diff --git a/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js b/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
index 30e802cc914eb0..b4a649ff302afd 100644
--- a/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
+++ b/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ class AnimatedNode {
           if (data.tag !== this.__getNativeTag()) {
             return;
           }
-          this._onAnimatedValueUpdateReceived(data.value);
+          this.__onAnimatedValueUpdateReceived(data.value);
         },
       );
   }
 
-  _onAnimatedValueUpdateReceived(value: number) {
+  __onAnimatedValueUpdateReceived(value: number) {
     this.__callListeners(value);
   }
 
diff --git a/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js b/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js
index c0e8f7341cc4a7..c829d3e5952513 100644
--- a/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js
+++ b/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedValue.js
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class AnimatedValue extends AnimatedWithChildren {
     }
   }
 
-  _onAnimatedValueUpdateReceived(value: number): void {
+  __onAnimatedValueUpdateReceived(value: number): void {
     this._updateValue(value, false /*flush*/);
   }