diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java
index 4574169ce00..02bdfb07c84 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ public class ReactFeatureFlags {
   /** Feature Flag to use overflowInset values provided by Yoga */
   public static boolean useOverflowInset = false;
 
-  public static boolean insertZReorderBarriersOnViewGroupChildren = true;
-
   public static boolean dispatchPointerEvents = false;
 
   /** Feature Flag to enable the pending event queue in fabric before mounting views */
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
index 93afe79dc7f..0d39356857e 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewGroup.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactNoCrashSoftException;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactSoftExceptionLogger;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.UiThreadUtil;
 import com.facebook.react.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
-import com.facebook.react.config.ReactFeatureFlags;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.i18nmanager.I18nUtil;
 import com.facebook.react.touch.OnInterceptTouchEventListener;
 import com.facebook.react.touch.ReactHitSlopView;
@@ -828,8 +827,7 @@ public class ReactViewGroup extends ViewGroup
 
   @Override
   protected boolean drawChild(Canvas canvas, View child, long drawingTime) {
-    boolean drawWithZ =
-        child.getElevation() > 0 && ReactFeatureFlags.insertZReorderBarriersOnViewGroupChildren;
+    boolean drawWithZ = child.getElevation() > 0;
 
     if (drawWithZ) {
       CanvasUtil.enableZ(canvas, true);