diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMServerIntegrationHooks-test.internal.js b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMServerIntegrationHooks-test.internal.js
index a616ff395f..37315929e4 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMServerIntegrationHooks-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMServerIntegrationHooks-test.internal.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ let useContext;
 let useCallback;
 let useMemo;
 let useRef;
-let useAPI;
+let useImperativeMethods;
 let useMutationEffect;
 let useLayoutEffect;
 let forwardRef;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function initModules() {
   useCallback = React.useCallback;
   useMemo = React.useMemo;
   useRef = React.useRef;
-  useAPI = React.useAPI;
+  useImperativeMethods = React.useImperativeMethods;
   useMutationEffect = React.useMutationEffect;
   useLayoutEffect = React.useLayoutEffect;
   forwardRef = React.forwardRef;
@@ -518,10 +518,10 @@ describe('ReactDOMServerHooks', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('useAPI', () => {
+  describe('useImperativeMethods', () => {
     it('should not be invoked on the server', async () => {
       function Counter(props, ref) {
-        useAPI(ref, () => {
+        useImperativeMethods(ref, () => {
           throw new Error('should not be invoked');
         });
         return <Text text={props.label + ': ' + ref.current} />;
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactPartialRendererHooks.js b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactPartialRendererHooks.js
index 1bebbc7444..b859e6dfca 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactPartialRendererHooks.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/server/ReactPartialRendererHooks.js
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ export const Dispatcher = {
   useState,
   useMutationEffect,
   useLayoutEffect,
-  // useAPI is not run in the server environment
-  useAPI: noop,
+  // useImperativeMethods is not run in the server environment
+  useImperativeMethods: noop,
   // Callbacks are not run in the server environment.
   useCallback: noop,
   // Effects are not run in the server environment.
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberDispatcher.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberDispatcher.js
index 10c0dee649..b5f27df334 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberDispatcher.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberDispatcher.js
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 
 import {readContext} from './ReactFiberNewContext';
 import {
-  useAPI,
   useCallback,
   useContext,
   useEffect,
+  useImperativeMethods,
   useLayoutEffect,
   useMemo,
   useMutationEffect,
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ import {
 
 export const Dispatcher = {
   readContext,
-  useAPI,
   useCallback,
   useContext,
   useEffect,
+  useImperativeMethods,
   useLayoutEffect,
   useMemo,
   useMutationEffect,
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.js
index eef5c602b0..35ad699d20 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.js
@@ -179,9 +179,7 @@ export function finishHooks(
 
   renderedWork.memoizedState = firstWorkInProgressHook;
   renderedWork.expirationTime = remainingExpirationTime;
-  if (componentUpdateQueue !== null) {
-    renderedWork.updateQueue = (componentUpdateQueue: any);
-  }
+  renderedWork.updateQueue = (componentUpdateQueue: any);
 
   const didRenderTooFewHooks =
     currentHook !== null && currentHook.next !== null;
@@ -576,26 +574,27 @@ function useEffectImpl(fiberEffectTag, hookEffectTag, create, inputs): void {
   currentlyRenderingFiber = resolveCurrentlyRenderingFiber();
   workInProgressHook = createWorkInProgressHook();
 
-  let nextEffect;
   let nextInputs = inputs !== undefined && inputs !== null ? inputs : [create];
+  let destroy = null;
   if (currentHook !== null) {
     const prevEffect = currentHook.memoizedState;
-    const prevInputs = prevEffect.inputs;
-    nextEffect = pushEffect(
-      inputsAreEqual(nextInputs, prevInputs) ? NoHookEffect : hookEffectTag,
-      create,
-      prevEffect.destroy,
-      nextInputs,
-    );
-  } else {
-    nextEffect = pushEffect(hookEffectTag, create, null, nextInputs);
+    destroy = prevEffect.destroy;
+    if (inputsAreEqual(nextInputs, prevEffect.inputs)) {
+      pushEffect(NoHookEffect, create, destroy, nextInputs);
+      return;
+    }
   }
 
-  workInProgressHook.memoizedState = nextEffect;
   currentlyRenderingFiber.effectTag |= fiberEffectTag;
+  workInProgressHook.memoizedState = pushEffect(
+    hookEffectTag,
+    create,
+    destroy,
+    nextInputs,
+  );
 }
 
-export function useAPI<T>(
+export function useImperativeMethods<T>(
   ref: {current: T | null} | ((inst: T | null) => mixed) | null | void,
   create: () => T,
   inputs: Array<mixed> | void | null,
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactHooks-test.internal.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactHooks-test.internal.js
index 9ee5ef633c..c6844256d6 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactHooks-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactHooks-test.internal.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ let useLayoutEffect;
 let useCallback;
 let useMemo;
 let useRef;
-let useAPI;
+let useImperativeMethods;
 let forwardRef;
 let flushPassiveEffects;
 let memo;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('ReactHooks', () => {
     useCallback = React.useCallback;
     useMemo = React.useMemo;
     useRef = React.useRef;
-    useAPI = React.useAPI;
+    useImperativeMethods = React.useImperativeMethods;
     forwardRef = React.forwardRef;
     memo = React.memo;
   });
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('ReactHooks', () => {
   it('resumes after an interruption', () => {
     function Counter(props, ref) {
       const [count, updateCount] = useState(0);
-      useAPI(ref, () => ({updateCount}));
+      useImperativeMethods(ref, () => ({updateCount}));
       return <Text text={props.label + ': ' + count} />;
     }
     Counter = forwardRef(Counter);
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ describe('ReactHooks', () => {
     it('simple mount and update', () => {
       function Counter(props, ref) {
         const [count, updateCount] = useState(0);
-        useAPI(ref, () => ({updateCount}));
+        useImperativeMethods(ref, () => ({updateCount}));
         return <Text text={'Count: ' + count} />;
       }
       Counter = forwardRef(Counter);
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ describe('ReactHooks', () => {
           ReactNoop.yield('getInitialState');
           return props.initialState;
         });
-        useAPI(ref, () => ({updateCount}));
+        useImperativeMethods(ref, () => ({updateCount}));
         return <Text text={'Count: ' + count} />;
       }
       Counter = forwardRef(Counter);
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe('ReactHooks', () => {
       function Counter(props, ref) {
         const [count, updateCount] = useState(0);
         const [label, updateLabel] = useState('Count');
-        useAPI(ref, () => ({updateCount, updateLabel}));
+        useImperativeMethods(ref, () => ({updateCount, updateLabel}));
         return <Text text={label + ': ' + count} />;
       }
       Counter = forwardRef(Counter);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ describe('ReactHooks', () => {
     it('callbacks', () => {
       function Counter(props, ref) {
         const [count, updateCount] = useState(0);
-        useAPI(ref, () => ({updateCount}));
+        useImperativeMethods(ref, () => ({updateCount}));
         return <Text text={'Count: ' + count} />;
       }
       Counter = forwardRef(Counter);
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ describe('ReactHooks', () => {
     it('does not fire callbacks more than once when rebasing', () => {
       function Counter(props, ref) {
         const [count, updateCount] = useState(0);
-        useAPI(ref, () => ({updateCount}));
+        useImperativeMethods(ref, () => ({updateCount}));
         return <Text text={'Count: ' + count} />;
       }
       Counter = forwardRef(Counter);
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ describe('ReactHooks', () => {
       function Counter({row: newRow}, ref) {
         let [reducer, setReducer] = useState(() => reducerA);
         let [count, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, 0);
-        useAPI(ref, () => ({dispatch}));
+        useImperativeMethods(ref, () => ({dispatch}));
         if (count < 20) {
           dispatch('increment');
           // Swap reducers each time we increment
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ describe('ReactHooks', () => {
 
       function Counter(props, ref) {
         const [count, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, 0);
-        useAPI(ref, () => ({dispatch}));
+        useImperativeMethods(ref, () => ({dispatch}));
         return <Text text={'Count: ' + count} />;
       }
       Counter = forwardRef(Counter);
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ describe('ReactHooks', () => {
 
       function Counter(props, ref) {
         const [count, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, 0, initialAction);
-        useAPI(ref, () => ({dispatch}));
+        useImperativeMethods(ref, () => ({dispatch}));
         return <Text text={'Count: ' + count} />;
       }
       Counter = forwardRef(Counter);
@@ -910,7 +910,6 @@ describe('ReactHooks', () => {
       expect(ReactNoop.flush()).toEqual(['Will set count to 1', 'Count: 2']);
       expect(ReactNoop.getChildren()).toEqual([span('Count: 2')]);
 
-      flushPassiveEffects();
       expect(onInteractionScheduledWorkCompleted).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(onWorkCanceled).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
     });
@@ -1019,6 +1018,33 @@ describe('ReactHooks', () => {
       expect(ReactNoop.getChildren()).toEqual([]);
     });
 
+    it('unmounts on deletion after skipped effect', () => {
+      function Counter(props) {
+        useEffect(() => {
+          ReactNoop.yield(`Did create [${props.count}]`);
+          return () => {
+            ReactNoop.yield(`Did destroy [${props.count}]`);
+          };
+        }, []);
+        return <Text text={'Count: ' + props.count} />;
+      }
+      ReactNoop.render(<Counter count={0} />);
+      expect(ReactNoop.flush()).toEqual(['Count: 0']);
+      expect(ReactNoop.getChildren()).toEqual([span('Count: 0')]);
+      flushPassiveEffects();
+      expect(ReactNoop.clearYields()).toEqual(['Did create [0]']);
+
+      ReactNoop.render(<Counter count={1} />);
+      expect(ReactNoop.flush()).toEqual(['Count: 1']);
+      expect(ReactNoop.getChildren()).toEqual([span('Count: 1')]);
+      flushPassiveEffects();
+      expect(ReactNoop.clearYields()).toEqual(null);
+
+      ReactNoop.render(null);
+      expect(ReactNoop.flush()).toEqual(['Did destroy [0]']);
+      expect(ReactNoop.getChildren()).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
     it('skips effect if constructor has not changed', () => {
       function effect() {
         ReactNoop.yield(`Did mount`);
diff --git a/packages/react/src/React.js b/packages/react/src/React.js
index b2bbf2e8d2..04f3592ced 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/React.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/React.js
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ import {lazy} from './ReactLazy';
 import forwardRef from './forwardRef';
 import memo from './memo';
 import {
-  useAPI,
   useCallback,
   useContext,
   useEffect,
+  useImperativeMethods,
   useLayoutEffect,
   useMemo,
   useMutationEffect,
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ if (enableStableConcurrentModeAPIs) {
 }
 
 if (enableHooks) {
-  React.useAPI = useAPI;
   React.useCallback = useCallback;
   React.useContext = useContext;
   React.useEffect = useEffect;
+  React.useImperativeMethods = useImperativeMethods;
   React.useLayoutEffect = useLayoutEffect;
   React.useMemo = useMemo;
   React.useMutationEffect = useMutationEffect;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/ReactHooks.js b/packages/react/src/ReactHooks.js
index 1cc8b79ac5..0e8f46dddb 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/ReactHooks.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/ReactHooks.js
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ export function useMemo(
   return dispatcher.useMemo(create, inputs);
 }
 
-export function useAPI<T>(
+export function useImperativeMethods<T>(
   ref: {current: T | null} | ((inst: T | null) => mixed) | null | void,
   create: () => T,
   inputs: Array<mixed> | void | null,
 ): void {
   const dispatcher = resolveDispatcher();
-  return dispatcher.useAPI(ref, create, inputs);
+  return dispatcher.useImperativeMethods(ref, create, inputs);
 }