diff --git a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfaceTouchHandler.h b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfaceTouchHandler.h
index 1c642be78f5..b20e195322a 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfaceTouchHandler.h
+++ b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfaceTouchHandler.h
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @interface RCTSurfaceTouchHandler : UIGestureRecognizer
 
+/*
+ * Attaches (and detaches) a view to the touch handler.
+ * The receiver does not retain the provided view.
+ */
 - (void)attachToView:(UIView *)view;
 - (void)detachFromView:(UIView *)view;
 
diff --git a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfaceTouchHandler.mm b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfaceTouchHandler.mm
index c3edd4eed62..387908ccf6d 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfaceTouchHandler.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfaceTouchHandler.mm
@@ -159,7 +159,10 @@ struct PointerHasher {
   std::unordered_map<__unsafe_unretained UITouch *, ActiveTouch, PointerHasher<__unsafe_unretained UITouch *>>
       _activeTouches;
 
-  UIView *_rootComponentView;
+  /*
+   * We hold the view weakly to prevent a retain cycle.
+   */
+  __weak UIView *_rootComponentView;
   IdentifierPool<11> _identifierPool;
 }
 
diff --git a/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm b/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
index 728bdcf0f8e..9d73a3d3caa 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
   }
 
   [_surfacePresenter unregisterSurface:self];
-  [_touchHandler detachFromView:_view];
   return YES;
 }