diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedListProps.js b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedListProps.js
index 8410a8d569f..97d25861631 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedListProps.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedListProps.js
@@ -163,14 +163,6 @@ type OptionalProps = {|
    * Styling for internal View for ListHeaderComponent
    */
   ListHeaderComponentStyle?: ViewStyleProp,
-  /**
-   * A unique identifier for this list. If there are multiple VirtualizedLists at the same level of
-   * nesting within another VirtualizedList, this key is necessary for virtualization to
-   * work properly.
-   *
-   * @deprecated no longer used/required
-   */
-  listKey?: string,
   /**
    * The maximum number of items to render in each incremental render batch. The more rendered at
    * once, the better the fill rate, but responsiveness may suffer because rendering content may
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/FlatList/FlatList-nested.js b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/FlatList/FlatList-nested.js
index f238b24c733..b2b1689d2db 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/FlatList/FlatList-nested.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/FlatList/FlatList-nested.js
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ function OuterItemRenderer({
           <View style={styles.col}>
             <FlatList
               data={items.map(i => index * items.length * 3 + i)}
-              listKey={`${index}-col1`}
               renderItem={p => (
                 <InnerItemRenderer
                   item={p.item}
@@ -203,7 +202,6 @@ function OuterItemRenderer({
           <View style={styles.col}>
             <FlatList
               data={items.map(i => index * items.length * 3 + i + items.length)}
-              listKey={`${index}-col2`}
               renderItem={p => (
                 <InnerItemRenderer
                   item={p.item}