state.filter}
+          value={this.state.filter}
         />
       </View>
     );
@@ -199,17 +197,6 @@ const ItemSeparator = ({highlighted}) => (
   <View style={highlighted ? styles.separatorHighlighted : styles.separator} />
 );
 
-/* $FlowFixMe(>=0.85.0 site=react_native_fb) This comment suppresses an error
- * found when Flow v0.85 was deployed. To see the error, delete this comment
- * and run Flow. */
-RNTesterExampleList = RNTesterStatePersister.createContainer(
-  RNTesterExampleList,
-  {
-    cacheKeySuffix: () => 'mainList',
-    getInitialState: () => ({filter: ''}),
-  },
-);
-
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   listContainer: {
     flex: 1,