diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/root/RootShadowNode.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/root/RootShadowNode.cpp
index 2037f01913f..df4a400cffa 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/root/RootShadowNode.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/root/RootShadowNode.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ UnsharedRootShadowNode RootShadowNode::clone(
         /* .children = */ sharedChildren,
     });
 
-    newParent->replaceChild(oldChild, newChild);
-
     oldChild = oldParent;
     newChild = newParent;
   }