diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/shadownode/ShadowNode.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/shadownode/ShadowNode.cpp
index 239282df391..eb94a05d303 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/shadownode/ShadowNode.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/shadownode/ShadowNode.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ const State::Shared &ShadowNode::getState() const {
   return state_;
 }
 
-const State::Shared &ShadowNode::getCommitedState() const {
+State::Shared ShadowNode::getCommitedState() const {
   return state_ ? state_->getCommitedState()
                 : ShadowNodeFragment::statePlaceholder();
 }
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/shadownode/ShadowNode.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/shadownode/ShadowNode.h
index 773406b4df1..8b99108258e 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/shadownode/ShadowNode.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/shadownode/ShadowNode.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class ShadowNode : public virtual Sealable,
    * Returns a momentary value of currently committed state associated with a
    * family of nodes which this node belongs to.
    */
-  const State::Shared &getCommitedState() const;
+  State::Shared getCommitedState() const;
 
   /*
    * Returns a local data associated with the node.
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/State.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/State.cpp
index b3c6af53022..edb79c895b3 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/State.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/State.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void State::commit(const ShadowNode &shadowNode) const {
   stateCoordinator_->setTarget(StateTarget{shadowNode});
 }
 
-const State::Shared &State::getCommitedState() const {
+State::Shared State::getCommitedState() const {
   return stateCoordinator_->getTarget().getShadowNode().getState();
 }
 
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/State.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/State.h
index f13f551eda7..dbf7973fa07 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/State.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/State.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class State {
   /*
    * Must be used by `ShadowNode` *only*.
    */
-  const State::Shared &getCommitedState() const;
+  State::Shared getCommitedState() const;
 };
 
 } // namespace react