diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e34701a3ac0..c3685a68567 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ RNTester/build
 # CocoaPods
 /template/ios/Pods/
 /template/ios/Podfile.lock
-/RNTester/Pods/
+# (TODO: revisit) /RNTester/Pods/
 /RNTester/Gemfile.lock
 
 # react-native-codegen
diff --git a/RNTester/Podfile b/RNTester/Podfile
index ee717e9c75a..d7fa6188ad4 100644
--- a/RNTester/Podfile
+++ b/RNTester/Podfile
@@ -7,41 +7,6 @@ if ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS'] == '1'
   use_frameworks!
 end
 
-# Add Flipper Poods
-def flipper_pods()
-  flipperkit_version = '0.23.4'
-  pod 'FlipperKit', '~>' + flipperkit_version, :configuration => 'Debug'
-  pod 'FlipperKit/FlipperKitLayoutPlugin', '~>' + flipperkit_version, :configuration => 'Debug'
-  pod 'FlipperKit/SKIOSNetworkPlugin', '~>' + flipperkit_version, :configuration => 'Debug'
-  pod 'FlipperKit/FlipperKitUserDefaultsPlugin', '~>' + flipperkit_version, :configuration => 'Debug'
-  pod 'FlipperKit/FlipperKitReactPlugin', '~>' + flipperkit_version, :configuration => 'Debug'
-end
-
-# Post Install processing for Flipper
-def flipper_post_install(installer)
-  installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
-    if target.name == 'YogaKit'
-      target.build_configurations.each do |config|
-        config.build_settings['SWIFT_VERSION'] = '4.1'
-      end
-    end
-  end
-  file_name = Dir.glob("*.xcodeproj")[0]
-  app_project = Xcodeproj::Project.open(file_name)
-  app_project.native_targets.each do |target|
-    target.build_configurations.each do |config|
-      cflags = config.build_settings['OTHER_CFLAGS'] || '$(inherited) '
-      unless cflags.include? '-DFB_SONARKIT_ENABLED=1'
-        puts 'Adding -DFB_SONARKIT_ENABLED=1 in OTHER_CFLAGS...'
-        cflags << ' -DFB_SONARKIT_ENABLED=1'
-      end
-      config.build_settings['OTHER_CFLAGS'] = cflags
-    end
-    app_project.save
-  end
-  installer.pods_project.save
-end
-
 def pods()
   project 'RNTesterPods.xcodeproj'
 
@@ -61,21 +26,6 @@ end
 
 target 'RNTester' do
   pods()
-  flipper_pods()
-
-  if ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS'] == '1'
-    $static_framework = ['FlipperKit', 'Flipper', 'Flipper-Folly']
-    pre_install do |installer|
-      Pod::Installer::Xcode::TargetValidator.send(:define_method, :verify_no_static_framework_transitive_dependencies) {}
-      installer.pod_targets.each do |pod|
-          if $static_framework.include?(pod.name)
-            def pod.build_type;
-              Pod::Target::BuildType.static_library
-            end
-          end
-        end
-    end
-  end
 end
 
 target 'RNTesterUnitTests' do
@@ -89,7 +39,6 @@ target 'RNTesterIntegrationTests' do
 end
 
 post_install do |installer|
-  flipper_post_install(installer)
   installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
     puts target.name
   end
diff --git a/RNTester/Podfile.lock b/RNTester/Podfile.lock
index 83b13126ff9..c29359f607f 100644
--- a/RNTester/Podfile.lock
+++ b/RNTester/Podfile.lock
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-RCTText: 9078167d3bc011162326f2d8ef4dd580ec1eca17
   React-RCTVibration: 63c20d89204937ff8c7bbc1e712383347e6fbd90
   ReactCommon: 63d1a6355d5810a21a61efda9ac93804571a1b8b
-  Yoga: 0abc4039ca4c0de783ab88c0ee21273583cbc2af
+  Yoga: d88d8b51ee5b247f43211e2edf272438df1b484f
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 060903e270072f1e192b064848e6c34528af1c87
 
diff --git a/RNTester/RNTester/AppDelegate.mm b/RNTester/RNTester/AppDelegate.mm
index ea415468b55..e7c89098edc 100644
--- a/RNTester/RNTester/AppDelegate.mm
+++ b/RNTester/RNTester/AppDelegate.mm
@@ -29,17 +29,6 @@
 
 #import <ReactCommon/RCTTurboModuleManager.h>
 
-#if DEBUG
-#ifdef FB_SONARKIT_ENABLED
-#import <FlipperKit/FlipperClient.h>
-#import <FlipperKitLayoutPlugin/FlipperKitLayoutPlugin.h>
-#import <FlipperKitUserDefaultsPlugin/FKUserDefaultsPlugin.h>
-#import <FlipperKitNetworkPlugin/FlipperKitNetworkPlugin.h>
-#import <FlipperKitReactPlugin/FlipperKitReactPlugin.h>
-#import <SKIOSNetworkPlugin/SKIOSNetworkAdapter.h>
-#endif
-#endif
-
 #import "RNTesterTurboModuleProvider.h"
 
 @interface AppDelegate() <RCTCxxBridgeDelegate, RCTTurboModuleManagerDelegate>{
@@ -56,7 +45,6 @@
 
 - (BOOL)application:(__unused UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
 {
-  [AppDelegate initializeFlipper:application];
   RCTEnableTurboModule(YES);
 
   _bridge = [[RCTBridge alloc] initWithDelegate:self
@@ -193,22 +181,6 @@
   [RCTPushNotificationManager didReceiveLocalNotification:notification];
 }
 
-
-+ (void) initializeFlipper:(UIApplication *)application
-{
-#if DEBUG
-#ifdef FB_SONARKIT_ENABLED
-  FlipperClient *client = [FlipperClient sharedClient];
-  SKDescriptorMapper *layoutDescriptorMapper = [[SKDescriptorMapper alloc] initWithDefaults];
-  [client addPlugin: [[FlipperKitLayoutPlugin alloc] initWithRootNode: application withDescriptorMapper: layoutDescriptorMapper]];
-  [client addPlugin: [[FKUserDefaultsPlugin alloc] initWithSuiteName:nil]];
-  [client addPlugin: [FlipperKitReactPlugin new]];
-  [client addPlugin: [[FlipperKitNetworkPlugin alloc] initWithNetworkAdapter:[SKIOSNetworkAdapter new]]];
-  [client start];
-#endif
-#endif
-}
-
 #endif
 
 @end