diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/view/ViewShadowNode.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/view/ViewShadowNode.cpp
index 8bb5f33fdb8..2418279903e 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/view/ViewShadowNode.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/view/ViewShadowNode.cpp
@@ -92,26 +92,14 @@ SharedLayoutableShadowNodeList ViewShadowNode::getChildren() const {
 SharedLayoutableShadowNode ViewShadowNode::cloneAndReplaceChild(const SharedLayoutableShadowNode &child) {
   ensureUnsealed();
 
-  // We cannot mutate `children_` in place here because it is a *shared*
-  // data structure which means other `ShadowNodes` might refer to its old value.
-  // So, we have to clone this and only then mutate.
-  auto nonConstChildrenCopy = SharedShadowNodeList(*children_);
-
   auto viewShadowNodeChild = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<const ViewShadowNode>(child);
   assert(viewShadowNodeChild);
-
   auto viewShadowNodeChildClone = std::make_shared<const ViewShadowNode>(viewShadowNodeChild);
-
-  std::replace(
-    nonConstChildrenCopy.begin(),
-    nonConstChildrenCopy.end(),
-    std::static_pointer_cast<const ShadowNode>(viewShadowNodeChild),
-    std::static_pointer_cast<const ShadowNode>(viewShadowNodeChildClone)
-  );
-
-  children_ = std::make_shared<const SharedShadowNodeList>(nonConstChildrenCopy);
-
+  ShadowNode::replaceChild(viewShadowNodeChild, viewShadowNodeChildClone);
   return std::static_pointer_cast<const LayoutableShadowNode>(viewShadowNodeChildClone);
+
+
+
 }
 
 #pragma mark - DebugStringConvertible