diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
index 2af6a23fbd9..c21bffc720a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
@@ -382,8 +382,6 @@ public class ReactRootView extends FrameLayout implements RootView, ReactRoot {
 
       mReactInstanceManager.createReactContextInBackground();
 
-      attachToReactInstanceManager();
-
     } finally {
       Systrace.endSection(TRACE_TAG_REACT_JAVA_BRIDGE);
     }