diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.mm b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.mm
index 449ff0396be..543bc1b791b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.mm
@@ -133,14 +133,6 @@ RCT_EXPORT_SYNCHRONOUS_TYPED_METHOD(NSString *, getColorScheme)
   return @[ @"appearanceChanged" ];
 }
 
-- (void)startObserving
-{
-}
-
-- (void)stopObserving
-{
-}
-
 - (void)invalidate
 {
   [super invalidate];