diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTree.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTree.cpp
index f61fa9605c9..36112f6567e 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTree.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTree.cpp
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ Tag ShadowTree::getSurfaceId() const {
   return surfaceId_;
 }
 
-SharedRootShadowNode ShadowTree::getRootShadowNode() const {
-  std::shared_lock<folly::SharedMutex> lock(commitMutex_);
-  return rootShadowNode_;
-}
-
 bool ShadowTree::commit(
     std::function<UnsharedRootShadowNode(
         const SharedRootShadowNode &oldRootShadowNode)> transaction,
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTree.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTree.h
index 68e1a9ea1fc..9bec4ae3313 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTree.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTree.h
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ class ShadowTree final {
       int attempts = 1,
       int *revision = nullptr) const;
 
-  /*
-   * Returns a root shadow node that represents the last committed three.
-   */
-  SharedRootShadowNode getRootShadowNode() const;
-
 #pragma mark - Delegate
 
   /*
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/UIManager.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/UIManager.cpp
index 147d361dd26..33ba755446d 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/UIManager.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/UIManager.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ LayoutMetrics UIManager::getRelativeLayoutMetrics(
   if (!ancestorShadowNode) {
     shadowTreeRegistry_->visit(
         shadowNode.getRootTag(), [&](const ShadowTree &shadowTree) {
-          ancestorShadowNode = shadowTree.getRootShadowNode().get();
+          shadowTree.commit([&](const SharedRootShadowNode &oldRootShadowNode) {
+            ancestorShadowNode = oldRootShadowNode.get();
+            return nullptr;
+          });
         });
   }