diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTree.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTree.cpp
index 1460620d4ed..a0c0112f5f8 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTree.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/uimanager/ShadowTree.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ ShadowTree::ShadowTree(Tag rootTag):
       .rootTag = rootTag,
       .props = RootShadowNode::defaultSharedProps(),
       .eventEmitter = noopEventEmitter,
-      .children = ShadowNode::emptySharedShadowNodeSharedList(),
     },
     nullptr
   );