diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb
index 9b1feff7de4..ba4caf29773 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb
@@ -242,14 +242,8 @@ def react_native_post_install(
     flipper_post_install(installer)
   end
   
-  fabric_enabled = ENV['RCT_FABRIC_ENABLED'] == '1'
-  hermes_enabled = ENV['USE_HERMES'] == '1'
   privacy_file_aggregation_enabled = ENV['RCT_AGGREGATE_PRIVACY_FILES'] == '1'
 
-  if hermes_enabled
-    ReactNativePodsUtils.set_gcc_preprocessor_definition_for_React_hermes(installer)
-  end
-
   fabric_enabled = ReactNativePodsUtils.has_pod(installer, 'React-Fabric')
 
   ReactNativePodsUtils.exclude_i386_architecture_while_using_hermes(installer)