diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
index e00c1d5fa2f..42e17ad9fda 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
   [_window makeKeyAndVisible];
 }
 
-- (void)applicationDidEnterBackground:(UIApplication *)application
-{
-  // Noop
-}
-
 - (NSURL *)sourceURLForBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
 {
   [NSException raise:@"RCTBridgeDelegate::sourceURLForBridge not implemented"