diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb
index 28b01500840..aaa88397673 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb
@@ -452,196 +452,6 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         assert_equal(user_project_mock.save_invocation_count, 1)
     end
 
-    # ================================= #
-    # Test - Apply Xcode 15 Patch       #
-    # ================================= #
-    def test_applyXcode15Patch_whenXcodebuild14_correctlyAppliesNecessaryPatch
-        # Arrange
-        XcodebuildMock.set_version = "Xcode 14.3"
-        first_target = prepare_target("FirstTarget")
-        second_target = prepare_target("SecondTarget")
-        third_target = TargetMock.new("ThirdTarget", [
-            BuildConfigurationMock.new("Debug", {
-              "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS" => '$(inherited) "SomeFlag=1" '
-            }),
-            BuildConfigurationMock.new("Release", {
-              "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS" => '$(inherited) "SomeFlag=1" '
-            }),
-        ], nil)
-
-        user_project_mock = UserProjectMock.new("/a/path", [
-                prepare_config("Debug"),
-                prepare_config("Release"),
-            ],
-            :native_targets => [
-                first_target,
-                second_target
-            ]
-        )
-        pods_projects_mock = PodsProjectMock.new([], {"hermes-engine" => {}}, :native_targets => [
-            third_target
-        ])
-        installer = InstallerMock.new(pods_projects_mock, [
-            AggregatedProjectMock.new(user_project_mock)
-        ])
-
-        # Act
-        user_project_mock.build_configurations.each do |config|
-            assert_nil(config.build_settings["OTHER_LDFLAGS"])
-        end
-
-        ReactNativePodsUtils.apply_xcode_15_patch(installer, :xcodebuild_manager => XcodebuildMock)
-
-        # Assert
-        user_project_mock.build_configurations.each do |config|
-            assert_equal("$(inherited) ", config.build_settings["OTHER_LDFLAGS"])
-        end
-
-        # User project and Pods project
-        assert_equal(2, XcodebuildMock.version_invocation_count)
-    end
-
-    def test_applyXcode15Patch_whenXcodebuild15_1_does_not_apply_patch
-        # Arrange
-        XcodebuildMock.set_version = "Xcode 15.1"
-        first_target = prepare_target("FirstTarget")
-        second_target = prepare_target("SecondTarget")
-        third_target = TargetMock.new("ThirdTarget", [
-            BuildConfigurationMock.new("Debug", {
-              "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS" => '$(inherited) "SomeFlag=1" '
-            }),
-            BuildConfigurationMock.new("Release", {
-              "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS" => '$(inherited) "SomeFlag=1" '
-            }),
-        ], nil)
-
-        user_project_mock = UserProjectMock.new("/a/path", [
-                prepare_config("Debug"),
-                prepare_config("Release"),
-            ],
-            :native_targets => [
-                first_target,
-                second_target
-            ]
-        )
-        pods_projects_mock = PodsProjectMock.new([], {"hermes-engine" => {}}, :native_targets => [
-            third_target
-        ])
-        installer = InstallerMock.new(pods_projects_mock, [
-            AggregatedProjectMock.new(user_project_mock)
-        ])
-
-        # Act
-        user_project_mock.build_configurations.each do |config|
-            assert_nil(config.build_settings["OTHER_LDFLAGS"])
-        end
-
-        ReactNativePodsUtils.apply_xcode_15_patch(installer, :xcodebuild_manager => XcodebuildMock)
-
-        # Assert
-        user_project_mock.build_configurations.each do |config|
-            assert_equal("$(inherited) ", config.build_settings["OTHER_LDFLAGS"])
-        end
-
-        # User project and Pods project
-        assert_equal(2, XcodebuildMock.version_invocation_count)
-    end
-
-    def test_applyXcode15Patch_whenXcodebuild15_correctlyAppliesNecessaryPatch
-        # Arrange
-        XcodebuildMock.set_version = "Xcode 15.0"
-        first_target = prepare_target("FirstTarget")
-        second_target = prepare_target("SecondTarget")
-        third_target = TargetMock.new("ThirdTarget", [
-            BuildConfigurationMock.new("Debug", {
-              "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS" => '$(inherited) "SomeFlag=1" '
-            }),
-            BuildConfigurationMock.new("Release", {
-              "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS" => '$(inherited) "SomeFlag=1" '
-            }),
-        ], nil)
-
-        user_project_mock = UserProjectMock.new("/a/path", [
-                prepare_config("Debug"),
-                prepare_config("Release"),
-            ],
-            :native_targets => [
-                first_target,
-                second_target
-            ]
-        )
-        pods_projects_mock = PodsProjectMock.new([], {"hermes-engine" => {}}, :native_targets => [
-            third_target
-        ])
-        installer = InstallerMock.new(pods_projects_mock, [
-            AggregatedProjectMock.new(user_project_mock)
-        ])
-
-        # Act
-        user_project_mock.build_configurations.each do |config|
-            assert_nil(config.build_settings["OTHER_LDFLAGS"])
-        end
-
-        ReactNativePodsUtils.apply_xcode_15_patch(installer, :xcodebuild_manager => XcodebuildMock)
-
-        # Assert
-        user_project_mock.build_configurations.each do |config|
-            assert_equal("$(inherited) -Wl -ld_classic", config.build_settings["OTHER_LDFLAGS"])
-        end
-
-        # User project and Pods project
-        assert_equal(2, XcodebuildMock.version_invocation_count)
-    end
-
-    def test_applyXcode15Patch_whenXcodebuild14ButProjectHasSettings_correctlyRemovesNecessaryPatch
-        # Arrange
-        XcodebuildMock.set_version = "Xcode 14.3"
-        first_target = prepare_target("FirstTarget")
-        second_target = prepare_target("SecondTarget")
-        third_target = TargetMock.new("ThirdTarget", [
-            BuildConfigurationMock.new("Debug", {
-              "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS" => '$(inherited) "SomeFlag=1" '
-            }),
-            BuildConfigurationMock.new("Release", {
-              "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS" => '$(inherited) "SomeFlag=1" '
-            }),
-        ], nil)
-
-        debug_config = prepare_config("Debug", {"OTHER_LDFLAGS" => "$(inherited) -Wl -ld_classic "})
-        release_config = prepare_config("Release", {"OTHER_LDFLAGS" => "$(inherited) -Wl -ld_classic "})
-
-        user_project_mock = UserProjectMock.new("/a/path", [
-                debug_config,
-                release_config,
-            ],
-            :native_targets => [
-                first_target,
-                second_target
-            ]
-        )
-        pods_projects_mock = PodsProjectMock.new([debug_config.clone, release_config.clone], {"hermes-engine" => {}}, :native_targets => [
-            third_target
-        ])
-        installer = InstallerMock.new(pods_projects_mock, [
-            AggregatedProjectMock.new(user_project_mock)
-        ])
-
-        # Act
-        user_project_mock.build_configurations.each do |config|
-            assert_equal("$(inherited) -Wl -ld_classic ", config.build_settings["OTHER_LDFLAGS"])
-        end
-
-        ReactNativePodsUtils.apply_xcode_15_patch(installer, :xcodebuild_manager => XcodebuildMock)
-
-        # Assert
-        user_project_mock.build_configurations.each do |config|
-            assert_equal("$(inherited)", config.build_settings["OTHER_LDFLAGS"])
-        end
-
-        # User project and Pods project
-        assert_equal(2, XcodebuildMock.version_invocation_count)
-    end
-
     # ==================================== #
     # Test - Set build setting             #
     # ==================================== #
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/helpers.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/helpers.rb
index c0c09c28e1a..cdb1e14269d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/helpers.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/helpers.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ module Helpers
         end
 
         def self.min_xcode_version_supported
-            return '15.1'
+            return '16.1'
         end
 
         def self.folly_config
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
index 6f83a50d8df..976528d80dc 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
@@ -177,27 +177,6 @@ class ReactNativePodsUtils
         end
     end
 
-    def self.apply_xcode_15_patch(installer, xcodebuild_manager: Xcodebuild)
-        projects = self.extract_projects(installer)
-
-        other_ld_flags_key = 'OTHER_LDFLAGS'
-        xcode15_compatibility_flags = '-Wl -ld_classic '
-
-        projects.each do |project|
-            project.build_configurations.each do |config|
-                # fix for weak linking
-                self.safe_init(config, other_ld_flags_key)
-                if self.is_using_xcode15_0(:xcodebuild_manager => xcodebuild_manager)
-                    self.add_value_to_setting_if_missing(config, other_ld_flags_key, xcode15_compatibility_flags)
-                else
-                    self.remove_value_from_setting_if_present(config, other_ld_flags_key, xcode15_compatibility_flags)
-                end
-            end
-            project.save()
-        end
-
-    end
-
     private
 
     def self.add_build_settings_to_pod(installer, settings_name, settings_value, target_pod_name, configuration_type)
@@ -423,16 +402,6 @@ class ReactNativePodsUtils
         end
     end
 
-    def self.is_using_xcode15_0(xcodebuild_manager: Xcodebuild)
-        xcodebuild_version = xcodebuild_manager.version
-
-        if version = self.parse_xcode_version(xcodebuild_version)
-            return version["major"] == 15 && version["minor"] == 0
-        end
-
-        return false
-    end
-
     def self.parse_xcode_version(version_string)
         # The output of xcodebuild -version is something like
         # Xcode 15.0
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb
index 10a7da4d41c..f521077bfb9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb
@@ -444,9 +444,6 @@ def react_native_post_install(
   ReactNativePodsUtils.set_build_setting(installer, build_setting: "SWIFT_ACTIVE_COMPILATION_CONDITIONS", value: ['$(inherited)', 'DEBUG'], config_name: "Debug")
 
   ReactNativePodsUtils.set_ccache_compiler_and_linker_build_settings(installer, react_native_path, ccache_enabled)
-  if Environment.new().ruby_platform().include?('darwin')
-    ReactNativePodsUtils.apply_xcode_15_patch(installer)
-  end
   ReactNativePodsUtils.updateOSDeploymentTarget(installer)
   ReactNativePodsUtils.set_dynamic_frameworks_flags(installer)
   ReactNativePodsUtils.add_ndebug_flag_to_pods_in_release(installer)