diff --git a/packages/metro-config/src/index.flow.js b/packages/metro-config/src/index.flow.js
index 49ae81f261c..10ecb103e57 100644
--- a/packages/metro-config/src/index.flow.js
+++ b/packages/metro-config/src/index.flow.js
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ export function getDefaultConfig(projectRoot: string): ConfigT {
       babelTransformerPath: require.resolve(
         '@react-native/metro-babel-transformer',
       ),
-      hermesParser: true,
       getTransformOptions: async () => ({
         transform: {
           experimentalImportSupport: false,